WORK EXPERIENCE

Shanghai American School - Elementary Music Teacher                Aug 2007- Present

 Taught grade 5 string orchestra

 Taught general music classes, kindergarten to grade 4, coordinated and directed concerts, elementary musical plays, various small productions, and after school activities involving advanced music theory

Shanghai, China

Yamaha Music School - Piano Teacher                                                                 Aug 2003 – Jan 2007          

 Prepared students for the annual MTAC (Music Teachers’ Association of California) exams and ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) exam

Cerritos, California

Long Beach Unified School Polytechnic High                     Aug 2006 – Dec 2006   

 Performed internship for California Long Beach Unified Schools Polytechnic High School and four different elementary schools in the same district

Long Beach, California

International School Manila                                                         Aug 2002 – July 2003

 Elementary Music Teacher

Manila, Philippines

Beijing BISS International School                                    Aug1998 – July 2002

 Elementary Music Teacher

Beijing, China

EDUCATION

Certificate of Completion (Level I II III) of The American Orff-Schulwerk teacher education courses

Masters of Education in Interdisciplinary Studies in Curriculum and Instruction

 National-Louis University, Chicago

Single Subject Credential Program (K-12 Music) 

 California State University of Long Beach, Long Beach, California

Bachelor of Art in Music (Piano) Emphasis                  

 California State University of Long Beach, Long Beach, California

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Active Member of American Orff-Schulwerk Association

Active Member of National Association for Music Education

Active Member of Music Teachers Association of California

LANGUAGES

Fluent in spoken and written Chinese, Korean, and English