Ryan S. John ryan_john@comcast.net

ryanjohn.weebly.com Current address: Permanent address: 101 Walnut Lane, SBN #33 362 Wallace Road Princeton, NJ 08540 Newark, DE 19711 OBJECTIVE To obtain a full-time teaching position as a music teacher in a school setting

where I plan to build students’ musical skills, to encourage their development as human beings, to grow as a teacher, and to work with colleagues to provide transformational musical experiences, high levels of musical achievement, and a life-long interest in music for every student.

EDUCATION Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, NJ

Master of Arts in Teaching, May 2013 Overall GPA: 3.8 Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, NJ Bachelor of Music in Music Education, May 2013 Major in Music Education and minor in Music Theater Overall GPA: 3.8 Sanford School, Hockessin, DE High School Diploma, June 2008 Honor Roll, 2004 to 2008

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Spring 2012 Student Teaching, Dr. Al Holcomb (Supervisor)

• Teacher for students in grades 9-12 at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, Princeton Junction, NJ with cooperating teacher Janice Chapin. Experience included full-time work with 3 curricular choirs, the spring musical, private and group lessons, and off-site performances including a tour to Italy and Slovenia.

Fall 2010 Elementary Praxis, Dr. Sharon Morrow (Supervisor)

• Teacher for students in grades K-5 at Littlebrook Elementary School, Princeton, NJ with cooperating teacher John Velez.

Spring 2010 Secondary Praxis, Dr. Frank Abrahams (Supervisor)

• Teacher for 6th grade students at John Witherspoon Middle School, Princeton, NJ with cooperating teacher PJ Heckman. Experience teaching and observing at Pennsbury High School, Robbinsville High School, Bridgewater-Raritan High School, Clearview High School and Middle School, and The Cambridge School.

2004 to 2010 Private Violin Instructor

• Private teacher for beginning violin students ranging in age from 6 to adult utilizing the Suzuki and the All for Strings Books (Frost & Anderson).

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Graduate Assistant • Graduate assistant for Westminster Continuing Education and Special

Assistant to Associate Dean for the Arts, Frank Abrahams.

Teacher’s Assistant and Online Learning Facilitator • Teacher’s Assistant and technology support for more than a dozen online

courses for Westminster Choir College and Westminster Continuing Education utilizing Instructure course management system and Cisco WebEx meeting center software.

2010 to Present Westminster Center for Critical Pedagogy, Princeton, NJ Copy Editor and Production Manager

• Copy editing content for Visions of Research in Music Education (VRME), research reports, reviews, and articles for publication; ensuring compliance with APA Sixth Edition style guidelines;

• Correspondence with authors; maintaining center websites and social media;

• Formatting VRME for online publication, maintaining online presentation.

2009 to 2011 Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ

Circulation, Processing, Repairs COURSE WORK IN EDUCATION

Psychology for Music Teachers, Dr. Sharon Morrow, 2013 Choral Music Grades 5-12, Prof. Edward McCall, 2013 Technology in Music Education, Dr. Janet Cape, 2013 Creative Practices in Teaching and Learning, Dr. Frank Abrahams, 2013 Research in Music Education, Dr. Janet Cape, 2012 Assessing Music Learning, Dr. Al Holcomb, 2012 Music in Special Education, Prof. James Maher, 2012 Fundamentals of Conducting, Dr. James Jordan, 2011 Techniques of Conducting, Dr. Amanda Quist, 2011 Curriculum Development and Evaluation, Dr. Frank Abrahams, 2011 History and Philosophy of Music Education, Dr. Patrick Schmidt, 2011 Educational Psychology, Dr. Ronald Filler, 2011 Choir Training for Young Singers, Dr. Sharon Morrow, 2010 Guitar and Recorder, Dr. Sharon Morrow, 2009 Winds and Percussion, Prof. John Lindner, 2009 Critical Pedagogy II, Dr. Frank Abrahams, 2009 Critical Pedagogy I, Dean Marshall Onofrio, 2008

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CHORAL EXPERIENCE

Westminster Symphonic Choir, Dr. Joe Miller, 2010 to 2013 Westminster Williamson Voices, Dr. James Jordan, 2009 to 2013 Westminster Kantorei, Dr. Andrew Megill, 2010 to 2012 Westminster Jubilee Singers, Prof. Donald Dumpson, 2010 to 2011 Westminster Music Theater Ensemble, Prof. Nova Thomas, 2009 to 2011 Westminster Schola Cantorum, Dr. James Jordan, 2009 to 2010 Westminster Chapel Choir, Prof. Sun Min Lee, 2008 to 2009 MENC All-Eastern Chorus, Dr. Jonathan Talberg, 2007 Delaware All-State Chorus, 2003 to 2008

INSTRUMENTAL EXPERIENCE

Violin, 13 years experience; Piano, 5 years experience; Baritone Saxophone, Bassoon, Flute, 3 to 8 years experience; Delaware All-State Orchestra, Violin, 2004 to 2008

HONORS AND AWARDS

Rider University Provost Scholarship, 2008-2013 Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, 2012 Delaware Future Music Educators Scholarship, 2011 Baccalaureate Honors Program of Rider University, 2008-2013 Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout Award, 2004

MEMBERSHIPS National Association for Music Education (NAfME), 2008 to Present

American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), 2009 to Present American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 2009 to Present Theatre Development Fund (TDF), 2008 to Present

SKILLS Computers:

Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Adobe PhotoShop, Blackboard, Instructure Canvas, Prezi, Garage Band, Ableton Live, iMovie, iPhoto, Windows Movie Maker, Camtasia, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Facebook Pages, Twitter, YouTube, iPads, and E-mail.

Languages: Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking German.

INTERESTS Film, Broadway theatre, visual art, fitness, travel (45 states, 6 foreign countries).

References Available Upon Request