Meghan Catherine Rhoades

Cell: (248) 804-0922

Email: megcat533@hotmail.com

General Information
Goal
Seeking a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance
Education
High School Education, 06/2017
Rochester High School, 180 S Livernois Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307

- GPA: 4.127
- AP Classes: Literature and Composition, U.S. Government and Politics, Language and Composition,
Spanish Language and Culture, and Calculus AB
- Enjoyed classes in Music, Foreign Languages, and English

Activities:
Section Leader of Drumline in Marching Band, 12th Grade; Squad Leader of Tenor Drums
9th-12th Grade
Member of the National Honors Society, 11th-12th Grade
Awards:
Departmental Honors in World History, Geometry, and Band, 9th Grade
Community Service
National Honors Society Community Volunteer Work, such as Working Events from the
Rochester Area Neighborhood House, 9th-12th Grade
Work Mission Trip with Church High School Youth Group, 9th and 12th Grade
Volunteered for the American Federation of Music Teachers Festival, 9th-12th Grade
Work Experience
Substitute Church Pianist for the First United Methodist Church of Troy, 9th-12th Grade
Maintains a Small Teaching Studio of Beginning Piano Students, 9th-12th Grade
Skills
Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Publisher
Instruction of Others/Tutoring
Arts Specific Information
Private Teachers
Dr. Christopher Harding, June 2016-Present; (734) 764-2517; chcm@umich.edu
Gail Gebhart, 2005-June 2016; (248) 986-7736; pianoplay11@gmail.com
Music Organizations
Rochester High School Wind Ensemble, Fall 2013-Present
Rochester High School Falcon Marching Band, Fall 2013-Present
First United Methodist Church of Troy Handbell Choir, 2010-Present
One Voice High School Youth Choir at the First United Methodist Church of Troy, 2013-
Present
Rochester High School Ad Hoc Percussion Ensembles, Fall 2013-Present
Ad Hoc Jazz Combo, September 2016-Present
Music Competitions/Awards
Auditioned and was invited to perform for a master class both with Dr. Nelita True (Spring
of 2016) and Dr. Christopher Liccardo (Spring 2012) at the Biennial Suzuki Conferences of
the Americas held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Achieved first place in 2015 in the MAC Fall Classic Open Invitational for piano.
Participated in the Michigan Music Teachers Association Student Achievement Testing Day
yearly since 2009 from Level 2B to Level 10, achieving scores ranging from 96 to 98.75 out
of a possible 100 each year.
Participated in the Michigan Federation of Music Clubs Festival since 2008 and received
Superior, the highest rating, every year.
Related Experience
Played in High School Pit Orchestras on Piano for Chicago (2016), Thoroughly Modern
Millie (2015), and Grease (2014), and on Percussion for In the Heights (2013)
Substitute Church Pianist for the First United Methodist Church of Troy, 2013-Present
Maintains a Small Teaching Studio of Beginning Piano Students, 2013-Present
Accompanies brass, woodwind, string, and voice students at events such as both the District
and State MSBOA (Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association) Solo and Ensemble
Festivals, 2013-Present
Attended the Gilmore Piano Camp (Summer 2014) and the Bowling Green State University
Piano Camp (Summer 2015)
Performed in a Marimba Duet at District and State MSBOA (Michigan School Band and
Orchestra Association) Solo and Ensemble Festivals, 2013-2015
Participates in Several Chamber Ensemble Events, 2013-Present