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Joseph Stefanko
E-Mail: jjstefanko@josephstefanko.com

Education
Lebanon Valley College -
Annville, PA   M.M. Music Education August 2016 – December 2019
  •GPA 4.0
  •Studied aa variety of musical styles from Western to Non-Western
  •Developed and Refined Composition and Arranging Mechanics
  •Pursued Topics including Research in Music Education, Philosophy of Music Education, Cultural Diversity, STEAM Education, Music Technology

 

Marywood University - Scranton, PA   B.M. Music Education August 2009 – December 2013
  •Graduated Cum Laude, GPA 3.561
  •Studied and performed a variety of musical styles from Baroque to 21st century
  •Principal trumpet in orchestra, wind ensemble, and jazz ensemble
  •Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band
  •Officer of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME)

Pittston Area High School - Pittston, PA      2005 - 2009
  •Graduated with honors
  •Attended PMEA District and Regional Band Festivals
  •Leadership figure in all offered musical ensembles

Professional Experience
Hazleton Area School District     August 2015 - Present
Music Eduction K - 12
I am currently the Director of Bands for Hazleton Area High School, Arts & Humanities Academy Instrumental Studio Director, and AH Audition Coordinator.  


Hazleton Area School District     September 2014 - June 2015
Music Eduction K - 12
I am currently teaching instrumental music for grades 4 - 8 and general music for grades K - 8.

Hazleton Area School District     April 2014 - June 2014
General Music Long Term Substitute
During the fourth marking period I educated students in seventh and eighth grade about basic musical principals. Topics covered included singing, listening, rhythm, instruments, history, world music, American music, notation, composition, and Kodaly Hand Signs.

Pittston Area School District     July 2012 - December 2013
Assistant Marching Ensemble Director 
Throughout the 2012 – 2013 academic school year I taught marching technique and varying styles of music to students in sixth through twelfth grade. Along with teaching musical content to the students, I arranged and edited music to meet the ensemble’s needs. 

Pittston Area School District    July 2011 – November 2011
Caption Head Assistant
During the 2011 – 2012 academic school year I assisted the music caption head in field music and ensured the students knew their individual responsibilities to the ensemble.

Related Experience
Private Instructor - Northeast Pennsylvania      December 2009 - Present
  •Taught brass technique and varying styles of music throughout the Northeast Pennsylvania Area
  •Ferrwood Music Camp
  •Robert M. Sides Music Center

Freelance Trumpet Player - Northeast Pennsylvania     December 2009 - Present
Performed as a soloist and ensemble member through the tri-state area in a variety of styles from orchestral to jazz. Previous venues include Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, F.M. Kirby Center, and Sands Event Center in Bethlehem.
  •Wyoming Seminary Civic Orchestra
  •Various Orchestral Musicals
  •Sweet Pepper
  •Classic Albums Live

Skills
I am competent in a variety of music education software including Sibelius, Photo Score, Audio Score, Audacity, Auralia, and Garage Band. In addition, I have worked with SMART Boards, Mimio Boards, Apple and Microsoft Computers, iPads, Roland and Yamaha digital pianos, Roland V-Drums, and Roland Digital Recorders. 

Major Repertoire Studied
Short representation of major repertoire studied and performed. Full repertoire list available upon request.
  •Anthony Plog – Postcards
  •Arthur Honegger – Intrada pour trompette en Ut et piano
  •Johann Friedrich Fasch – Trumpet Concerto
  •Franz Joseph Haydn – Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major
  •Alexander Arutiunian – Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat Major (1950) 

References
References are available upon request.