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Amy M. Burns
Upcoming courses and sessions:
- Central Connecticut State University:
- “iPads in the Elementary Music Classroom” – July 13-17
EDUCATION:
Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), New Britain, CT, August, 2006.
Masters in Science in Music Education, G.P.A.: 3.9.
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Summers of 2001 – 2004.
15 Post-Graduate credits in Music Education.
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, May, 1995.
Bachelors in Music Education & Music Performance, Cum Laude, G.P.A.: 3.6.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
- CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY, Adjunct Music Professor | July 2009-present
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY, Adjunct Music Technology Professor | July 2010
- Montclair State University, Adjunct Music Technology Professor | August 2008
- Clinician for SoundTree Summer Workshops | June 2008
Far Hills Country Day School (FHCDS), Far Hills, NJ
Sept. 1997 – Present
*Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Three General Music/Instrument Teacher (1997 – Present)
- Teaching general music to Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Three using the school’s objectives, Orff-Schulwerk techniques, Kodály techniques, the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME) Nine Standards, and music technology to develop and author the curriculum
- Planning, coordinating, rehearsing and conducting the December Holiday concert (Grades Kindergarten through Three), the May Grandparents’ Day Concert (Grades Pre-Kindergarten and Two), and the June Closing Ceremonies (Grades Kindergarten through Three)
- Coordinating, rehearsing and conducting the music for the Grade Plays and State Fairs (Grades One through Three)
- Coordinating the Winter and Spring Grades One through Eight Talent Assemblies
- Planning, coordinating, rehearsing and conducting the Halloween Parade and Song (Grades Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten)
- Accompanist for Holiday and Grandparents’ Day Concerts, Grade Plays, State Fairs, Talent Assemblies, Halloween Parade and Song, the annual Musical, and the Closing Ceremonies
- Teaching general music to Pre-Kindergarten through Grades Five (1999-2002)
- Teaching 5th grade instrument class to all 5th graders (2008-present)
*Founder and Director of the FHCDS Philharmonic (1998 – present)
- Recruiting students in Grades Four through Eight who play violin, viola, cello, bass, keyboard, percussion, clarinet, flute, saxophone, oboe, trumpet and trombone
- Planning and rehearsing the 45-minute rehearsals every Friday afternoon before school
- Planning and conducting the December and May Performing Arts Assemblies
- Arranging, planning, rehearsing and conducting smaller ensembles such as the flute and clarinet ensembles
- Arranging music to fit the performers’ skills
- Commissioning composer Dr. Scott Watson (http://www.enter.net/~ascott/) to compose “Country Dance” (2004) for the 75th anniversary of FHCDS
*Founder and Director of The Conservatory at FHCDS (2002-2004, 2009-2010, 2011-present)
- Interviewing and hiring private teachers for piano, percussion, violin, cello, flute, clarinet, saxophone, voice, guitar, and trumpet
- Creating the criteria and age limits of students
- Creating invoices in Microsoft Excel and working closely with the Business Office
- Creating mailings that include the policy information and guidelines in Microsoft Word
- Coordinating schedules for the students and teachers
- Arranging available rooms for all of the teachers, which eventually led to the school building five conservatory rooms
*Director of the Junior Falconnaires/Falcon Chorus/Musical Theater Club (2004 – present)
- Falcon Chorus (Grades Kindergarten and One after school singing group): Responsibilities include conducting, directing, and arranging ensemble music for one concert per year. (2006-present)
- Falconnaires (Grades Two through Five school singing group): Responsibilities include conducting, directing, and arranging ensemble music for two concerts per year. (2004-2008)
- Musical Theater Club (Grades Kindergarten through Five singing/acting): Responsibilities include selecting numbers from musicals, staging, choreographing, directing, and producing short musical revues.
*Other responsibilities:
- Served on the committee to hire an Intermediate School Director (2002-2003)
- Served on the committee to hire a Grades Six through Eight Music Teacher (2002)
- Clarinetist, flutist, saxophonist and keyboardist in the pit orchestra for the Grade Eight Musical
- Digitally recorded selected students in Grades Four through Eight who auditioned for the NJ Honors Choir
- Served on the committee to judge and select students for NJ Honors Elementary Choir
CLINICIAN/AUTHOR IN-SERVICE DAYS
& WEEK-LONG WORKSHOPS | February 2004 – Present
* Training music teachers & authoring articles/curriculum/books on how to integrate technology into their current classroom situations using their curriculums and the latest music technology.
PRIVATE MUSIC TEACHER | January 1996 – Present
* Private instruction on flute and clarinet, beginners to advanced; private instruction on saxophone, beginners, up to 15 students
CO–DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S CHOIR “PRAISELETTES” September 2011 – 2013
* Teaching and directing students in grades PreK through two to perform music once a month for the congregation at Hilltop Presbyterian Church in Mendham, NJ.
MUSICALLY YOURS, Millburn, NJ
September 1996 – August 1997
* Music Teacher: Duties included traveling to 12 different schools/day cares to teacher the program titled, “Music Preludes,” to children ages 18 months – 7 years old
Certifications:
- * Orff-Schulwerk Level 1 – Professors Vivian Murray and Debby Szajnberg, instructors
- * Kodály Level 1 – NYU Summer of 2007
- * Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) Level 1 – Dr. Scott Watson, instructor
- * Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) Level 2 – Professors Don Muro (2A), Lee Bilotta (2B), and Dr. Tom Rudolph (2C), instructors
- * Temporary NJ Music Certification
Professional AssocIations:
* Member of NJMEA Board of Directors 2013 – present
* Member of TI:ME Board of Directors 2007 – present
* Member of TI:ME National Advisory Board 2007 – present
* Member of TI:ME 2001 – present
* Member of New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) 1998 – present
* Member of NAfME 1998 – present
* Member of the American Orff –Schulwerk Association (AOSA) 1998 – 1999
* Member of New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) 1994 – 1995
POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP:
* Early Childhood Music Chair on the NJMEA Board 2013-present
* Past-President of TI:ME 2012 – 2014
* President of TI:ME 2010-present
* President-Elect of TI:ME 2008-2010
* TI:ME Board of Directors/Chair of Grants Committee 2007-2010
* TI:ME Instructor 2006-present
* Secretary/Treasurer of New Jersey Chapter of TI:ME 2006-2008
* Coordinated and directed the Flute Choir for the first-ever NJAIS Arts Day January 2004
* Selected by FHCDS and participated in the NJAIS Leadership Seminar September 2002-April 2004
AWARDS:
* Awarded the first-ever “TI:ME Teacher of the Year Award” (now
titled “Mike Kovins Teacher of the Year Award”) February 2005
* Received Academic Award in Graduate Studies from CCSU February 2006
* NJ TI:ME Original Composition Awards awarded to 3rd graders at FHCDS March 2011
* Awarded 2015-2016 NJ Master Music Teacher Award February 2016
PUBLICATIONS:
Author:
- “Ten Free Technology Resources for the Elementary Music Educator” (NJ Tempo, pages 36-37) – http://free.yudu.com/item/details/3123403/2015-May-TEMPO May 2015
- “Integrating with Integrity in the General Music Classroom” (NJ Tempo, pages 40-43) –http://issuu.com/njmea/docs/januarytempo2015web January 2015
- “Project-Based Learning (PbL): 2nd Grade Learns About the Immigration of the von Trapp Family” (NJ Tempo, pages 28-30 –
http://issuu.com/njmea/docs/octobertempo2014 October 2014
- Help! I am an Elementary Music Teacher with One or More iPads! – a free iBook
for elementary music educators August 2014
- “When PreK Music is Added to the Schedule” (NJ Tempo, pages 26-30) – http://issuu.com/njmea/docs/2014maytempoweb?e=0/9495457 May 2014
- Help! I am an Elementary Music Teacher with a SMART Board! – a free iBook
For elementary music educators February 2014
- “If You Teach Elementary General Music, Which Apps Could You Use to Enhance
You Music Class” (http://ti-me.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2003:if-you-teach-elementary-general-music-which-apps-could-you-use-to-enhance-your-music-class&Itemid=157) August 2013
- Online Learning Exchange™ Interactive Music powered by Silver Burdett. This all-digital program, developed by Pearson in partnership with Alfred Music Publishing, will include lessons, resources, downloadable assets, and interactive musical activities to enhance any music educators’ PK-8 general music classroom. (http://www.onlinelearningexchange.com/content/products/music.html) 2012-2013
- “Engage Your Students with Today’s Technology” for TMEA’s
“Southwestern Musician” August 2012
- TI:ME Level 1B Curriculum June 2011
- Elementary lesson plans for Sibelius Groovy Shapes and Jungle November 2009
- Elementary Keyboard Lab Curriculum
published by Alfred and SoundTree November 2009
- “Smart Boards” in the Music Classroom” for the Maine Music Educators
Association “The Bulletin” Magazine Winter of 2009
- “Integrating Technology into Your Elementary Music Classroom” for
General Music Today published by NAfME Fall of 2006
- “Technology Motivates and Facilitates Optimal Learning for Music
Students in Grades Prekindergarten through Five” for the Resource News
published by SoundTree November 2006
- Lessons plans for utilizing music technology in the elementary music classroom
for SoundTree September 20004-present
- “Lesson Plan: Teaching Tempo” for Music Education Technology published by
Electronic Musician September 2005
- “Notating “Ode to Joy” for the Issue 3 Summer 2005 Resource News published
by SoundTree July 2005
- “Could the Children in the Younger Grades Benefit from Technology?” for the
In My Humble Opinion Section of the TI:ME website, http://www.ti-me.org, and
for the NJMEA “Tempo” Magazine April 2005
- “Kindergarten and Technology: Making Beautiful Music Together” for the
Issue 2 Spring 2004 Resource News published by SoundTree May 2004
- “The Elementary Classroom Comes Alive With The Sound Of Music And Technology…”
for the Spring 2004 the TI:MEs published by TI:ME February 2004
- Co-Authored “Learning MOTU’s [Mark of the Unicorn] Freestyle Software Sequencer”
with Dr. Scott Watson for TI:ME’s website August 2002
Author and Editor:
- Integrating Technology in the Elementary Music Classroom, sponsored
by TI:ME and published by Hal Leonard Publications (lead author) January 2008
KEYNOTE CLINICIAN:
- “How Technology is Transforming the Way We Teach in the Elementary Music Classroom” at the MTEC 2014 Conference in Wheelers Hill, Victoria, Australia October 2014
CLINICIAN:
2015:
- “Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom” at the Greenwich, CT School District
- “Free Technology Resources for the Elementary Music Teacher,” at NJMEA Conference in New Brunswick, NJ
- “Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom” at the Manapalan, NJ School District
- “Help! I am an Elementary Music Teacher with One or More iPads!,” “Free Technology Resources for the Elementary Music Teacher,” “TI:ME Teachers of the Year – The Past 10 Years,” and “Integrating with Integrity in the Elementary Music Classroom” at TMEA/TI:ME National Conference in San Antonio, TX
- “iPads in the Music Classroom” at Cobb County District, GA
2014:
- “Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom” at the MEANYC, NYC
- “Integrating with Integrity” at NJAIS Conference at Liberty Science Cente
- “iPads in the Elementary Music Classroom” at NJMEA Conference (Winter and Summer), New Brunswick, NJ
- “iPads in the Elementary Music Classroom”, “Free Technology Resources for the Elementary Music Teacher” and “Using Technology to Assess in the Elementary Music Classroom” at the TMEA/TI:ME National Conference, San Antonio, TX
- “Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom” at the SCMEA, Suffolk County, NY
- “Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom” at the Wyckoff School District
2013:
- “Web-based Materials for Elementary and Middle School Music Educators” Baltimore, MD
- “SMART Boards in the Elementary Music Classroom” workshop in Berlin, CT
- “Internet Resources for the Elementary Music Educator,” at the NJMEA Conference in East Brunswick, NJ
- “Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom” & “iPads in Music Education” at TMEA/TI:ME National Conference in San Antonio, TX
2012:
- “iPads in the Elementary Specials Classrooms” at the NJAIS Biennial Professional
Development Conference in Tinton Falls, NJ
- “Internet Resources for the Elementary Music Educator,”
& “iPads in Music Education” at the CMEA National Conference in
Hartford, NJ
- “Internet Resources for the Elementary Music Educator,”
“SMART Board in the Elementary Music Classroom” & “iPads in
Music Education” at the NJMEA Conference in East Brunswick, NJ
- “SMART Board in the Elementary Music Classroom” & “Integrating
into the Elementary Music Classroom” at the Missouri Music Educators
Association Conference in Osage Beach, Missouri
2011:
- “SMART Board in the Elementary Music Classroom” at the American
Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
- “SMART Board in the Elementary Music Classroom”
at the NJMEA Summer Conference
- “Elementary General Music: Using Technology to Integrate Music
with Other Subjects,” at the CMEA Conference in Hartford, CT
- “SMART Board in the Elementary Music Classroom”
at the NAfME Eastern Division Conference in Baltimore, MD
- “Elementary General Music: Using Technology to Integrate Music
with Other Subjects,” at the OMEA/TI:ME National Conference in
Columbus, OH
- “Internet Resources for the Elementary Music Educator,”
at the FMEA Conference in Tampa, FL, Key Technology Presenter
- “Elementary General Music: Using Technology to Integrate Music
with Other Subjects,” at the FMEA Conference in Tampa, FL,
Key Technology Presenter
- “Podcasting in the Elementary Music Classroom”
at the FMEA Conference in Tampa, FL, Key Technology Presenter
2010:
- “SMART Board in the Elementary Music Classroom”
at the NJMEA Summer Conference
- “Elementary General Music: Using Technology to Integrate Music
with Other Subjects,” at the NJMEA/TI:ME National Conference in
East Brunswick, NJ
- “Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom,”
at the FMEA Conference in Tampa, FL, Key Technology Presenter
- “Podcasting in the Elementary Music Classroom”
at the FMEA Conference in Tampa, FL, Key Technology Presenter
2009:
- “SMART Board in the Elementary Music Classroom”
at the TI:ME NJ Conference in East Brunswick, NJ
- “Composition in the Music Classroom”
at the NAfME Music Education Week in Washington DC
- “SMART Board in the Elementary Music Classroom”
at the NJMEA Conference in East Brunswick, NJ
- “Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom,”
at the TI:ME /TMEA Conference in San Antonio, TX
2008:
- “Podcasting in the Elementary Music Classroom”
at the TI:ME NJ Conference at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ
- “Using Technology as a Tool to Assess in the Elementary Music Classroom ”
at the Summer NYSSMA Conference in Albany, NY
- “A Groovy Way for Elementary Students to Create Music” at the
NJMEA Conference in East Brunswick, NJ
- “Integrating Music into Your Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Classroom,”
at the NJAIS Conference in Lawrenceville, New Jersey
- “Using Technology to Assess in the Elementary General Music Classroom”
at the NJMEA Conference in East Brunswick, NJ
- “Technology-Enhanced Elementary General Music Lesson Plans” at the
TI:ME/MMEA conference in Grand Rapids, MI
2007:
- “Using Technology to Assess in the Elementary General Music Classroom”
at the TI:ME NJ Conference in Franklin Lakes, NJ
- “Technology-Enhanced Elementary General Music Lesson Plans” at the Summer
NYSSMA Conference in Buffalo, NY
- “Integrating Technology into Your K-4 Music Classroom” a the NAfME Eastern
Divisional Conference in Hartford, CT
- “Technology-Enhanced Elementary General Music Lesson Plans” at
the NJMEA Conference in East Brunswick, NJ
2006:
- “Technology-Enhanced Elementary General Music Lesson Plans” at the first-ever
TI:ME NJ Conference in Franklin Lakes, NJ
- “Integrating Technology into Your K-4 Music Classroom” at the National
NAfME Conference in Salt Lake City, UT
- “Integrating Technology into Your K-4 Music Classroom” at the PMEA
Conference in Valley Forge, PA
- “Integrating Technology into Your K-4 Music Classroom” and “Help! My
Elementary Music Students Know More About Technology Than I Do!”
at the TI:ME/FMEA Conference in Tampa, FL
2005:
- “Integrating Technology into Your K-4 Music Classroom”
at the MMEA/TI:ME Conference in Boston, MA
- “Integrating Technology into Your K-4 Music Classroom”
at the NJMEA Conference in East Brunswick, NJ
2004:
- “Teaching Music with Electronic Keyboards,” at Garnet Valley High School
in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania for a PMEA In-service Day
- “Integrating Technology into Your K-4 Music Classroom,”
at the TI:ME /TMEA Conference in San Antonio, TX
2003:
- “Integrating Technology into Your K-8 Music Classroom,” at the NJAIS
In-Service Day at Far Hills Country Day School, in Far Hills, NJ
PERFORMANCES AND RECORDINGS:
- Flutist and clarinetist in the NJ/NY area 1996-present
- Clarinetist on “Great is Thy Faithfulness!” Ocean Grove Concert CD 2013
- Instrumentalist on “Meet the Mometers” CD 2001