Claudia Zuniga
Walnut Park,CA
Summary
Passionate educator with the desire, applied knowledge, experience, vitality, communication and organizational skills to influence success among our students and community.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Music Director; Band, Orchestra, Mariachi
Hollydale School
South Gate, CA
08.2021 - Current
- Sixth through eighth grade
Music Director; Band, Orchestra
Morningside High School
Inglewood, CA
08.2020 - 06.2021
- Ninth through twelfth grade
Music Director; Band, Orchestra
Warren Lane Academy of the Arts
Inglewood, CA
05.2016 - 06.2021
- Kinder through seventh grade
Head of Third Grade
St. Patrick's School
Bogota, Colombia , CO
01.2014 - 12.2015
Music Director, Mariachi
Mariachi Cielo Nuevo
Huntington Park, CA
11.2003 - 07.2012
- Fifth through twelfth grade
Music Director
Middleton Street School
Huntington Park, CA
11.2003 - 07.2012
- Kinder through fifth grade
Education
Professional And Continuing Education
University of The Pacific
Stockton, CA2020
Master of Arts - Education, Curriculum & Development
California State University
2009
Bachelor of Arts - Music Education, Instrumental Music
California State University
Northridge, CA2006
Single Subject Music Credential
California State University- Northridge
Northridge, CA01-2006
Skills
Music education is vital for the academic and social emotional growth of a student It allows for development of leadership skills and collaboration amongst peers Every student deserves the opportunity to receive a music education that will encourage and cultivate skills that will allow them to positively contribute to society
Affiliations
- Los Angeles Music Center BRAVO Teacher Award Finalist
- Mayors Award from City of Huntington Park
- Board Member, Los Angeles County Elementary Schools Music Association
- Violinist, Beach Cities Symphony Orchestra, Redondo Beach, California
- Member, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants)
- Member, League of American Orchestras
- Conn-Selmer University Conference, Notre Dame, IN
- Tucson International Mariachi Conference, Tucson, AZ
- Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference, Las Cruces, NM
- Turnaround Arts Summer Leadership Retreat, Warrenton, Virginia
- Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education, Boston, Massachusetts
- NAMM Conference, Garden Grove, CA
- SCSBOA (Southern California School Band & Orchestra Association) Conference, Garden Grove, CA
Timeline
Music Director; Band, Orchestra, Mariachi
Hollydale School
08.2021 - Current
Music Director; Band, Orchestra
Morningside High School
08.2020 - 06.2021
Music Director; Band, Orchestra
Warren Lane Academy of the Arts
05.2016 - 06.2021
Head of Third Grade
St. Patrick's School
01.2014 - 12.2015
Music Director, Mariachi
Mariachi Cielo Nuevo
11.2003 - 07.2012
Music Director
Middleton Street School
11.2003 - 07.2012
Professional And Continuing Education
University of The Pacific
Master of Arts - Education, Curriculum & Development
California State University
Bachelor of Arts - Music Education, Instrumental Music
California State University
Single Subject Music Credential
California State University- Northridge