Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Certification
Timeline
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
INTERN EXPERIENCE
HONORS AND AWARDS
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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 Antonio
12-2020

Associate - Music Candidate

Austin Community College
Austin, TX
05-2018

High School Diploma - undefined

James Bowie High School
Austin, TX
05-2014

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
Ashley Skinner