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Janelle Harris 
2321 Mount Vernon St, Waynesboro, VA 22980 
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EDUCATION 
Bachelor of Music in Education ​ ​Fall 2016-Spring 2020 
James Madison University​ ​–​ ​Harrisonburg, VA   
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 
Charlottesville High School ​– ​Charlottesville, VA​ ​Spring 2020 
➢ Student Teacher 
○ Primary Instruction for the Jazz Band, prepared and conducted a piece at District 
Jazz Assessment 
○ Prepared lesson plans and executed instruction for all of the following: Jazz Band, 
Symphonic Brass, Symphonic Woodwinds, Percussion, Wind Ensemble 
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp ​– ​Twin Lake, MI  Summer 2019 
➢ Cabin Counselor 
○ oversaw 4 sessions of 10-11 children regarding health, well-being, communication, 
and punctuality; ranging age being 13-18 y/os 
➢ Band and Choir Assistant 
○ took attendance and ran sectionals, met the needs of the main director  
Thomas Harrison Middle School ​Fall 2017-Spring 2018 
➢ Clarinet Section Advisor 
○ Planned and taught sectionals for 6​th​, 7​th​, and 8​th​ grade clarinetists 
Keister Elementary School ​Spring 2018 
➢ Ukulele Club Coordinator 
○ Facilitated a 6-week ukulele building after school club 
JMU Young Children’s Program ​Spring 2018 
➢ Violin Teacher’s Assistant 
○ Facilitated violin teaching to 3-5 years old 
Minnieland Private Academy ​Spring-Winter 2018 
➢ Tier 2 Teacher 
○ Taught in all classrooms (infants, montessori), mostly in School Agers (K-6) 
Private Teaching  ​Spring 2019-2020 
➢ Private student    
○ Brainstormed and applied different pedagogical methods on the student to further 
their overall musical understanding  
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RELATED EXPERIENCE 
JMU Clarinet Day ​Spring 2018, 2019 
➢ Planned, coordinated, organized, advertised, and executed JMU’s first and second annual 
Clarinet Day 
JMUke ​– ​Court Square Theater ​ Spring 2019 
➢ Planned and coordinated an informal ukulele jam session for all ages 
Valley Honor Band Judge ​– ​Stuarts Draft, VA ​Fall 2018 
➢ High school clarinet judge  
Kate Collins Middle School Band Recruitment​ – ​Waynesboro, VA  Spring 2017, 2018, 2019 
➢ Introduced clarinet and saxophone to prospective students from the elementary school 
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AFFILIATIONS  ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE 
   
Madison Association of Clarinetists  JMU Symphonic Band 
Fall 2017-Present – Community Outreach Spring 2017-Present  
Coordinator  Bb Clarinet - Co-Principle Fall 2019 
National Association of Music Educators 
Marching Royal Dukes 
Collegiate  Fall 2016-Present  
Fall 2016  Trombone 
Centennial Scholarship Program  Treble Chamber Choir 
Fall 2016-Present  Spring 2017-Fall 2018  
  Voice 
  JMU Jazz Ensemble 
Fall 2019 
Bb Clarinet/Bass Clarinet 
  JMU Harmoniemusik  
Fall 2019 
Bb Clarinet/A Clarinet 
2nd Clarinetist to professor 
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REFERENCES 
Sarunas Jankauskas​ – Applied Professor – ​jankausx@jmu.edu​ – ​540.568.3847 
William Dabback ​– Music Education Advisor – ​dabbacwm@jmu.edu​ – ​540.568.3464  
Jesse Rathgeber ​– Music Education Professor​ – ​rathgejc@jmu.edu   
Amanda Yankey ​– Centennial Scholarship Program Advisor – ​yankeyam@jmu.edu​ – 540.568.2804