Ashley Skinner
Big Spring,TX
Summary
My goal as a teacher is to inspire my students to be excited about music. I want my students to continue their interests in music well after their time in my class.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Choir Director
First Methodist Church Big Spring
03.2024 - Current
- Conducted weekly rehearsals, enhancing vocal techniques and performance skills of singers.
- Streamlined administrative processes for scheduling rehearsals, coordinating performance logistics, and managing budgetary concerns.
- Established strong relationships with local schools and arts organizations to promote collaborative performances and educational opportunities for students.
- Maintained calendars of events and assisted in event planning.
- Coordinated, planned and led practices for musical components of church services.
- Cultivated a positive rehearsal environment by fostering collaboration, mutual respect, and camaraderie among choir members.
- Determined voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos and tone balances required to achieve effects desired in each musical composition.
- Strengthened partnerships with other music educators in sharing resources, ideas, and best practices to enrich overall teaching methods.
Choir Director
Big Spring Junior High
08.2021 - Current
- Developed curriculum for choir program, aligning with educational standards and fostering musical growth.
- Collaborated with faculty to integrate music education vertically across the district.
- Organized school concerts and events, showcasing student talent and building community engagement.
- Mentored student leaders within the choir, encouraging leadership development and peer collaboration.
- Evaluated student progress through assessments, providing constructive feedback to support individual improvement.
- Implemented new teaching strategies to enhance participation and enthusiasm among choir members.
- Inspired a love of choral music in students, leading to an increase in choir participation and student retention.
- Educated students on proper vocal techniques and vocal warm-ups.
- Organized successful fundraising campaigns to support the ongoing costs of maintaining a high-quality choral program.
- Strengthened partnerships with other music educators in sharing resources, ideas, and best practices to enrich overall teaching methods.
Personal Shopper
HEB
05.2020 - 06.2021
- Greet customers entering establishments
- Retrieve items in store using technology
- Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies
- Maintain organized work stations
- Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
- Answer Phone Calls, and update phone logs
- Able to communicate with fellow employees to ensure supplies are stocked
Summer Camp Front Desk Receptionist
Lone Star School of Music
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Greet Guest Using Greetings
- Be able to listen and address customer’s needs
- Answer Phone Calls, and update phone logs
- Able to communicate with fellow employees to ensure supplies are stocked
- Interact with Guests and campers, snack time, and resolving complaints
- Knowledge of using Jackrabbit and Microsoft office
- Deliver Exceptional Customer Service
- Perform Excellent Verbal Communication Skills
- Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
- Demonstrate Problem Solving and Decision Making
Crew Member
Five Guys Burger and Fries
06.2017 - 12.2018
Park Greeter
Walt Disney World
01.2017 - 05.2017
- Deliver Exceptional Customer Service in a Fortune 500 Company
- Partner with Multiple departments to ensure quality
- Perform Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills
- Ability to Multitask and work well under pressure
- Excellent Guest Service Skills in a High Volume Area
- Demonstrate Problem Solving and Decision Making Skills
- Ability to give loud and clear directions to guests.
- Ability to communicate with Cast Members to ensure excellent Guest satisfaction.
- Greet Guest Using Themed Greetings
- Spot and Stop any Prohibited Items from entering and/or Leaving the Park
- Outdoor Vending, May 2016 – Jan 2017
Education
Bachelor - Choral Studies
University of Texas At San Antonio
San Antonio12-2020
Associate - Music Candidate
Austin Community College
Austin, TX05-2018
High School Diploma - undefined
James Bowie High School
Austin, TX05-2014
Skills
- Rehearsal planning
- Choral conducting
- Ensemble building
- Music theory
- Sound engineering
- Vocal technique
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Reliability
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
Accomplishments
- Grew the choral program from one ensemble with 25 students to five ensembles with 110 students actively engaged.
- Assisted in receiving several UIL Sweepstakes awards.
- Led two choirs who've never done UIL to receive division 1 ratings in concert at a varsity level.
- Mentored several students who earned 1st chair at TMEA All- Region auditions.
- Mentored several students who earned a place in the TMEA All- State Small School Choir.
- Wrote several "Madrigal Dinner" scripts for the high school program.
- Organized a Solo and Ensemble Contest for Junior High.
- Directed a choir in a high-production performance during the Christmas season.
Affiliations
- Member of the Texas Music Education Association
- Sister of Sigma Alpha Iota Professional Music Fraternity
Certification
Texas Educator Certificate- Music (EC-12)
Timeline
Choir Director
First Methodist Church Big Spring
03.2024 - Current
Choir Director
Big Spring Junior High
08.2021 - Current
Personal Shopper
HEB
05.2020 - 06.2021
Summer Camp Front Desk Receptionist
Lone Star School of Music
06.2019 - 08.2019
Crew Member
Five Guys Burger and Fries
06.2017 - 12.2018
Park Greeter
Walt Disney World
01.2017 - 05.2017
Associate - Music Candidate
Austin Community College
High School Diploma - undefined
James Bowie High School
Bachelor - Choral Studies
University of Texas At San Antonio
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
- First Methodist Contemporary Worship Vocalist (June 2024- Current)
- First Methodist Celebration Choir Director ( March 2024- Current)
- Section Leader for First Baptist Church (January 2023- March 2024)
- Soloist for Midland Odessa Symphony Chorale (April 2022)
- Senior Recital (March 2020)
- University of Texas at San Antonio Concert Choir Member (August 2019- May 2020)
- University of Texas at San Antonio Chamber Singers Member (August 2019- December 2019)
- University of Texas at San Antonio Women’s Choir Member (August 2018- May 2019)
- TTCCDA All State Choir Member (February 2018)
- Austin Community College Chamber Choir Member (August 2017-May 2018)
- Disney’s Candlelight Processional Cast Choir Member (December 2016)
- Austin Community College Chamber Choir Member (August 2015- May 2016)
INTERN EXPERIENCE
- Judge Andy Mireles Elementary School, San Antonio, TX
Clinical Teaching Experience under Christopher Giles
October 2020- December 2020
- Stevenson Middle School, San Antonio, TX
Clinical Teaching under Mr. Jason Brown
August 2020- October 2020
- Louis D. Brandeis High School, San Antonio, TX
Observation Field Experience under Mrs. Anna Osterman
February 2020- March 2020 (Covid-19)
- Frances M. Rhodes Elementary School, San Antonio, TX
Observation Field Experience under Mrs. Melissa Monahan
September 2019- December 2019
- Pat Neff Middle School, San Antonio, TX
Observation Field Experience under Mrs. Dyandra Cabrera
February 2019- April 2019
HONORS AND AWARDS
Academic Achievement Award: Fall 2020 Graduating Class, Sigma Alpha Iota Scholastic Award: 2020-2021 School Year, Choral Ensemble Director’s Recognition Award: 2019-2020 School Year, Second Place in the College of Liberal Fine Arts Research Competition: 2020, Semifinalist in South Texas National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition: 2019, Member of 2018 TTCCDA All State Choir, National Honor Society Member