1. Stephanie Faith Roof
2150 Sanibel Island Apt. G2 Portage, MI, 49024
269.788.7238 ǁ stephanie.f.marzolf@gmail.com
Education
M.M. Flute Performance December 2015
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
Mihoko Watanabe
Creative Project: Eric Ewazen’s Sonata No. 2 for Flute and Piano as a Reflection of Twenty-First
Century and American Flute-Music Traits
B.M. Music Education and Flute Performance April 2013
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Martha Councell-Vargas
Christine Smith
Additional Primary Teachers
Gro Schibsted Sandvik March-April 2012
Former Principal Flute of the Bergen Philharmonic
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Betsy Bognar Wong May-August 2009
Principal Flutist of Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Danielle Breisach October 2005-August 2008
Freelance Performer/Teacher/Conductor
Pre-University Instruction, Richland, MI
University Teaching Experience
Ball State University Graduate Assistantships
Flute Full Teaching Assistantship August 2014-June 2015
Flute Half Teaching Assistantship August-December 2013
o Directed flute choir
Included creating and executing lesson plans, organizing performance and set-up
logistics, emailing goals and reminders, and encouraging full participation of up
to 15 students
o Coached Undergraduate Quintet
Coordinated rehearsals and performances, created and executed lesson plans,
and introduced important concepts for chamber music
o Taught music minor and piccolo students
Focused on tone development with connection and direction of sound
Introduced new concepts such as double tonguing and tone color
Discussed music theory and historical context of pieces
o Assisted with flute studio events
Flute Day: created fliers and forms, delegated works shifts for students, copied
music for flute choir readings, and sent reminder emails
Studio Recitals: collected data and created programs
Band Half Assistantship August 2013-April 2014
o Lead flute sectionals for campus band
o Helped organize BSU Band Events
BSU Honor Band:
2. Taught flute sectionals for both honor bands which included discussions
of posture, tone, and breathing
organized fliers and programs
Hosting CBDNA:
Made copies of scores and parts for guests
Set up the stage for guest bands, and set up the reception for Malory
Thompson and masterclass participants
Hosting Bands of America (BOA): Runner for judges
Studio and Preparatory Teaching Experience
Mattawan Bands Instrumental Music Paraprofessional August 2016-present
Woodwind Instructor
Assist with instruction of 6th
Grade-High School Band
Assist with Band Events (Concerts, Festivals, etc.)
Assist with assessments
Private Flute Lessons January 2006-present
Taught middle-high school flute students from Gull Lake, Plainwell, and Sturgis
o Successfully prepared students for college auditions, participation in District and State
Solo and Ensemble, and participation in a masterclass at Western Michigan University’s
Flute Day
o Helped students move up to principal chair or top ensemble
o Incorporated music theory and ear training
o Entrepreneurship: Helped students prepare portfolios that included resumes,
achievements, and letters of recommendation
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra Youth Wind Ensemble January 2015
Day Camp Instructor
Taught flute sectionals and assisted during rehearsal
Conducted a flute chair test
Internship at Parchment Middle and High School August 2012-July 2013
Mentor Teacher Beth Jonker
Worked with 6th
grade-high school band which included up to 100 students
Coached sectionals, chamber ensembles, and Solo Ensemble participants
o Aided 2 ensembles and 1 student to enter State Solo Ensemble
Facilitated 3 high school students’ entrance in the top WMU Honor Band
Created and programmed a 6th
grade-high school flute choir
Oversaw flute, piccolo, and saxophone chair tests
Masterclass Teaching October 23, 2012
Co-taught a flute masterclass for middle school students involved with Western Michigan
University’s “The Joy of Middle School Band: Kids, Music, Teachers”
Demonstrated flute, piccolo, and alto flute
Discussed posture, breathing, and vibrato
Pre-Internship at Schoolcraft Middle School September-December 2012
Mentor Teacher Andrea Luegge
Lead full band rehearsals for 7th
/8th
Grade and 6th
Grade Woodwinds and Percussion
Conducted flute, clarinet, percussion, horn, trombone, and trumpet sectionals
Taught private flute lessons
Instructed a General Music Class
o Assisted in implementing a new program for recorder: Recorder Karate
o Demonstrated and taught recorder
o Conducted weekly performance tests
3. Pre-Internship at Plainwell Middle and High School January-April 2012
Mentor Teachers Paul Mundo and Dave Hepinstall
Lead full band rehearsals for middle-high school
Coached sectionals for flute, clarinet, horn, trombone, and saxophone
Taught private flute lessons
Band Camp Instructor August 2012 and August 2013
Parchment and Gull Lake Bands
Assisted woodwinds/flutes with learning music and drill
Parchment is a part of Michigan Competing Bands Association (MCBA)
o Woodwind Staff Member for the entire marching season in 2012
o 2012 Show “Diver Down”: Ranked 4th
Place in Flight IV at State Competition
Papers/Presentations
Roof, Stephanie R. (2015), Preparation for Summer Festivals and Camps.
Presented to the Ball State University Flute Studio, Ball State University.
Roof, Stephanie F. (2014), Etiquette and Musicianship.
Presented to the Ball State University Flute Studio, Ball State University.
Roof, Stephanie F. (2014), Effective Practice.
Presented to the Ball State University Flute Studio, Ball State University.
Roof, Stephanie F. (2013), Performance Anxiety.
Presented to the Ball State University Flute Studio, Ball State University.
Flute Masterclasses
Jim Walker 2015
Former Principal Flute of Los Angeles Philharmonic
Colburn School of Music, Los Angeles, California
Sarah Jackson 2015
Piccoloist for Los Angeles Philharmonic
Colburn School of Music, Los Angeles, California
Jessica Raposo 2015
Coordinator of Music for Indiana University East
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Kate Lukas 2015
Flute Professor at Indiana University
Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
Jan Gippo 2014
Former Piccoloist for St. Louis Symphony
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Emily Stanek 2014
Adjunct Instructor at Corban University
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Jonathon Snowden 2014
Flute Professor at Shenandoah Conservatory
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Naomi Seidman 2014
Flute Professor at Penn State School of Music
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Conor Nelson 2012
Flute Professor at Bowling Green State University
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
4. Jacqueline Wright 2012
Freelance Performer/Teacher/Conductor
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Jeff Zook 2011
Piccoloist for Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Betsey Bognar Wong 2011
Principal Flutist of Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Lisa Jelle 2011
Professor of Music at Capital University
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Chamber Music Master Classes
College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) 2014
Gary Green (former Director of Bands at Frost School of Music)
Ball State University Wind Ensemble
Principal Flutist
Ball State University Horn Studio Masterclass 2014
American Horn Quartet
BSU Graduate Woodwind Quintet
Flute
Western Michigan University Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Section 2012
Jennet Ingle (South Bend Symphony Orchestra Principal Oboist)
Co-Principal Flute/Piccolo
Western Michigan University Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Section 2011
Theodore Oien (Former Detroit Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet)
Co-Principal Flute/Piccolo
Music Festivals/Conventions
Jim Walker’s Beyond the Masterclass 2015
Colburn School of Music, Los Angeles, California
Greater Indianapolis Flute Fest featuring Jasmine Choi 2015
Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
Ball State University Flute Day featuring Jonathon Snowden 2015
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Ball State University Flute Day featuring Jean Ferrandis 2014
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Western Michigan University Flute Day featuring Jill Felber 2011
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Western Michigan University Flute Day featuring Leone Buyse 2010
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Western Michigan University Flute Day featuring Rhonda Larson 2009
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
National Flute Convention 2008
Kansas City, MO
Western Michigan University Seminar 2008
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
5. Large Ensemble and Chamber Experience
West Michigan Flute Orchestra 2015-present
Flute
Great Lake Flutes 2015-present
Flute
Ball State University Opera 2015
Principal Flutist
Ball State University New Music Ensemble 2015
Flute/Alto Flute/Bass Flute
Muncie Symphony Orchestra (MSO) 2014-15
Second Flute
Ball State University Graduate Woodwind Quintet 2014-15
Flute
Ball State Symphony Orchestra (BSSO) 2013-15
Co-Principal Flutist/Piccoloist
Ball State Wind Ensemble 2013-15
Piccoloist/Principal Flutist
Ball State University Flute Choir 2013-15
Conductor/Flute/Alto Flute
Ball State University Graduate Ensemble (Fl./Ob./Harp) 2014
Flute
What A Do Theater 2012
Substitute Flute/Piccolo
Western Michigan Symphony Orchestra (WMSO) 2009-13
Co-Principal Flutist/Piccoloist
Western Michigan Symphonic Band 2009-10
Section Flute/Piccolo
Western Michigan University Flute Choir 2009-12
Conductor/Flute/Piccolo/Alto Flute/Bass Flute
Western Michigan University Undergraduate Woodwind Quintet 2009-10
Flute
Center Stage Theater 2009-12
Flute/Piccolo
Kalamazoo Civic Theatre 2008
Substitute Flute/Piccolo
Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra (KJSO) 2007-08
Principal Flutist
Selected Solo and Chamber Music Performances
2015
West Michigan Flute Association, Music of the Americas: A Musical Travelogue, First
Presbyterian Church in Battle Creek/St. Francis de Sales in Holland/Basilica of St. Adalbert in
Grand Rapids, MI
Master’s Recital, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
45th
Annual Festival of New Music, solo performance of Shulamit Ran’s Eastwind, Ball State
University, Muncie, IN
45th
Annual Festival of New Music, flutist in Alex Mincek’s Color, Form Line, Ball State
University, Muncie, IN
Clarinet Studio Recital, flutist in Graduate Woodwind Quintet, Ball State University, Muncie,
IN
6. Woodwind Chamber Recital, flutist in Graduate Woodwind Quintet, Ball State University,
Muncie, IN
College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) with guest conductor Gary Green,
Principal Flutist for Ball State University Wind Ensemble, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
2014
BSU Graduate Woodwind Quintet, Lucas Oil Mansion, Indianapolis, IN
Woodwind Chamber Recital, flutist in Fl/Ob/Harp Ensemble, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Music Comes Alive at MCM, guest piccoloist, Muncie Children Museum, Muncie, IN
Emily Clarkson’s Senior Recital, flutist in Fl/Bsn/Harp trio, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) with guest conductor Mallory
Thompson, piccoloist for Ball State University Wind Ensemble, Ball State University, Muncie,
IN
Indiana Intercollegiate Band, Indian Music Educators Conference, Fort Wayne, IN
2012
White Lake Solo Artist Competition, Finalist Recital, White Lake, MI
Michigan Youth Arts Festival, Co-Principal Flutist and Piccoloist for Western Michigan
Symphony Orchestra, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Programmatic Music, Senior Honor Thesis Recital, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo,
MI
2011
Junior Recital, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
2010
Eric Yanacek’s Senior Recital, flutist for Igor Stravinsky’s Octet for Wind Instruments,
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
2009
Christmas Worship, Western Michigan University Undergraduate Woodwind Quintet, The
Bridge Church, Portage, MI
2008
Bravo! Finalist Recital, The Epic Center, Kalamazoo, MI
One Act Plays, guest flutist, Gull Lake High School, Richland, MI
2007
Southwest Michigan Voyager’s Ambassadors of Music: England, France, Switzerland, Austria,
Italy, Liechtenstein, and Germany
Honors, Awards, and Scholarships
Ball State University Flute Assistantship 2013-15
Ball State University Band Half-Assistantship 2013-14
Lee Honor’s College at Western Michigan University 2009-13
Western Michigan University Dean’s List 2009-13
SAI: Sword of Honor for service 2012
White Lake Solo Artist Competition Finalist 2012
Rosa Flute Scholarship 2009
Bravo! Finalist 2008
Audition based where finalists were aired on WMUK radio station
John Philip Sousa Award 2008
Semper Fidelis Award 2008
7. Professional Associations
West Michigan Flute Association (WMFA) 2015-present
Pi Kappa Lambda (PKL), Beta Sigma Chapter 2013-present
Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI), Beta Eta Chapter 2009-12