Teaching Experience
CURRENT TEACHING POSITIONS
Brandeis University, Department of Music, Waltham, MA
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Visiting Instructor, Trombone
New England Conservatory of Music, Division of Preparatory and Continuing Education,
Boston, MA, 1999-present
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Class Instruction in: Jazz Theory, Jazz History, Jazz Arranging, Jazz Composition and Ear Training
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Private trombone, trumpet and arranging
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Ensembles
Westwood Public Schools, MA, 2011-present
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Conduct Instrumental Music Lessons and Ensembles
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Massachusetts Teacher Licensure (K-12 Music), Professional Licensure
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PREVIOUS TEACHING POSITIONS
Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA, 2006-2007
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Taught Brass Methods Course to Music Education majors
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Conducted private lessons to Trombone Performance majors
New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA, 2003-2004
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Faculty, Contemporary Improvisation Department
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Ensemble Director – Memphis Ensemble
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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Prodigy Program Coordinator, Westwood Public Schools, MA, 2017-2020
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Coordinated an after-school music lesson program for approximately 350 students
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Managed a staff of 27 professional musician/teachers
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Performed all administrative aspects of the program, including student recruitment, class/lesson registration and accounting, website design, hiring new staff, processing payroll, and scheduling
Books and Publications

Spotlight on Slide Hampton: 11 Solo Transcriptions with Analysis and Exercises forAdditional Practice. Brass Wheel Music, 2010
The Real Jazz Method, Building Blocks of the Jazz Vocabulary. 81-page E-Book and Online Course, 2015. Previously available at www.learnjazzfaster.com
PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES
(Selected Listing)
Awakening Joy Through Jazz Studies, Huffington Post, November, 2016
Developing Musicianship Through Transcription, Massachusetts Music News (MMEA), Summer 2015
Stepping Into Your Arranging Shoes: Basic Writing Techniques for Student Jazz Combo, Massachusetts Music News (MMEA), Winter 2015
Fostering Listening Skills in the Digital Era, Massachusetts Music News (MMEA), Summer 2014
Ran Blake and the “Primacy of the Ear,” Massachusetts Music News (MMEA), Winter 2012
Jazz as an Educational “Superfood” : Reconfirming the Intrinsic Value of Jazz In Education,
Massachusetts Music News (MMEA), Summer 2012
“The Trombone in Ethiopian Music,” International Trombone Association Journal, October 2004
SELECTED CLINICS AND WORKSHOPS
Past Topics (selected list):
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Guest Artist, Trombone and Compositions/Arrangements
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Improvisation Topics
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Trombone Section Coaching
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Jazz Rehearsal Techniques (for educators)
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Jazz Appreciation and Listening Skills
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Ethiopian Music
Universities
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UMASS Amherst, MA
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Lasell University, MA
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Keene State University, Keene, VT
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University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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Penn State University, State College, PA
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West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
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Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
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Black Hawk College, Moline, IL
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Webster University, St. Louis, MO
High Schools
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Ames High School, Ames, IA
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Pentucket Regional High School, MA
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Newton North High School, MA
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Westwood High School, MA
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Marshfield High School, MA
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Blackstone-Millville Regional High School, MA
International
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Yared Music School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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National Theater, Kampala, Uganda
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Yaroslavl City Jazz Center, Yaroslavl, Russia
Conferences
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Massachusetts Music Educators’ Association Conference
Student Achievements
Colleges Attended (Former Private NEC Prep/SCE Students)
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Julliard School
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New England Conservatory
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Berklee College of Music
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Oberlin Conservatory
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University of Miami
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Columbia University
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Tufts University
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Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Former Students Now Pursuing Careers in Music
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Josiah Reibstein (Boston-area freelance jazz musician)
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Naomi Siegel (Stanford Jazz Workshop)
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Brian Wendel (Principal Trombonist, Cleveland Symphony)
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Eric Stilwell (Boston-area freelance trombonist)
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Michael Sabin (Boston-area freelance trombonist/educator)
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Nate Jones (Julliard Jazz/NYC-area freelance jazz musician)