My resume outlining qualifications for Music Education

1. Alex Shallenberger
alexshallenberger@gmail.com
TEL 1-814-746-5488
Education
West Chester University - Class of 2017
Bachelor of Music in Music Education
Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance
GPA: 3.576
Kansas State University - Class of 2019
Masters of Music with an Emphasis in Percussion Performance
Current GPA: 3.88
Honors
- Deans List: Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015
- West Chester University Sixth Man Basketball Band Scholarship recipient, 2013-2015
- Featured soloist on the WCU Percussion Ensemble Concert of Fall 2016 performing
“Concerto for Vibraphone and Percussion Ensemble” by Ney Rosauro
- Recipient of Grant to Arrange “Backlash II” by Chris Hanning, which was then premiered at
PASIC in the Fall of 2016.
- Selected by Professors to perform at the McCormick Marimba Festival with the WCU
Percussion Ensemble in 2013 and 2017.
- Performed in Master Classes for Casey Cangelosi (2014) and Stuart Mars (2016).
Internships
STUDENT TEACHING PLACEMENT I
JANUARY 2016-MARCH 2016
For eight weeks I student taught under the tutelage of Eric Rutledge, a band director who oversees three elementary schools and
one day of kindergarten general music lessons per week within the Kennet School District. I was responsible for his entire teaching
load which included private instrument lessons for small groups of students ranging from fourth to fifth grade, and one day a week
of kindergarten general music lessons at the kindergarten center.
STUDENT TEACHING PLACEMENT II
MARCH 2016-MAY 2016
For eight weeks I student taught under the tutelage of Erin Kaupilla a high school band director Oxford Area High School. I was
responsible for three Guitar I classes, one Guitar II class, a Concert Band, and a Music Theory class. Each of these different
classes gave me necessary experience as a beginner teacher in organizing, planning, delivering instruction, and differentiating to
all the different student needs in the high school music program.

2. Relevant Work and Performing Experience
K-STATE GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT - MUSIC EDUCATION
2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR
During the 2017-2018 school year I have served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Kansas State for the Music Education Department
supervised by Dr. Phillip Payne. The tasks I have taken on in this department include; coordinating 28 field placement assignments for
Music Education candidates and their corresponding school, grading response essays and other assignments for the 500 level student
teacher preparation classes. Future tasks include a consolidation of assessing of University Objectives and Student Learning Objectives
within the Canvas System, and teaching seminars on beginner percussion instruction and jazz drumset instruction.
K-STATE GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT - CALL ME MISTER
2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR
I served as the Assistant Coordinator of the Call me MISTER program, a program that works with male education students of color with
aspirations to teach. My duties included organizing the calendar, helping to run meetings, organizing events, and working with the higher
faculty in the College of Education to ensure the success of the program.
CAMP COUNSELOR - BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP
SUMMER 2016-2018
As a camp counselor I would supervise a cabin of eleven students with ages ranging from 11-14, lead games and evening activities within
my unit, as well as participate in ensemble assignments dictated by the camp. The bulk of the work at this job is meeting the many
individual needs of the campers, whether they are trivial issues like the inability to locate uniform, to serious issues such as severe
homesickness, anxiety, special needs, learning and emotional disabilities, and the occasional medical emergency. The two years I’ve spent
as a camp counselor have given me a well of patience and empathy as I’ve interacted with over 88 campers in my cabin and hundreds of
campers camp wide.
PERCUSSION INSTRUCTOR - BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP
SUMMER 2016-2018
As a percussion instructor for Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp I was tasked with overseeing the middle school percussion section at the junior
high camp. this involved teaching a 40 minute sectional on the assigned music and percussion techniques as well as coordinating part
assignments for each piece in preparation for the session concert. I developed my own instructional methods and curriculum for the class
and was well received by the band directors I worked with.
MUSIC TEACHER - GREENSLEEVES MUSIC
FALL 2013-SUMMER 2017
I taught a variety of weekly private lessons for either percussion, or piano students of ages ranging from 4-18. This consistent one on one
teaching experience allowed me to adapt and cater to multiple personalities and age groups in a way that best suited their needs and my
abilities as a teacher. I would specialize my curriculum and procedures to each student as their needs as musicians and people evolved.
PERCUSSIONIST - KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE
2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR
I participated in KSU’s top performance ensemble under the direction of Dr. Frank Tracz. The wind ensemble is a prestigious ensemble that
will that performed at the Kennedy Center at Washington DC in April of that year.
DRUMMER - KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLES
FALL 2017-PRESENT
I have participated extensively in the K-State Jazz program by serving in both Concert Jazz Ensemble and Lab A. I also played piano in
Latin Jazz Ensemble, and served in the House Wreckers and Swing Machine combos, the latter of which is the top combo in the school.
PERCUSSIONIST - WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE
FALL 2013-SPRING 2014, SPRING 2015-PRESENT
In the fall of my sophomore year I was the only sophomore to be selected to play in the West Chester University Wind Ensemble which is
under the direction of Dr. Andrew Yozviak. The Wind Ensemble is considered to be one of the top performance ensembles West Chester
has to offer, with performances at the International Trumpet Guild, PMEA events in Boston and Hershey, a NAfME performance in 2015, in
addition to regular concerts in Hershey. I recorded two CDs with the Ensemble entitled “Like a Moth to the Flame”, and “Reanimations”.
PERCUSSIONIST - WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
SPRING OF 2013-FALL 2013-SPRING 2017 (PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION)
In the spring semester of my freshman year I was placed in the West Chester University Orchestra and performed multiple concerts with
the ensemble. In 2017 I was asked to serve as the Principal Percussionist.
PERFORMER - BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP
SUMMER 2016-2018
I participated in the the Staff Band, Festival Band, Percussion Ensemble, Festival Orchestra, and Staff Jazz ensembles at Blue Lake Fine
Arts Camp alongside the faculty and staff, working with conductors such as Scott Cullen, Tim Froncek, Col. Palmatier, and Rodney Dorsey.

3. Alex Shallenberger
alexshallenberger@gmail.com
TEL 1-814-746-5488
REFERENCES
Wayne Goins
Professor of Jazz Studies
Kansas State University
weg@ksu.edu
785.587.7343
Ralph Sorrentino
Professor of Percussion Studies
West Chester University
rsorrentino@wcupa.edu
610.529.3360
Jessica Bryant
Director of Student Services
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
jbryant@bluelake.org
630.310.6969