MA in Music Graduate from UOttawa providing music lessons to all ages - Trumpet, Piano, DJING, Music Theory

Chantal's Resume

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

September 2019 – Present
HummingBird Music/Nepean School of Music
Position: Music Teacher
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Age Range: Ages 5 to 45
• Instruments: Piano, Trumpet and Violin
• Styles: RCM, Suzuki, Popular & Jazz

June 2017 – December 2019
Sunrise Records – St. Laurent/Bayshore Ottawa, Ontario
Position: Assistant Manager from August 2019 to December 2019
Acting Manager from February 2019 to August 2019
Assistant Manager from March 2018 to February 2018
Key Holder from Aug. 2017 to Feb. 2018 at St. Laurent
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Independently opening and closing store
• Directing other staff on daily duties
• Assisting customers on the floor and serving at cash
• Keeping up-to-date on store products and promotions, merchandising, submitting orders
• Receiving new product and stocking shelves
• Organizing and cleaning store
• Counting cashes and safe, handling store deposits

September 2017 – Present
EL Furniture Warehouse Ottawa, Ontario
Position: DJ (Disk Jockey)
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Providing musical entertainment under the following guidelines:
• DJs are required to modulate between various genres every three tracks
• Genres: pop, country, electronic, rock and punk
• Equipment: Pioneer SBJ2 Controller

September 2015- May 2017
University of Ottawa
Position: Teaching Assistant (Theory & Music History) Ottawa, Ontario
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Duties include, but are not limited to; setting up and taking down equipment for each lecture
• Proctoring and grading tests, quizzes and papers
• Holding review sessions
• Interacting with students inside and outside class time, including individual appointments

July 2014 – July 2015
BMO Bank of Montreal Little Current, Ontario
Position: Customer Service Representative
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Interacting with clients on an everyday basis and fulfilling their various needs (i.e. deposits, withdrawals, wire payments, foreign exchange transactions, etc.)
• Successfully filled the role of MasterCard Champion which included attending biweekly sales discussions, helping all customers and coworkers with MasterCard applications, being the expert on all MasterCard products, policies and procedures, successfully achieving and surpassing Sales Revenue Targets

January 2011 – June 2015
Private Lessons Music Instructor Sudbury, Ontario
• Instructing students of various ages (i.e. four to fifteen) in weekly piano and trumpet lessons
• Various styles of music taught such as popular, jazz and classical (i.e. RCM Conservatory)
• Preparing weekly piano lesson which included creating my own theory worksheets for my students

November 2011 – April 2012 Sudbury, Ontario
Carl Nesbitt Public School
Position: Tutor
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Tutoring grades 4 & 5 in math
• Assisting grades 7 & 8 in music – helping music students during band practice and recesses with any music related needs.

June -August 2011 & June-August 2012 Espanola, Ontario
Espanola Parks and Recreation
Position: Park Supervisor
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the safety and well-being of the children attending the Town of Espanola Parks Program
• Planning and instructing various activities, games and crafts for the children to participate in each day


SPECIAL SKILLS AND ACHEIVEMENTS:
• Private piano lessons from September 2001 to August 2010 and September 2012 to April 2013
• Private violin lessons from September 2005 to February 2008
• Private trumpet lessons from September 2006 to April 2014
• Completed Level 1 and 2 RCM Theory Examinations with distinction in 2005
• Completed Level 5 RCM Piano Examination with honours in 2005
• Completed Level 8 RCM Equivalency Keyboard Courses at Laurentian University
• Current Level on Instruments: Level 10 RCM for Piano, RCM ARCT Trumpet and Level 5 RCM/Suzuki Violin
• CERTIFIED in HIGH FIVE Principles of Child Development
• Standard First Aid CPR C + AED Certified until August 2021 by St. John Ambulance Saint-Jean
• G Class Drivers License


VOLUNTEER WORK:
Framework Music/School of Bass/Hybrid Saturdays February 2016 – Present
Position: Disk Jockey Ottawa, ON
Locations: Pour Boy, Mercury Lounge, Swizzles
• Providing entertainment in the form of live music mixing at various venues around Ottawa.
• Promoting events on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram
R.C.S.C.C Manitoulin Cadet Band September 2014 – June 2015
Little Current, Ontario
Position: Band Officer & Phase 1 Cadet Instructor
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Formed a Sea Cadet band. There had not been a sea cadet band for 5 years in this regimen. Within 8 months, my band was able to play four songs that were approximately 3-4 minutes long (while marching to specific routines) at the end-of-year cadet closing ceremonies.
• Instructed weekly band practices for 15-20 youth between the ages 12-18
• Taught students to play a variety of brass instruments (Melophone, Euphonium, Baritone, Trumpet) and percussion (Snare, Tenor, Bass, Glockenspiel)
• Provided weekly music theory lessons
• Prepared students for 10-15 minute performance for end of the year Cadet Ceremony
• Taught students marching routines
• Instructed students in Phase 1 Cadet group

St. Andrews United Church September 2012- April 2014
Sudbury, Ontario
• Guest trumpet player during special services (i.e. Christian Holidays, Remembrance Day)
• Duties included: Performing and/or sight-reading music for hour-long church services for holidays and other special performances such as the Last Post & Reveille each Remembrance Day

Lockerby Composite October 2013 – April 2014
Sudbury, Ontario
• Holding sectionals and occasionally running band practices for Junior and Senior bands.



EDUCATION:

Ottawa University
Graduated in April 2019 with a Master of Arts in Musicology with a focus in Gender Studies and Popular Music.

Laurentian University
Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Music with a minor in History (with distinction) and a cumulative average of 83% in May 2014.
Main Instrument: Trumpet.