Overview
Work History
Education
Masterclasses Guest Presentations
Certification
Bassoon Studies
Solo Performances
Chamber
Large Ensemble
Scholarships And Awards
Administrative Experience
College Teaching
Timeline
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Olivia Fletcher

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Per Diem Substitute

Ithaca, Elmira, Dryden, McGraw Central School Districts
01.2019 - Current
  • Per Diem substitute for four districts and hundreds of students in Central New York for all ages and subjects, K-12
  • Includes 1:1 aide and instructional roles
  • Substitute teacher for Project Innovation, Summer 2025 at Ithaca City School District

Private Bassoon Instructor

Self-employed
01.2014 - Current
  • Taught private lessons to 60+ students ages 11-adult
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma, upstate New York, Estes Park, CO, and Phoenix, AZ

6th and 7th Grade Music Appreciation Teacher

Ithaca City School District
08.2024 - 08.2025

Assisted with grade-level and department field trips, meetings, and events

  • Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
  • Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
  • Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
  • Coordinated composition and performance programs with connections at Ithaca College
  • Participated in professional development including Restorative Justice, TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention), AI Guidance for Schools, and Strand One: Identity Microcredential

Double Reed Instructor

Ithaca College Summer Music Academy
07.2024 - 08.2025
  • Taught double reed masterclasses and chamber course for 20 high school and middle school-aged students
  • Organized a double reed chamber performance for an audience of 60 while teaching performance etiquette
  • Taught private lessons

Long Term Substitute

Beverly J. Martin Elementary
05.2024 - 06.2024
  • I: I aide for 4th grade student with autism
  • Collaborated with special education and speech department to accommodate during chorus and general music 4X a week
  • Assist in communication with AAC device and sign language
  • Collaborated with the Special Education, Arts department, and administrators

Lecturer (Sabbatical Replacement for Christin Schillinger)

ITHACA COLLEGE
01.2024 - 05.2024
  • Undergraduate applied bassoon lessons, eight students
  • PFMJ 1000: Studio Performance Class
  • MUPS 15000: Reed Making Lab
  • Graded recitals and juries
  • Taught diverse student population by employing various learning styles and abilities.
  • Taught chamber music and Double Reed Wellness masterclass

Instructor (Graduate Teaching Assistant)

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
01.2021 - 12.2023
  • MUS 135E: Undergraduate bassoon lessons in professors’ absence
  • MUS 291: Instrumental Methods: Bassoon
  • Hosted a guest artist
  • Coached Spartan Youth Winds bassoon section

Instructor (Graduate Teaching Assistant)

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
01.2019 - 12.2021
  • Studies in Applied Bassoon (Undergraduate in professors’ absence)
  • Undergraduate bassoon technique lessons (7 undergraduates once a week)
  • MUE 337: Woodwind methods class, 20 students per class
  • MUP 494: Reed making for undergraduate bassoon students
  • Assisted with woodwind area recitals

Long-term substitute

Candor Elementary
04.2019 - 06.2019
  • 4-6th grade band and general music
  • Led daily band rehearsals (50 students) and a concert
  • Taught private and group lessons on all band instruments, up to 5 students
  • Organized school-wide events, trips, performances and trip to state music festival

Junior and senior student teacher

Boynton Middle School
01.2016 - 12.2018
  • Conducted band of 60 students
  • Taught lessons on all instruments, up to 4 students in a group, grades 6-8
  • Accompanied and assisted director on school trips and conferences including NYSSMA

Guest Conductor

Ithaca College Double Reed Day
11.2018 - 11.2018
  • Rehearsed 30 students aged 13-20
  • Conducted concert on Audition Day

Accompanist

Ithaca College
01.2014 - 12.2017
  • Accompanied vocal auditions, lessons, and juries for 10 students

Volunteer

A+ After School Program
03.2016 - 05.2016
  • Supported 10+ students in academic and SEL activities as a part of Ithaca College’s Teaching Students with Special Needs Course
  • Presented student artwork and outcomes to students at Ithaca College

Education

DMA - Bassoon Performance

Michigan State University
East Lansing
04.2024

MMus - Bassoon Performance

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
05.2021

BMus - Education and Bassoon Performance

Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
12.2018

Masterclasses Guest Presentations

  • Jenni Brandon and the Singing Reeds, Lecture Recital, International Double Reed Society, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 07/24
  • Jenni Brandon and the Singing Bassoon, Lecture Recital, Ithaca College, Spring 2024
  • Masterclass, Ithaca College, 10/23
  • Masterclass, Michigan State University, 10/23

Certification

  • New York Teaching License, K-12 Music, 03/19-08/29
  • Registered Behavior Technician, Residential Options, Inc., 2021-2023

Bassoon Studies

  • Michael Kroth, Michigan State University, 2021-2024
  • Albie Micklich, Arizona State University, 2019-2021
  • Christin Schillinger, Ithaca College, 2017-2018
  • Lee Goodhew Romm, Ithaca College, 2014-2016

Solo Performances

  • Solo recital, Cook Recital Hall, East Lansing, 11/23
  • Solo recital, Hollander Hall, East Lansing, MI, 11/22
  • Solo recital, Hollander Hall, East Lansing, MI, 04/22
  • Lecture recital, Katzin Recital Hall, Tempe, AZ, 2021
  • Solo recital, Katzin Recital Hall, Tempe, AZ, 03/20
  • Solo recital, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, 2018
  • Solo recital, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca, NY, 2017

Chamber

  • Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, First United Methodist Church, Ithaca, NY, 05/24
  • Coming Home, Opus Ithaca School of Music, Ithaca, NY, 2024
  • Cornell Festival Chamber Orchestra, Lincoln Hall, Ithaca, NY, 2024
  • The Winds of Beethoven, Fairchild Theatre, East Lansing, MI, 2023
  • Collaborative recital with Erin Dowler, clarinet, Cook Recital Hall, 2023
  • Quintet member, commission, Steven Byrant, Arizona State University, 2020
  • Tuesday Morning Music and Tea Series, ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 2019
  • Rocky Ridge Summer Festival Orchestra, Estes Park, CO, 2018
  • Collaborative recital with Ellen O’Neill, oboe, Muller Alumni Chapel, Ithaca, NY, 2016

Large Ensemble

  • Lansing Symphony Orchestra, substitute second bassoon, Lansing, MI, 2021-2023
  • Holland Symphony, substitute principal and third bassoon, Holland, MI, 2022
  • MSU Symphony Orchestra, Wind Symphony, M21 New Music Ensemble, 2021-2023
  • ASU Chamber Winds, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, 2019-2021
  • Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra, 2017-2018
  • Hangar Theatre, second bassoon, Into the Woods, Ithaca, NY, 06/19
  • Cornell Symphony, Bailey Hall, Ithaca NY, 2018-2019
  • Ithaca College Wind Ensemble, Fall 2018

Scholarships And Awards

  • Michigan State University, Dissertation Completion Fellowship, 12/23
  • Michigan State University, Breneman Scholarship, 04/22
  • Arizona State University, Special Talent Award, 2019-2021
  • Arizona State University, Herberger Scholarship, 2019-2022
  • Ithaca College, Ithaca College International Double Reed Society Award, Fall 2018
  • Ithaca College, Honorable mention: Rocky Ridge Chamber Music, 07/18
  • Ithaca College, Iola Angood Taylor ’32 Scholarship, 2017-2018
  • Ithaca College, Patrick Conway Endowed Scholarship, 2014-2018

Administrative Experience

  • Ithaca College, Manage bassoon studio social media accounts, Spring 2024
  • Michigan State University, Responsible for website, create a studio YouTube page, responsible for administrative and organizational duties, 2021-2024
  • Arizona State University, Responsible for social media accounts, 2019-2021

College Teaching

  • Ithaca College, Lecturer, Spring 2024
  • Michigan State University, Instructor, 2021, 2023
  • Arizona State University, Instructor, 2019, 2021

Timeline

6th and 7th Grade Music Appreciation Teacher

Ithaca City School District
08.2024 - 08.2025

Double Reed Instructor

Ithaca College Summer Music Academy
07.2024 - 08.2025

Long Term Substitute

Beverly J. Martin Elementary
05.2024 - 06.2024

Lecturer (Sabbatical Replacement for Christin Schillinger)

ITHACA COLLEGE
01.2024 - 05.2024

Instructor (Graduate Teaching Assistant)

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
01.2021 - 12.2023

Long-term substitute

Candor Elementary
04.2019 - 06.2019

Per Diem Substitute

Ithaca, Elmira, Dryden, McGraw Central School Districts
01.2019 - Current

Instructor (Graduate Teaching Assistant)

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
01.2019 - 12.2021

Guest Conductor

Ithaca College Double Reed Day
11.2018 - 11.2018

Volunteer

A+ After School Program
03.2016 - 05.2016

Junior and senior student teacher

Boynton Middle School
01.2016 - 12.2018

Private Bassoon Instructor

Self-employed
01.2014 - Current

Accompanist

Ithaca College
01.2014 - 12.2017

DMA - Bassoon Performance

Michigan State University

MMus - Bassoon Performance

Arizona State University

BMus - Education and Bassoon Performance

Ithaca College
Olivia Fletcher