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K Y L E J . W E A RY
Summary of Qualifications
Advanced Training in: Music Literacy, Conducting, Vocal Pedagogy, Voice Science
Conducting (Choral, wind/orchestral, theatrical, opera)
Advanced Skills in: voice (well versed in vocal techniques), piano, percussion (mallet)
Proficient in: guitar, saxophone, brass, woodwinds, strings, percussion (battery)
Music Technology: Finale music software, Sibelius music software, Garage Band,
iMovie, Audacity.
Computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite and various desktop publishing programs,
SmartBoard trained, SmartNotebook trained, website development
Trained in: Best Practices (Learning Focused Strategies) and Classroom Differentiation
Theatre direction (Vocal and Stage Direction)
Education
2008

Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, Winchester, VA

Master of Music; Conducting (additional studies in Vocal Pedagogy)
Dr. Karen Keating, Applied Conducting teacher

2006

Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, Winchester, VA

Somatic Voicework - The LoVetri Method - Level III Certification
Certificate -- CCM Theatre Vocal Pedagogy Institute
Jeannette LoVetri, Artist in Residence Dr. Kathryn Green, Director

2005

Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, Winchester, VA

Bachelor of Music; Music Education
Dr. Darla Hanley, Music Education professor

2001

Cumberland Valley High School, Mechancisburg, PA

High School Diploma

Teachers
Voice: Dr. Byron Jones, Dr. Kathryn Green, Jeannette LoVetri
Vocal Pedagogy: Dr. Jeanette Ogg, Jeannette Lovetri
Voice Science: Dr. Jenette Ogg, Jeannette Lovetri, Dr. Wendy LeBorgne
Piano: Dr. Elizabeth Caluda, Dr. Sue Martson-Boyd, Dr. Karen Keating
Music Education: Dr. Darla Hanley, Dr. Phillip Sargent, Dr. Jeffrey Marlatt,
Dr. Carol Krueger
Conducting: Dr. Karen Keating, Mr. Robert Shafer, Dr. Elizabeth Schauer
Music Theatre Voice: Bob Marks, Jeannette LoVetri, Edrie Means-Weekly
Teaching Experience
2009 - Present
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts; Washington County BOE, MD
Vocal Music Department - Lead Teacher/Choral Director
Department Head for Vocal Music program.
Teaching Responsibilities - Diction for Singers, Music Theory 1, AP
Music Theory, Conducting, Opera Workshop
Curriculum writer for all courses in the vocal music department.

Oversee adjunct staff teaching: class piano, applied lessons, music

theory, and sight singing.
Created music department yearly teaching schedule.
Created music majors schedules (yearly).
Director of Choral Activities - ensembles include: Chamber Choir,
Cantala Womens Choir, Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Music Director for All School Musicals (vocal and orchestra)
Vocal Choirs invited to join mass choir in the New York Premier of
Eric Whitacres Paradise Lost at Carnegie Hall (6/2010)
Vocal Students invited to be backup singers for Todd Rundgren in
Philadelphia (9/2010)
2012 - 2013
Fall Semesters

Shepherd University; Shepherdstown, WV

Adjunct Instructor of Music
Course taught - Choral Pedagogy

2008 - 2012

Harrisburg Area Community College; Harrisburg, PA

Adjunct Instructor of Music
Course taught - Introduction to Music (MUSC102)
Repeat Fall 2009, Summer 2011, Summer 2012

2008 - 2009

Hampden Elementary School; Cumberland Valley SD, Mech., PA

Vocal/General Music Teacher/Choral Director
Teach grades 1-5 general music and chorus to approx. 650 students.
Participated in the rewriting, redesigning, and realigning of districtwide curriculum for grades 1-5 in general music.
Participated in training for technology integration for the classroom
(SmartNotebook, SmartBoard, etc.)
Training in: Best Practices in Teaching - Learning Focus Strategies and
Classroom Differentiation.

2005 2007

Perryville High School; Cecil County BOE, Perryville, MD

High School Choral Director and general music teacher.
Taught Classes including: Chamber Choir, Show Choir, Womens
Choir. Concert Choir, Theatre, Intro to Dance, History of American
Music, Music Theory and Class Piano.
Music Director for All-School Musical
Music Festival Trips: Williamsburg, VA - Excellent rating; New York,
NY - Excellent ratings.
Coordinator of auditorium use for outside events including elementary
school concerts and presentations for school.
Oversaw a budget for music purchase, trips and fundraisers.

Publications
Teaching Musical Literacy - Developing the Independent Choral Singer Choral Director
Magazine, March 2012.
Vocal Pedagogy in the Choral Rehearsal - Becoming a Vocal Technician Choral Director
Magazine, January 2011.

Other Experience
2010 - Present

Washington County Public Schools; Hagerstown, MD

Music Integration Specialist - Primary Literacy and Math Summer Camp
Assisted teaching staff in music integration in study of math and
literacy.
Organized and provided leadership for students at the indoor based
camp, where the primary program emphasis was on mathematics and
literacy, providing constructive use of summer vacation, developing
reading and math skills, and enhancing social development of
individual campers through visual and performing arts.

2010 - Present

The American Prize

Judge for Choral Adjudication, Musical Theatre, Opera

2009

Performing and Visual Arts, Northwest; Winchester, VA

Artists in Bloom summer camp music instructor
Organized and provided leadership for students at the indoor based
camp, where the primary program emphasis was on Multi-Cultural
Connections and providing constructive use of summer vacation,
developing leadership skills, and enhancing social development of
individual campers through visual and performing arts.

2006 2009

Palmyra Church of the Brethren, Palmyra, PA

Director of Music; Director of Adult/Youth Choirs.
Oversaw a paid music staff of 5 members.
Coordinated rehearsal schedules for all ensembles at church.
Scheduled special music events and special music services.
Chose music relevant to service requests.
Coordinated and oversaw long term planning for music staff.
Chose music appropriate for services that in which choirs participated.

2006 2009

York Little Theatre, York, PA

Education Staff.
Teach classes to students ages 7-18. Classes include: Introduction to
Auditioning, Musical Theatre Acting, Music Theatre Workshop, and
Acting

Choral Preparation
Home for the Holidays MD Symphony, Elizabeth Schulze, director, December 2014
Home for the Holidays MD Symphony, Elizabeth Schulze, director, December 2013
Magnificat in D Bach, Hagerstown Choral Arts, March 2013
Mass in D Minor Haydn, Hagerstown Choral Arts, March 2012
Maryland Inaugural Performance, Annapolis, MD, January 2011
Messiah Handel, Hagerstown Choral Arts, December 2010
Paradise Lost: Darkness & Shadows Eric Whitacre, Carnegie Hall, June 2010
Service
2011 - Present
2011 - Present

American Choral Directors Association: Maryland/DC Chapter

Jazz and Show Choir Repertoire and Standards Chair
Fine, Visual, & Performing Arts Curriculum Committee Member
Hagerstown Community College

2010 - 2011

Washington County Public Schools; Hagerstown, MD

Co-Chair, 3rd Generation Study Group
Co-Chaired study group for an Arts Magnet Middle School program

2010 - November

The National Association for Music Education: MENC

Chorus Mentor - Online forum mentor
Respond to forum postings and post on forum to facilitate discussions,
ideas, and tips regarding choral music

2009 - September

The National Association for Music Education: MENC

Chorus Mentor - Online forum mentor
Respond to forum postings and post on forum to facilitate discussions,
ideas, and tips regarding choral music

2008 - 2009

Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA

Apollo Awards Adjudicator (High School Theatre Award Program)
Evaluate local area High School musical production performances to
help honor outstanding high school students

Professional Affiliations
American Choral Directors Association
Conductors Guild
Educational Theatre Association

Maryland Music Educators Association

National Association for Music Educators
National Association of Teachers of Singing

Licensure
Maryland Department of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Music k-12 / English 7-12

Music k-12 / English 7-12

Awards/Honors
2015
Grammy Awards National Nominee, Quarter Finalist
2015
Washington County Public Schools Teacher of the Year Nominee
2010
Grammy Awards National Nominee
2005
Assistant Director Shenandoah Conservatory 13th Annual HS Choral Festival
Coordinated arrival and rehearsal schedule of participating schools.
Coordinated lunch schedule of students and teachers.
Created seating chart of student seating and singing ensemble singing.
Coordinated overall satisfaction of directors, students, and guest
conductor.
2001

Eagle Scout Rank, The Boy Scouts of America

Designed brochure and coordinated delivery of brochure to multiple
neighborhoods in Central PA.
Coordinated pickup of more than 500 items in Central PA.
Coordinated the participation of approximately 10 individuals to sort and
clean items donated.
Coordinated delivery to Bethesda Mission in Harrisburg, PA.

Guest Conducting Experience

2014
Maryland Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor
Hagerstown, MD

2014

Childrens Honor Choir Conductor

Vermont American Choral Directors Association
Burlington, VT

2013

Maryland Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor

Hagerstown, MD

2013

High School All County Chorus Conductor

Allegany County Public Schools, Cumberland, MD

2013

Middle School All County Chorus Conductor

Washington County Public Schools, Hagerstown, MD

2005

High School All County Chorus Guest Co-Conductor

Cecil County Public Schools, Elkton, MD

Theatrical Direction Experience

2015
Addams Family - the Musical
Music Director
Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown, MD
2015

Shrek the Musical

Music Director
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Hagerstown, MD

2015

The Light in the Piazza (in concert)

Music Director/Stage Direction
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Hagerstown, MD

2014

The Wizard of Oz
Music Director
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Hagerstown, MD

2013

Legally Blonde: The Musical

Music Director
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Hagerstown, MD

2012

Disneys Beauty and the Beast

Music Director
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Hagerstown, MD

2011

Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber)

Music Director
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Hagerstown, MD

2010

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Music Director
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Hagerstown, MD

2009

The Last Five Years

Music Director
York County Medical Foundation, Benefit Production
Pullo Family Performing Arts Center - Penn State York, York PA

2009

Willy Wonka Jr.

Music Director
Good Hope Middle School, Mechanicsburg, PA

2008

Willy Wonka Jr.

Director, Music Director, Choreographer, Business Manager, Producer
Crossroads Middle School, Lewisberry, PA

2007

A Night at the Tonys - A Revue - York Little Theatre; York, PA

Assistant Director, Performer

2007

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Perryville High School, MD
Director

2007

A Night of Broadway - A Musical Revue - Perryville High School, MD

Director, Music Director, Choreographer

2006

Beauty and the Beast - Perryville High School, MD

Co-Director, Music Director, Producer, Business Manager

Clinician Activity
2015
Sight Reading Choral Adjudicator
Baltimore City District Choral Festival, Maryland
2014

Choral Adjudicator
Frederick County District Choral Festival, Maryland

2014

Sight Reading Choral Adjudicator

Baltimore City District Choral Festival, Maryland

2013

Choral Adjudicator
Allegeny County District Choral Festival, Maryland

2013

Choral Adjudicator
Frederick County District Choral Festival, Maryland

2012

Choral Adjudicator
All-District, District 16 Choral Adjudicator, Virginia

2012

Choral Adjudicator
Frederick County District Choral Festival, Maryland

2012

Sight Reading Choral Adjudicator

Baltimore City District Choral Festival, Maryland

2012

Choral Adjudicator
Allegeny County District Choral Festival, Maryland

2009

Guest Musical Theatre Judge - Student Auditions

National Association of Teachers of Singing: Lehigh Valley Chapter, PA

2008

Guest Choral Clinician

Frederick County Middle School, Winchester, VA.

Conference Choral Performances

2014
Cantala Womens Choir
Maryland Music Educators Association, Baltimore, MD
2014

Cantala Womens Choir

American Choral Directors Association Eastern Division Conf., Baltimore, MD

2012

Cantala Select Womens Choir invited for Performance Hour and Demo choir
New Jersey Music Educators Association Conference, East Brunswick, NJ

Conference Presentations
2015
Teaching Musical Literacy through Choral Repertoire
Georgia Music Educators Association, Savannah, GA
2015

Teaching Musical Literacy through Choral Repertoire

Kentucky Music Educators Association, Louisville, KY

2014

Teaching Music Literacy through Choral Repertoire with Demo Choir

Maryland Music Educators Association, Baltimore, MD

2013

Teaching Musical Literacy through Choral Repertoire

ACDA-PA Summer Conference, Elizabethtown, PA

2013

Cross Choral Pedagogy: Cross Training the Choral Voice - Round Table
ACDA National Convention: Dallas, TX

2013

Cross Training the Choral Voice: Chest, Head, Mix...what?!

MENC: All Eastern Conference, Hartford, CT

2012

Cross Choral Pedagogy: Cross Training the Choral Voice

ACDA Voices United Conference, Fairfax, VA

2012

The Complete Choral Musician: Striving for Musical Literacy in Choir

Cross Choral Pedagogy: Cross Training the Choral Voice
New Jersey Music Educators Association Conference, East Brunswick, NJ

2011

Cross Choral Pedagogy: Cross Training the Choral Voice

Virginia Music Educators Association Conference, Norfolk, VA

2011

Musicals 101: a Step-by-Step guide to producing a successful school musical

ACDA Voices United Conference, Fairfax, VA

2011

The Complete Choral Musician: Striving for Musical Literacy in Choir

New Jersey Music Educators Association Conference, East Brunswick, NJ

2011

The Complete Choral Musician: Striving for Musical Literacy in Choir

MENC: All Eastern Conference, Baltimore, Maryland

2010

Best Practices: Choral Musicianship

Maryland Music Educators Association, Baltimore, Maryland

2010

Belting 101: Developing the Safe and Solid Chest Voice

The Complete Choral Musician: Striving for Musical Literacy in Choir
New Jersey Music Educators Association Conference, East Brunswick, NJ

2009

Vocal Development in the Choral Rehearsal

The Complete Choral Musician: Striving for Musical Literacy in Choir
Delaware Music Educators Association Conference, Middletown, DE

2009

Vocal Pedagogy in the Choral Rehearsal

Musicals 101: a Step-by-Step guide to producing a successful school musical
New Jersey Music Educators Association Conference, East Brunswick, NJ

2008

Somatic VoiceworkTM and Me

Musicals 101: a Step-by-Step guide to producing a successful school musical
New Jersey Music Educators Association Conference, East Brunswick, NJ

2007

Musicals 101: a Step-by-Step guide to producing a successful school musical

Delaware Music Educators Association Conference, New Castle, DE

Theatre Performance Experience

2009
Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits (PA Community Theatre Premiere)
Man 2 (tenor)
York Little Theatre, York, PA
2008

Follies in Concert (Starring David Masenheimer and Sam Freed)

Major Domo / Ensemble
York Little Theatre & York Symphony Orchestra; York, PA
Eric Bradley Long, Director
Dr. Robert Hart Baker, Conductor

2006

Broadway Today! A Musical Revue

Featured Performer
York Little Theatre; York, PA
Beverly Elder Spangler, Director/Music Director

2005

The John F. Kennedy Center Honors & National Symphony Pops Orchestra
Ensemble
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Washington, DC
Marvin Hamlisch, Music Director - Julie Andrews Co-Chair

Recordings
2012
2012

Todd - DVD (recorded 2010)

Barbara Ingram School for the Arts as Backup Choir
Todd Rundgren: Healing DVD (recorded 2010)
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts as Backup Choir
Released June 19, 2012

Research
2008

Dr. Richard Morris, Florida State University

Research Participant
Research Topic: Determining whether experienced choral directors / singing
teachers can perceive differences using three different vocal modes (chest, head,
mix) and two dynamic levels (piano and forte) in the singing of the Brooklyn
Youth Chorus.

Impact of Scholarship
2010 (Jan.)
Teaching Music Magazine: Lets Put on a Show! (cover story) and The
Wonderful World of the School Musical (special online content).
Interviewed by Susan Poliniak, author, as an authority on school musicals.