Beth Heuer
Rockford,IL
Summary
Educator and business manager skilled in talent recruiting, production, curriculum development and community relations. Offers and utilizes outstanding presentation, communication and cross-cultural team management skills. High-energy, results-oriented leader with an entrepreneurial attitude. Knowledgeable director with experience and exceptional leadership, planning and relationship-building skills. Detail-oriented and hardworking with a successful background in promotion and recruiting. Looking for a new role with long-term potential. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
Music Director - Piano, Guitar, AP Music Theory
Rockford Public Schools District 205
08.2023 - Current
- Enhanced concert performances by selecting diverse and engaging musical pieces.
- Collaborated with musicians for seamless coordination and optimal execution of live events.
- Managed budgets effectively, allocating resources to support various music department needs.
- Oversaw auditions, recruiting talented musicians to expand the ensemble''s capabilities.
- Built strong relationships within the community by organizing outreach programs and educational workshops.
- Scheduled and organized recording sessions with musicians and vocalists.
- Developed and maintained relationships with artists, producers and other music professionals.
Vocal Director/Composition
Rockford Public Schools - Auburn High School
Current - 07.2023
- Seasoned classroom teacher with 42+ years as an accomplished educator who cares deeply about student success
- Creative lesson planner who excels at motivating and inspiring students
- Devoted teacher committed to keeping parents and guardians involved in students' education
- Coordinates with administrators, families and students to help students reach their full potential
- Engaging educator skilled at encouraging and inspiring high school students
- Strives to reach out to students to help them reach the highest level of academic success possible
- Active listener
- Established clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects
- Acted as a positive role model for students and colleagues
- Pursued professional development activities to broaden and deepen knowledge of content and teaching skills
- Maintained accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies and administrative regulations
- Organized social and educational activities for students and their families including sponsoring the Creative and Performing Arts
- Created an interactive classroom atmosphere to maintain student interest and facilitate learning
- Works closely and aligns community talent to mentor CAPA students.
Instrumental Director/Music Department Chairman
Boylan Catholic High School
08.1982 - 08.2005
- Developed and built the instrumental program from 30 students to over 250
- Director of marching bands, symphonic bands and jazz bands
- Created an interactive classroom atmosphere to maintain student interest and facilitate learning
- Created engaging and dynamic lessons with an emphasis on improving student written and verbal communication skills
- Acted as a positive role model for students and colleagues
- Pursued professional development activities to broaden and deepen knowledge of content and teaching skills
- Recommended student promotion and retention
- Coordinated with the Dean of Students to address discipline issues.
Education
Master of Arts - Music Education
VanderCook College of Music
Chicago, ILBachelor of Arts - Vocal/Instrumental Music/Composition
Rockford University
Rockford, ILBFA Music - Music
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, ColoradoSkills
- Project management
- Negotiations expert
- Leadership/communication skills
- Employee relations
- Self-motivated
- Active listener
- Human relations
- Strong written and verbal communicator
- Musical Direction experience
- Team player
- Curriculum development
- Time and Resource Optimization
- Instructional best practices
- Team building
- Learning assessments
- Event Management and Promotion
- Visionary
- Decisive
- Motivated to help others
- Familiar with behavioral disorders
- Purposeful lesson planning expert
- Behavior management techniques
- Flexible and adaptable
- Written Communication
Accomplishments
- RPS205 Golden Apple Nominee 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2019
- Auburn High School Leadership Committee 2012-14
- Kennedy Lincoln Center Inter-Disciplinary Adjunct Member
- Curriculum Leadership Team, Rockford Public Schools 2015-current
- RPS205 Strategic Planning Committee 2016-current
- Illinois Theatre Festival "Rent" Vocal Director - 2016
- Defying Gravity" cast of Broadway's "Wicked" Scholarship production Vocal Director - Chicago, IL
- Rockford Public Schools Arts Council advisory board 2013-2015
- Illinois "Teacher of the Year" Boylan High School - 2002
- Illinois "Teacher of the Year" Auburn High School - 2012
- Project Management: Initiated building student enrollment in the Creative and Performing Arts program which resulted in 50% growth.
- Staff Development: Launched well-received program of professional development courses for all staff.
Affiliations
- ACDA member (American Choral Directors Association)
- REA/NEA (Rockford Education Association/National Education Association)
- Americans For the Arts
- National Endowment for the Arts
- International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE)
- Jazz On The Square- Woodstock, IL
- ILMEA - Illinois Music Educators Association
- NBA - National Band Directors Association
Timeline
Vocal Director/Composition
Rockford Public Schools - Auburn High School
Current - 07.2023
Music Director - Piano, Guitar, AP Music Theory
Rockford Public Schools District 205
08.2023 - Current
Instrumental Director/Music Department Chairman
Boylan Catholic High School
08.1982 - 08.2005
Master of Arts - Music Education
VanderCook College of Music
Bachelor of Arts - Vocal/Instrumental Music/Composition
Rockford University
BFA Music - Music
Colorado State University
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