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October 19, 2016 Dear School Director: I spent more than twenty-two years teaching Music and Art to young children at Winding Brook School. The work was extremely rewarding and I have to say that I was as inspired by the children as I hope they were by me. At this time, I am teaching piano and voice at “Music Lessons by Amy” in Wall Township, NJ. I began teaching music as licensed Kindermusik instructor and, as I saw that the children were capable of much more than that program offered, developed a program which goes far beyond it. This experience involves integrating movement, vocal development, dramatic play, and using percussion instruments in developing the musical potential of each child. In my art classes I demonstrate techniques and emphasize that, as artists, we are creating our own works and every artist is different. We use various age-appropriate media: crayons, tempera, bio-color paint, colored pencils, play-doh and bars of soap for sculpture. The sky and beyond is the limit for what we can create! Every child is an artist! There is no such thing as good or bad art and the only important thing is that each artist is happy with her/his own work. "I can't do it" doesn't exist for long in my classes, and every child, irrespective of ability, is proud of her/his creations. Having music and art classes every day provides continuity and a greater capacity for exploring and realizing our potential. If you are looking for someone who would like the students to have a great experience, who has a positive attitude, knows how to listen to children and understand their needs, who can see the world through the eyes of a child and understand and respect each child’s way of being in the world, who manages time and sets priorities well, who is interested in learning new things about the needs of the classroom and who is a great team player but also works well independently and thinks creatively, then I am that person! I express my passion for teaching freely to inspire the children and I am open to learning from and being inspired by them. I would be so happy to be a part of your school and I know we would be an excellent match. I look forward to speaking with you and I thank you for your time and consideration. Cordially, Jodi DiLiberto 732-280-9107 Joyoussinger@aol.com

Music Teacher

Music Lessons with Amy

Wall Township NJ

September 2016 until Present

Teaching voice,piano,and harp to individual students

 

Music and Art Teacher

Winding Brook School                                                               April 1993 until November 2015

Tinton Falls NJ

 

Strengths include a talent for inspiring and drawing out the creativity in each child, to intuit each child’s needs and to adapt teaching methods accordingly with kindness, imagination and humor.

Music program includes:

Experiencing music through movement by engaging the children in choreographed and free dances

Facilitating development of large motor skills and muscle groups with locomotor activities such as running, jumping, hopping, galloping, marching

Utilizing fingerplays to develop small muscles and motor skills

Vocal development

Developing listening skills leading to ear training

Working with musical concepts such as fast/slow, high/low, loud/quiet

Introducing instrument families and musical instruments of different periods

Playing rhythm instruments as an ensemble

Exposing the children to the music and dances of different cultures

Working towards and staging an end of year production where the children are able to show off their musical skills

Art program includes:

Introducing different styles of art, such as impressionism, abstract, realism and the artists who used them

Using visual aids such as prints of paintings by a variety of artists

Playing a “guess the artist” game which develops the ability to recognize and become familiar with an artist’s style

Painting and drawing in various styles throughout the school year

Discussing, in an age appropriate way, the uses of light and shadow and linear perspective

Conducting experiments with color blending

Utilizing manipulatives like play-doh, cutting with scissors and drawing with various media such as pencils, crayons and markers to develop small motor skills and muscle groups

 

Singer and Instrumentalist                                                    1998 until Present

I am a self-employed musician who plays traditional and early music of the British Isles and Italy. I am a vocalist and also play dulcimer, recorder, pennywhistle and harp.  I have played in Medieval and Renaissance Festivals, including ten years with the New York Renaissance Faire, as well as Charity events and benefits. My previous bands were A Couple Of Note and The Broad Street Troubadours, with whom I've recorded two CDs. I am now soloing as "Una Cantante" and have played at the Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park in New York. Some examples of my music can be heard at www.reverbnation.com/JodiDiLiberto, where I have topped the Celtic Music Chart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

21000.00/year

Kindermusik training at Westminster Choir College at Rider University - 1997

Twenty-two years of professional development hours required for my job as a teacher.

Certified in first aid by the American Heart Association - 2015

Certified in child and adult CPR by the American Heart Association - 2015

Passed all National Bookkeeping Exams

Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ - December 2014

Accounting Fundamentals I and II

     online course through Brookdale Community College -  May 2014

 

Certificate in Non-Profit Management

Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ - January 2015

February 2014

Brookdale Community College

I left Winding Brook School because my program was cut by 40% and I could no longer support myself.From November 2015 to May 2016 I worked as a chiropractic assistant, and longed to be back with the children. In September, I was hired to teach music by Amy Ridgeway and I've loved it, but the income is not enough and I need, either to supplement it by working in a school part time or replace it by working full time.