Kjrste Hillig has over 15 years of experience teaching elementary music education in both public and private schools. She creates lesson plans integrating music and core academic skills and teaches students to read music and play instruments. She coordinates student performances and provides teacher training. Her objective is to teach elementary music in a public or private school.

1. Kjrste Hillig
20058 Lanark Street — Winnetka, CA 91306 — Phone: 818.741.7666 — E-Mail: khillig@me.com
Objective
To teach elementary level music education in a classroom environment at a public or private school site.
Experience
Teaching Artist: The M.U.S.I.C. Foundation 2006-2014
Supervisor: Robyn Lutsky 818.808.8634 robynlutsky@gmail.com
Principal: Kristine McIntyre 818.789.6173 kmcintir@lausd.net
Classroom Teacher: Lynn Mazkoori 818.744.0834 lynnmazkoori@gmail.com
• Create lessons for, and teach music lessons integrating music skills and core curricular skills to Pre-K
through 5th
grade students in public elementary school. Using state standards and the M.U.S.I.C.
Foundation’s skills based curriculum, plan the arc of lessons for the year, setting and reaching goals for
progress and student learning.
• Teach students to read music and play instruments, primarily keyboard, but also including hand percussion
and Orff instruments.
• Coordinate with classroom teachers and the school principal to plan and conduct rehearsals for assemblies
and school wide performances incorporating all students. Present two Professional Development sessions
each year to the classroom teachers on various subjects connecting music and core classroom disciplines.
• Create and implement discipline plans with clear goals and consequences using positive discipline
techniques and clear classroom rules.
• Conduct regular observations of the other Teaching Artists employed by the MUSIC Foundation. Give
constructive feedback in both verbal and written form, and assist them to improve their teaching skills.
Provide critiques and feedback of submitted lesson plans and provide suggestions of possible content as
needed.
• Create teaching materials and a Teacher’s Handbook for the use of Teaching Artists.
• Assist with and attend functions with the M.U.S.I.C. Foundation promoting its programs and connecting
with community resources. Assist in writing grants and reaching out to funding sources
School Sites Served (LAUSD):
Reseda Elementary School (4 years) The NEW Academy, Canoga Park (1 year)
Chandler Learning Academy (3.5 years) Sunny Brae Elementary School (1 year)
Teaching Artist: Education Through Music – NYC 2001-2005
Supervisors: Steven Herx & Sara Lise-Raff
Executive Director of ETM: Kathy Damkohler
• Create lessons for and teach music lessons integrating music skills and core curricular skills to K through 6th
grade students in public elementary school. Using state standards and the ETM’s skills based curriculum,
plan the arc of lessons for the year, setting and reaching goals for progress and student learning.
• Teach students to read music and play keyboard, using the Music and the Brain keyboard curriculum.
• Coordinate with classroom teachers and the school principal to plan and conduct rehearsals for assemblies
and school wide performances incorporating all students.
• Create and implement discipline plans with clear goals and consequences using positive discipline
techniques and clear classroom rules.

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• 2005: Conduct regular observations of the other Teaching Artists employed by ETM. Give constructive
feedback in both verbal and written form and assist them to improve their teaching skills. Present
Professional Development sessions and work with the planning group for Teaching Artist Training each
year
• With 2 others, re-write and re-format the ETM curriculum to expand from its “Beginning, intermediate,
advanced” format to a K-8 specific curriculum. Assign the content area skills to each grade level, and write
all application suggestions for each skill for the K-3 portion of the curriculum. Assigned cross curricular
skill areas to each skill, and associated each with the appropriate NYC State Standards for Music.
School Sites Served (NYC):
PS 3 Brooklyn (the Bedford School) PS 24 Bronx
Music and the Brain 2000-2001
Supervisor: Lisha Pappert-Lercari
• Travel to MATB School sites on a weekly basis. Assist the on-site music teacher in implementing the
MATB curriculum for keyboard education. Assist in the lesson implementation and hands-on with the
students.
• Assist in the administrative office of MATB, assembling feedback from the school sites and teachers into the
Teacher’s Manuel for MATB. Assist in recording the accompanying CDs for the MATB curriculum.
• Assist in planning and presenting MATB training sessions for NYC public school teachers.
Education
Manhattan School of Music 1997-2000
Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance
Professional Studies Diploma in Vocal Performance
Chapman University 1993-1997
Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Vocal Performance. Minor in French