Katrina Fountain
Primary Music Teacher
Rayleigh
Summary
Reliable, methodical, and adept at handling a variety of administrative and clerical tasks.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Dedicated Music professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
55
55
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
KS1 and KS2 music coordinator
Nord Anglia International School of
01.2016 - 01.2022
- Moscow
- Providing EYFS, KS1 and 2 music education to the ISM Rosinka campus
- I work with the current British Primary music curriculum as well as providing cross curricular lessons in line with school topics
- Planning and teaching music program for EYFS, KS1 and KS2
- Planning music for all year Assemblies
- Planning and preparing students for end of year productions (singing only) for all year groups
- Planning and teaching lower and upper phase choirs
- Instrumental in planning and developing program for Gifted and Talented students
- Organising and developing the school ensemble
- Organising and developing the Primary Instrumental Programme (PIPS)
- Music teacher with over 30 years’ experience who is deeply passionate about music education and believe that it can play a large part in the development of a child’s life especially in schools where creating meaningful musical experiences gives students opportunities to grow and explore music in ways they might not do so otherwise
- Able to develop positive relationships with parents, students and teachers to ensure success of students and school as well as having rich experience in community involvement
- I use ABRSM exams and regularly put my students in for their exams
- Whole class general primary music teacher
Tower Hamlets
01.2008 - 01.2016
- Providing music education to primary schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with students from ages of 3-11 and effectively managing classes up to 30 pupils
- I am familiar with the primary school music curriculum and put my lesson plans together using this as a guideline
- I also work closely with teachers to ensure that topics in the mainstream curriculum are covered in music
- Planning and teaching music program for students aged 3 to 11
- Effectively managing classes up to 30 pupils
- Working closely with teachers to ensure topics in the mainstream curriculum are covered in music
- Preparing students for end of term concerts
- Composing own lyrics and music for years 5 and 6 students
- Preparing Year 6 students to work with the London Symphony Orchestra
- Whole class and small class instrumental teaching,
- Tower Hamlets, Teaching flute, clarinet, and recorder in whole class groups and small woodwind groups.
- Instrumental in implementation and organisation of ABRSM exams
- Outreach programme with the London Symphony Orchestra and year 6 pupils.
Flute teacher, junior ensemble leader
Southwark Music Centre for Young Musicians
01.2002 - 01.2016
- Planning and teaching wind instruments for all year groups
- Organising and entering students for their ABRSM examinations, achieving excellent results.
Whole class clarinet teacher
Haringey Music Services, album
New Delhi
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Clarinet teaching to whole classes in primary school, providing specialist back up lessons to small groups
- Recorded own
Assistant sales person
Top Wind Flute Shop
01.2000 - 01.2008
- Liaising with customers, ordering music
- Music for Africa Project 2004 3 weeks spent working in the Northern Province, South Africa giving general music workshops to rural primary school children plus music workshops to children in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg run by the South African Music Education Trust
- Recorded own
Johannesburg
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Wrote and recorded CD ‘Diplomatic Incident’ with jazz musicians in Johannesburg
- Performing concerts and festivals
- Music workshops in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Zimbabwe College of Music
Harare
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Flute, recorder and saxophone tuition
- Teaching varied age groups including the armed forces bands of Zimbabwe.
The Musical Youth Project
01.1996 - 01.1998
- A rural music and dance primary school project, started by myself and two Zimbabwean music teachers, funded by the British High Commission, Coca Cola and Save The Children foundation
- Aimed at bringing music into rural primary schools in Zimbabwe
- We used entirely recycled products for this project, produced workbooks and set in place teaching skills that were aimed at sustainability throughout the communities we worked in.
Flute choir teacher
Chisipite Girls School
Harare
01.1996 - 01.1998
Recorder teacher
Prince Edward Boys School
Harare
01.1996 - 01.1998
Assistant music editor, Music Sales
01.1993 - 01.1996
- Duties included preparing books for publication, managing over 60 freelance music arrangers, liaising with composers, editing manuscripts and midi disks.
Cherry Trees Montessori School
01.1992 - 01.1993
recorder teacher. Music editor
Kevin Mayhew Publisher
01.1991 - 01.1993
- Duties included preparing books for publication, liaising with composers and music arrangers and editing manuscripts
- And beyond - Freelance session musician, touring with Everything But The Girl, Womack and Womack, Labi Siffre, plus film and TV sessions.
Education
Certificate For Music Educators Level 4 - Music
Trinity College Of Music
London 07.2019 - 01.2020
PTLLS certificate - Teaching Adults
Trinity College
01.2011 - 05.2011
English TESOL
Trinity College, London
London 01.2011 - 04.2011
Community Music Course, Certificate in Music Tutor Training - Music
Trinity College, London
London 09.2006 - 05.2007
Certificate in Orchestral Studies And Jazz - Music
Guildhall School of Music And Drama
London 09.1981 - 06.1982
Scholarship - Music
French Government Scholarship
Paris, France 09.1982 - 06.1983
Post grad certificate -
Guildhall School of Music And Drama
09.1981 - 06.1982
Certificate - Music
Royal Academy of Music
London 09.1979 - 06.1981
Skills
Professional Developmentundefined
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of ten staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets and music department assessments.
- Achieved a highly successful and functioning music department by uplifting the skills and achievements of students' skills with accuracy and efficiency.
Three albums - Diplomatic Incident, Aghaaz and Songs of the Earth written and performed by myself.
Two albums performed with South African musicians and one with Indian musicians. All albums incorporate jazz and world music and is performed on flute and saxes.
Timeline
Certificate For Music Educators Level 4 - Music
Trinity College Of Music
07.2019 - 01.2020
KS1 and KS2 music coordinator
Nord Anglia International School of
01.2016 - 01.2022
PTLLS certificate - Teaching Adults
Trinity College
01.2011 - 05.2011
English TESOL
Trinity College, London
01.2011 - 04.2011
Tower Hamlets
01.2008 - 01.2016
Whole class clarinet teacher
Haringey Music Services, album
01.2007 - 01.2010
Community Music Course, Certificate in Music Tutor Training - Music
Trinity College, London
09.2006 - 05.2007
Flute teacher, junior ensemble leader
Southwark Music Centre for Young Musicians
01.2002 - 01.2016
Assistant sales person
Top Wind Flute Shop
01.2000 - 01.2008
01.1998 - 01.2000
Zimbabwe College of Music
01.1996 - 01.1998
The Musical Youth Project
01.1996 - 01.1998
Flute choir teacher
Chisipite Girls School
01.1996 - 01.1998
Recorder teacher
Prince Edward Boys School
01.1996 - 01.1998
Assistant music editor, Music Sales
01.1993 - 01.1996
Cherry Trees Montessori School
01.1992 - 01.1993
recorder teacher. Music editor
Kevin Mayhew Publisher
01.1991 - 01.1993
Scholarship - Music
French Government Scholarship
09.1982 - 06.1983
Certificate in Orchestral Studies And Jazz - Music
Guildhall School of Music And Drama
09.1981 - 06.1982
Post grad certificate -
Guildhall School of Music And Drama
09.1981 - 06.1982
Certificate - Music
Royal Academy of Music
09.1979 - 06.1981
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