Sarah Bost Relevant Teaching Experience

9701 1st Ave NW Pep Band Director

Seattle, WA 98117 Seattle Preparatory High School, Seattle, WA Aug 2016-present
(704) 929-0400
bosts@uw.edu Designed and pioneered the premier season of the Panther Pep Band, including a week-
long summer band camp, performances at assemblies and home football and basketball
games, purchase of drum line equipment, and 45-minute rehearsals 2-3 times per week

Conductor of Campus Band

University of Washington School of Music Sept 2015-present
Currently in position of selecting repertoire, rehearsing 80-piece band two hours per week,
culminating in one performance at end of quarter
Music Theory Tutor, MUSIC117
University of Washington School of Music Sept 2015-June 2016
Currently hired in Grader position for MUSIC117 theory class
Created opportunity to teach music theory review sessions to struggling students; I develop
my own practice exercises based on their current unit of study

Band Director
Friday Harbor High School/Middle School, Friday Harbor, WA Aug 2013 July 2015
Planned instruction for 6 Grade Beginning Band, 7 Grade Band, 8th Grade Band, High
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School Concert Band, High School Jazz Band, and High School Pep Band
Executed 10 Pep Band performances, 10 Jazz Band performances, 4 performances each
in 6th/ 7th/ 8th/ High School Bands, per school year
Organized and directed overnight concert band trip to Seattle Pacific University for band
clinic; Jazz Band trip to University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival where 3 student
soloists received Noteworthy Recognition awards
Rehearsed and conducted school musical; arranged all instrumental parts
Built a recording studio in band facility; coordinated the purchase and repair of instruments
for school inventory
Conducted rehearsals and performance of FHHS Concert Bands collaboration with 40-
member San Juan Singers choir

Band Director/General Music Teacher

St. Brendan Parish School, Bothell, WA
St. Alphonsus Parish School, Seattle, WA
Christ the King Catholic School, Seattle, WA Aug 2012-June 2013
Designed instruction for middle school band classes and preschool - 5th grade general
music classes
Executed 2 concerts per school per year (without budget, music library, or instrument
inventory)
Arranged for student conductor to sit in with SPU Wind Ensemble and conduct band
Woodwind Adjudicator
Solo and Ensemble Regional Contests, Western WA Winters 2012-2014
Hired by WMEA to judge flute solos and small/large woodwind ensembles at regional
contests in Seattle, Renton, Bellingham, Federal Way, and Silverdale

Education
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA July 2012
Kodaly Level I Certification
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Aug 2004-May 2009
B.M. Music Education, B. A. French Language
Magna Cum Laude