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David Jones

David Jones is a certified band and choral director with over 15 years of experience seeking a music director position. He has a Bachelor's degree in Musical Arts and an Associate's degree in Music Education. His experience includes being the band director from 2003 to 2009 and choir director from 1998 to 2003 for the North Miami Community Concert Band, where he directed groups at rehearsals and performances, planned schedules, and collaborated with composers. He is affiliated with several music education organizations.

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David Jones

David Jones is a certified band and choral director with over 15 years of experience seeking a music director position. He has a Bachelor's degree in Musical Arts and an Associate's degree in Music Education. His experience includes being the band director from 2003 to 2009 and choir director from 1998 to 2003 for the North Miami Community Concert Band, where he directed groups at rehearsals and performances, planned schedules, and collaborated with composers. He is affiliated with several music education organizations.

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David Jones

1234 Cabana Drive


Miami, FL 64000
Home: 404-555-5555
Cell: 404-555-5556
Email: [email protected]

Objective
Certified Band and Choral Director with over 15 years of dedicated teaching experience in various
artistic environments seeking a Music Director position where I can utilize my creative qualities.

Qualifications Summary
 Oriented toward excellence in music education.
 Vast experience in teaching award winning Marching Bands, Concert Bands, Jazz Bands, Choirs and Winter
Guards.
 Extensive knowledge and implementation of goals and discipline policies.
 Strong knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music,
dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
 Able to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintain them over
time.
 Skilled at scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Education
Bachelor of Musical Arts from DePauw School of Music 

 Minor in German, 1994


Miami Dade Community College, Miami, FL

 A.A. in Music Education, 1990


Work Experience
Band Director: June 2003 - Dec. 2009, North Miami Community Concert Band, North Miami, FL

 Collaborated with music librarians to ensure availability of scores.


 Engaged services of composers to write scores.
 Met with composers to discuss interpretations of their work.
 Performed administrative tasks such as applying for grants, developing budgets, negotiating contracts, and
designing and printing programs and other promotional materials.
 Transcribed musical compositions and melodic lines to adapt them to a particular group, or to create a
particular musical style.
 Conferred with clergy to select music for church services.
 Other responsibilities included coordinating and organizing tours, hiring touring companies to arrange
concert dates, venues, accommodations, and transportation for longer tours; planning and implementing fund-
raising and promotional activities.
 Activity in auditioning, selecting performers for musical presentations and conducting guest soloists in
addition to ensemble members.  
Choir Director: May 1998 - May 2003, North Miami Community Concert Band, North Miami, FL

 Directed groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances in order to achieve desired effects such as
tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
 Met with soloists and concert masters to discuss and prepare for performances.
 Planned and scheduled rehearsals and performances, and arranged details such as locations,
accompanists, and instrumentalists.
 Positioned members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
 Studied scores to learn the music in detail, and to develop interpretations.
 Developed strong abilities to use gestures to shape the music being played, communicating desired tempo,
phrasing, tone, color, pitch, volume, and other performance aspects.
 Activity in assigning and reviewing staff work in such areas as scoring, arranging, and copying music, and
vocal coaching.  
Affiliations
 Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
 Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OMEA)
 Oklahoma Band Directors Association (OBA)
 American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)  

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