KATHLEEN FRIEDMAN

3111 TOWN COURT SOUTH * LAWRENCEVILLE, NEW JERSEY 08648 (805) 660-8029 * KATHLEENFRIEDMAN1@GMAIL.COM

EDUCATION Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, New Jersey Bachelor of Music in Music Education ! ! ! May 2014 (anticipated) Cummulative GPA: 3.72 Music Education with Frank Abrahams, Patrick Schmidt, Al Holcomb, Sharon Morrow, and Janet Cape; Vocal and Performance Studies with Zehava Gal, Laura Brooks Rice, and Jerry James Penna; Piano with Agnes Polterak; Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion with Janet Cape; Recorder and Guitar with Sharon Morrow; String Instruments with Elizabeth Guerriero; Choral Conducting with Frank Abrahams and Amanda Quist; Music History and Theory with Eric Hung, Anthony Kosar, Benjamin Boyle, and Sharon Mirchandani.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Village Elementary School, West Windsor, New Jersey! ! ! Spring 2014 Taught general music and chorus to children grades 4 and 5 in a supervised practicum. Lessons emphasized Kodly strategies that focus on ear training, music literacy, and independent music making. Lesson content was correlated to meet the benchmarks of the Common Core Curriculum standards, as well as the National Standards for Music Education. Instruction was di!erentiated to meet individual student learning styles as well as inclusion of special education students. Attended professional development days, behavioral modication meetings with the school counsilor, and parent teacher conferences. Assisted with the annual spring choral festival, and performed with district teachers chorus. Quarry Hill Elementary, Pennsbury, Pennsylvania ! ! ! ! Spring 2013 Taught general music to children grades K-5 and chorus grades 4 and 5 in a supervised practicum group. Created lesson plans based on Kodly strategies, while incorporating the use of technology and popular music in the classroom. Developed choral warm ups focusing on healthy tone production. Princeton Girl Choir Conducting intern under Lynnel Joy Jenkins with Ensemble, the auditioned middle/ high school group. Responsible for leading warm-ups, sectional rehearsals, and rehearsing music. Also taught sight-singing techniques in an elementary audition preparation class. Special Seminars with Carol Krueger (Takadimi); James Jordan (Body Mapping); Mead Andrews (Alexander Technique); Mark Moliterno (Yoga Voice); James Mar (Executive Funcion Skills in the Classroom); Andre Thomas (Choral Conducting);

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Kathleen R. Friedman

PERFORMING EXPERIENCE Moorpark College Vocal Ensemble- Vail Keck! Westminster Symphonic Choir- Joe Miller !! Hayden Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria ! Young Artist at Songfest, LA! ! ! !

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Fall 2009-Spring 2011 Spring 2012-Spring 2013 Fall 2012-Fall 2014 Summer 2013 Summer 2013

Westminster Williamson Voices- James Jordan! !

SPECIAL INTERESTS Yoga Herbology Writing

HONORS AND AWARDS Music Service Honor Award!! ! ! ! Vocal Ensemble Leader Award! ! ! ! A.E. Truman Music Scholarship! ! ! ! Ed Sullivan Music Scholarship Associated Students of Moorpark College Scholarship Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society ! ! Deans List Recipient! ! ! ! ! ! " " " MEMBERSHIP IN MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS Member of American Choral Directors Association! Member of NAfME (formerly MENC) ! ! !

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2010-2014 Since Fall 2011

CERTIFICATIONS NJ Music K-12 Certication expected 2014 Registered 200-hr Yoga Alliance Teacher expected 2014 REFERENCES Dr. Janet Cape- Associate Professor of Music Education Westminster Choir College of Rider University 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton NJ 08540 (609) 921-7100 x8240 * jcape@rider.edu Dr. Sharon Morrow- Associate Professor of Music Education Westminster Choir College of Rider University 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton NJ 08540 (609) 921-7100 X8238 Mrs. Amy Carter- General Music Village Elementary School 601 New Village Rd. West Windsor, NJ 08550 (609) 716-5200 * Amy.Carter@ww-p.org

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