Jessica L.

Eastridge
5503 Diana Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808 302.294.1602 jessicae@udel.edu - jessicaeastridge.weebly.com
EDUCATION
Master of Music in Music Education..Bachelor of Music in Music Education

University of Delaware, Newark, DE..........University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Anticipated May 2015......December 2010

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Early Childhood Music Teacher....2014-Current
Community Music School, University of Delaware Newark, DE

Instructs early childhood music classes for children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years

Graduate Teaching Assistant................................2013-Current

University of Delaware - Newark, DE

Graduate assistant for upper level music education methods courses; evaluate students at practicum placements; assist with student teaching logistics
and maintenance of student teacher portfolios; instruct undergraduate music education students and assist professors with various tasks related to
undergraduate music education course work
Teach overview course on the practical applications of beginning instrumental pedagogy and secondary instrument methods and techniques

Band Director...2011-2013
Hutto Middle School - Bainbridge, GA

Instructed 5th and 6th grade band classes ranging in size from 25 to 75 students
Assisted with high school marching band, wind ensemble, and concert band
Instructed general music classes to special education students
Planned and implemented concerts, after school events, and field trips including overnight trips to Universal Studios in Orlando, FL to participate in the
STARS performance program and to Troy University in Troy, AL to participate in Southeastern United States Honor Band
Oversaw finances and inventory for the band program and organized fundraisers
Directed the Hutto Middle School Concert Band at the Georgia Bandmasters Association Festival where the band earned a superior rating
Increased band size from 180 students to 280 students from 2011 to 2012 with an 80% retention rate
Served as the Team Leader for Relay for Life for Hutto Middle School
Served on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Accreditation Committee

Part-Time Band Director....20092011

C.C. Pinckney Elementary School - Columbia, SC

Designed and implemented curriculum for 4th through 6th grade band students

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
International Research in Music Education Conference...Anticipated April 2015
Exeter, England

High School Students Musical Achievement and Improvisation on the Steel Drum (poster presentation)
Infusing Improvisation in Formal and Informal Instrumental Music (co-presenter)
Functional Piano Skills: Transcending Formal and Informal Musicking (co-presenter)

Pennsylvania Music Educators Association..Anticipated March 2015

Hershey, PA

High School Students Musical Achievement and Improvisation on the Steel Drum (poster presentation)

Delaware Music Educators Association.October 2014

Wilmington, DE

Informances: Emphasizing the Learning Process (co-presenter)

Delaware Steel, Vienna Tour....March-April 2014

Vienna, Austria

Presented and performed as a member of the steel drum ensemble in schools, after school music programs, and other various performance venues

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Delaware Steel, Steel Pan Double Seconds...2013 - Current
University of Delaware Wind Ensemble, Clarinet...Fall 2014
Palmetto Pans, Steel Pan Cellos.........................................................................................................................................................................................2007-2010
University of South Carolina Symphonic Winds, Clarinet...............................2006-2010
HONORS AND AWARDS
Teacher of the Month, Hutto Middle School......May 2013
ETS Recognition of Excellence......2011
United States Army Commanders Coin Recipient.......2010
Sigma Alpha Lambda Honors Society Inductee..2007
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Delaware Teacher Certification, Music K-12
Instrumental Music, Gordon Institute for Music Learning at the University of South Carolina
Elementary Level One, Gordon Institute for Music Learning at the University of South Carolina
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Membership Coordinator for Mid-Atlantic Chapter and National Membership Commission Member

The National Association for Music Education

Past President of Collegiate Division at the University of South Carolina (formerly MENC)

Tau Beta Sigma, National Honorary Band Sorority

Past Southeast District Vice President for Membership