Andrew Jones

• Planned lessons according to student skill level and learning modality.
• Built trusting rapport with students and facilitated communication with family members when needed.
• Encouraged passion for music in students by presenting concepts through examples relevant to their interests.

• Taught and maintained weekly private lesson schedule as described above in my private practice.
• West Sylvan Middle School Afterschool Program
  Wrote curriculum and taught a semester-long weekly after school guitar class for grades 6-8.

• Taught and maintained a weekly private lesson schedule as described above in my private practice.

Fulfilled all teacher responsibilities for Orchestra and Guitar Classes at Coronado HS and Mountainside MS, respectively:

• daily rehearsal
• selection of appropriate repertoire
• music theory, guitar, violin, viola, cello, and double bass instruction
• sectionals
• developing Beginning Guitar curriculum
• recording student grades
• hosting a district-wide HS Orchestra exhibition
• Orchestra Parent Association meetings
• organizing semester concerts
• facilitating completion of student compositions including written scores and audio recordings as an end of semester project for both Guitar and Orchestra classes.

• Has toured North America, Europe and Australasia extensively and has contributed to dozens of recording as well as art installations, video game and film soundtracks.