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    This document is a resume for Rebecca Kenaga, a music education student at James Madison University. She has experience teaching music at various schools through observations and practicum. She is currently a server and co-founder of a nonprofit that provides music classes to incarcerated youth. She has held leadership roles in campus organizations and participated in conferences and service trips related to music education.

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    This document is a resume for Rebecca Kenaga, a music education student at James Madison University. She has experience teaching music at various schools through observations and practicum. She is currently a server and co-founder of a nonprofit that provides music classes to incarcerated youth. She has held leadership roles in campus organizations and participated in conferences and service trips related to music education.

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    REBECCA KENAGA 

    15 J South Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 ● (540) 718-5220 ● [email protected] 


    rebeccakenaga.weebly.com 
     
    EDUCATION  
    James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA ​- School of Music  
    ● Major: Music Education, Woodwind (Clarinet) 
    ● Minors: Jazz Studies, Music and Human Services  
    ● Anticipated Graduation: May 2020 
     
    TEACHING & EMPLOYMENT 
    Capital Alehouse  
    Server   Summer 2019 - Present 
    ● Collaborate with a diverse team of individuals to create a positive and 
    welcoming atmosphere while catering to multiple guests’ needs 
    AMPLIFIY: A Music Performance Learning Initiative for Incarcerated Youth 
    Nonprofit, Co-Founder  ​Spring 2019 - Present 
    ● Co-facilitate weekly project-based, student-centered music classes at 
    Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center and Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center 
    ● Presented at the Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship Student Showcase 
    (September 2019) 
    ● Participated in 2019 Venture Creation Accelerator ​(Summer 2019) 
    James Madison University Instrument Management 
    Inventory Assistant   Fall 2018 - Present 
    ● Maintain an up-to-date online ledger of locker and instrument rentals 
    ● Balance cash box 
    ● Organize instruments and supplies 
    Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake, MI 
    Unit Counselor June 17 - August 18, 2018  
    ● Worked with a unit of counselors to supervise larger group (60+) campers, 
    filled in for ill or absent counselors  
    ● High School Band Assistantships under Dr. Matthew Westgate and Professor 
    Nancy Ditmer  
    ● Middle School Jazz Band Assistantship  
    Observations and Practicum 
    ● Stuarts Draft Elementary School, Stuarts Draft 
    General Music, Kelly Hughes March - May 2019 
    ● East Rockingham High School, Elkton 
    Jazz and Concert Band, Guitar, Brandon Alford  ​January - March 2019 
    ● Gemeinschaft Home, Harrisonburg 
    Music and Human Services Practicum, Robby McCoubrey; Songwriting 
    Project, Drs. David Stringham and Jesse Rathgeber ​2018-Summer 2019 
    ● Spotswood High School, McGaheysville 
    J​ azz Band, Sean Macomber  ​Spring 2019  
    ● Maiden Choice School​, ​Maryland 
    Music Classroom for Students with Disabilities, Shelby Adkins ​March 2018 
     
    Rebecca Kenaga 

    ● Spotswood High School, McGaheysville 


    Music Technology and Recording, Nathan May  ​November 2017 
    ● Elkton Middle School, Elkton 
    Musical Theater, Kley Todd  ​November 2017 
    ● Mountain View Elementary School, Harrisonburg 
    3rd Grade General Music, Kari Carpenter  October 2017 
    ● North Fork Middle School, Harrisonburg 
    Orchestra, Wendy Whitford  September 2017  
    ● Culpeper Middle School, Culpeper 
    7th and 8th Grade Band, Rebecca Roach   August 2017 
    ● Eastern View High School, Culpeper 
    Marching Band, Adam Roach  August 2017 
     
    LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT  
    Brother of Kappa Kappa Psi 
    National Honorary Band Service Fraternity  ​Spring 2017 - Present 
    ● Fundraising Committee Member (​Fall 2019 - Present​) 
    ● Vice President of Membership, led weekly classes for membership 
    candidates, organized and planned curricular activities, co-head of 
    Membership and Ritual Committee (​Spring 2018 - 2019​) 
    James Madison University Center for Inclusive Music Engagement 
    Center Innovator ​Fall 2019 
    ● Dedicate time to a project relating to CIME’s goals, present independent 
    research, hold one lab hour a week, and collaborate with peers and 
    professors on various projects relating to inclusive, participatory, 
    community-based music engagement 
    James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes  
    ● Clarinet Section Leader (​Fall 2017​)  
    ● Mellophone (​Fall 2018)​ , Section Leader (​Fall 2019)​   
    Virginia Music Educators Association Conference  
    Presenter, Performer, Attendee ​Novembers 2016-2019 
    ● Collaborated with peers and professors to present “Writing Life’s Lessons in 
    Song: Facilitating Storytelling and Songwriting”, an interactive conference 
    session based on a collaborative storytelling and songwriting project in a 
    transitional living facility for previously incarcerated men (​2018)​  
    ● Performed bass clarinet in Valley Winds Ensemble Concert exploring 
    composer diversity (​2019)​  
    Music Technology Leadership Academy 
    Intern ​February 
    2019 
    ● Attended Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) and Technology in 
    Music Education (TI:ME) conference sessions, studied instructional concepts 
    to involve students not participating in ensembles in secondary music 
    classes, and collaborated with a group to create a three-day music 
    technology and multimedia curriculum project  
    Rebecca Kenaga 

     
    Jamaican Field Service Project 
    Music Education Service Learning  January 3-13, 2019  
    ● Obtained over 44 hours of practicum in a Jamaican elementary school, taught 
    grades preschool through 6th grade traditional Jamaican, American, and 
    European folk songs and traditional Jamaican drum rhythms, worked with a 
    group of music educators to facilitate cooperative lessons, and participated 
    in 10 hours of group drumming lessons 
    Breaking Boundaries: Community Music Research Symposium 
    Panelist  May 2018  
    ● Presented research and experiences from a National Endowment for the 
    Arts-funded research study at Teachers College, Columbia University 
    Keister Music Night, Harrisonburg, VA 
    Keister Elementary School, Maggie Hagy November 2017  
    ● Worked with a peer to lead an activity for elementary-aged students where 
    students listened to music and painted whatever they were inspired by 
     
    EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES  
    ● James Madison University Combo ​- Clarinet 
    ● James Madison University Concert Band ​- Bass Clarinet 
    ● James Madison University Jazz Band ​- Clarinet  
    ● James Madison University Jazz Ensemble ​- Clarinet, Bass Clarinet 
    ● James Madison University Pep Band ​- Alto Sax, Baritone, Mellophone  
    ● James Madison University Study Abroad ​- Montréal, Canada  
    ● James Madison University Symphonic Band ​- Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, 
    Bass Clarinet 
    ● James Madison University Wind Symphony ​- Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet 
    ● Marching Royal Dukes ​- Clarinet, Mellophone 
    ● “The Uhligans” Clarinet Quartet ​- Bass Clarinet 
     
    SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS  
    ● Spillman Scholarship ​- 2016-2020 Recipient  
    ● Big Kenny Alphin Scholarship ​- 2016 Recipient  
    ● Culpeper County Band Boosters Scholarship ​- 2016 Recipient  
    ● George Washington Carver Scholarship ​- 2016 Recipient  
    ● Free and Accepted Masons Scholarship ​- 2016 Recipient  
    ● Kappa Alpha Theta ​- 2016 Recipient  
    ● John Philip Sousa Award ​- 2016 Recipient  
     
    MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS 
    ● ISME - International Society for Music Education 
    ● Kappa Kappa Psi 
    ● MAC - Madison Association of Clarinetists 
    ● NAFMEC - National Association for Music Education (Collegiate) 
    ● VMEA - Virginia Music Educators Association 

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