Christopher Humphrey

First Chair, Trombonist

Directed by: Matthew Forte

First Chair, Trombonist

Directed by: Jason Stumbo

First Chair, Trombonist

Directed by - Andrew Rhodes

Performed various solos

• Greeted visitors or callers daily to handle questions or direct to appropriate staff.
• Maintained inventory in supply closet to prevent shortages.
• Coordinated project materials by managing physical and digital files, monitoring spreadsheets and updating reports.
• Directed visitors to appropriate offices.
• Communicated with vendors to place and receive orders, request services and deliver instructions from office management.
• Planned events and department activities by acquiring venues, developing guest lists and organizing catering services.
• Managed scheduling for staff, monitoring resource allocation to provide optimal coverage and service.

• Maintained students' progress by evaluating and adjusting strategies.
• Mentored individual students by taking creative approach.
• Helped students appreciate arts with instructional and immersive techniques.
• Organized special events, school concerts, music competitions and music examinations.
• Gathered music and props for daily class instruction as well as performances.
• Designed and implemented curricula to challenge students and encourage excellence.
• Utilized creative approaches to solve performance issues.
• Monitored students' progress by analyzing performance metrics.

• Played variety of music with broad stylistic range and improvisatorial flexibility.
• Performed in front of live audiences on television and as part of theater productions.
• Closely followed musical notation and conductor's instructions.
• Provided accompaniment for church choirs and other musicians participating in worship.
• Expressed musical themes through tempo, phrasing and dynamics.
• Studied scores at length to learn music in detail and develop suitable interpretations.
• Conferred with clergy to select music for church services.
• Researched genres and well-known performers to create inspiring, memorable performances.
• Expanded fan base and supported music by promoting talent on social media and capitalizing on latest online video trends.
• Traveled, sometimes great distances, to perform at venues and rehearsed to prepare for performances.
• Identified mistakes made by other musicians and corrected problems.

• Helped develop strong verbal and written communication skills by leading students through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities.
• Educated students on spelling, grammar and language rules through developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Assisted students with building long-term skills such for academic, social and emotional development.
• Promoted student growth by encouraging independent thinking, judgment and thought expression.
• Checked student academic progress by completing verbal exercises, grading assignments and using mandated examinations.
• Devised lesson plans aligned with curriculum and met varying student needs.
• Differentiated instruction for students with wide range of skill and interest levels.
• Tutored students requiring extra help and gave additional practice work to help improve concept understanding.
• Tested students' comprehension of subject matter through quizzes, tests and projects.
• Used videos, lectures and moderated discussions to engage students during class.
• Attended variety of professional development workshops centered on learning goals, classroom management, student motivation and engaging learning activities.
• Assessed student classroom performance to report on progress.
• Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education.
• Met with parents to share perspectives on child's strengths and weaknesses.
• Used positive reinforcement method to redirect poor behavior.

• Maintained student development records and focused on meeting improvement goals.
• Identified historical precedents to connect antecedent events that apply to modern era.
• Researched western and non-western cultures to build cross-cultural empathy.
• Designed lesson plans, course handouts and homework assignments based on textbook material and coursework.

• Formulated and implemented effective lesson plans focusing on principles of music, musicianship, music theory and history.
• Gathered music and props for daily class instruction as well as performances.
• Maintained students' progress by evaluating and adjusting strategies.
• Organized special events, school concerts, music competitions and music examinations.
• Helped students appreciate arts with instructional and immersive techniques.