Aaron Lambert
Borden,Indiana
Summary
Energetic Band Director with 31 years of experience. Successful at teaching all band Instruments to high levels of performance, planning concerts and monitoring individual student growth. Adept at fundraising and working on strict budgets while cultivating an inspiring workspace for students.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Band Director
Borden Henryville School Corporation
10.2013 - 01.2024
- Assessed musicians and assigned instruments and parts for songs and concerts.
- Monitored student progress based on detailed weekly lesson plans and assessments.
- Traveled with band to 12 shows and planned transportation and lodging for 40 musicians.
- Planned 3 concerts/12 pep bandperformances yearly and marketed concerts to students, parents and general public.
- Inventoried, maintained, repaired, and purchased new instruments and gear for department.
- Transposed pieces from one instrument to another and one key to another to accommodate client and musician preferences.
- Collaborated with performers and producers to determine and achieve desired sound for production.
- Wrote and arranged 6 pep band songs in original styles.
- Directed groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
- Positioned members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
- Assigned and reviewed staff work in such areas as scoring, arranging and copying music.
- Determined voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos and tone balances required to achieve effects desired in each musical composition.
- Coordinated and organized tours or hired touring companies to arrange concert dates, venues and accommodations for longer tours.
- Rewrote original scores to adapt to different musical genres and styles.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Band Director
New Albany Floyd County Schools
07.1993 - 05.2013
- Assessed musicians and assigned instruments and parts for songs and concerts.
- Monitored student progress based on detailed weekly lesson plans and assessments.
- Traveled with band to 12 shows and planned transportation and lodging for musicians.
- Planned 3 concerts yearly and marketed concerts to students, parents and general public.
- Inventoried, maintained, repaired, and purchased new instruments and gear for department.
- Transposed pieces from one instrument to another and one key to another to accommodate client and musician preferences.
- Directed groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
- Determined voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos and tone balances required to achieve effects desired in each musical composition.
- Coordinated and organized tours or hired touring companies to arrange concert dates, venues and accommodations for longer tours.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Band Director
Jefferson County Schools
08.1992 - 05.1993
- Assessed musicians and assigned instruments and parts for songs and concerts.
- Monitored student progress based on detailed weekly lesson plans and assessments.
- Inventoried, maintained, repaired, and purchased new instruments and gear for department.
- Planned 3 concerts yearly and marketed concerts to students, parents and general public.
- Traveled with band to 2 shows and planned transportation and lodging for 30 musicians.
Education
Master of Science - Music Technology
I U P U I
Indiana, United States05.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Music Education
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY12.1992
Skills
- Instrument Maintenance Proficiency
- Fundraising
- Performance Planning
- Student Motivation
- Composition Master
- Song Selection Expert
- Audition Preparation
- Arranging Music
- Musical Score Writing
- Mixing Skills
Accomplishments
Won 1 state championship in Percussion in Indiana
took my percussion groups to more that a dozen state finals.
and won 1 National championship in Percussion
Timeline
Band Director
Borden Henryville School Corporation
10.2013 - 01.2024
Band Director
New Albany Floyd County Schools
07.1993 - 05.2013
Band Director
Jefferson County Schools
08.1992 - 05.1993
Master of Science - Music Technology
I U P U I
Bachelor of Arts - Music Education
University of Louisville
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