Patrick T. Anderson

1711 Oak Lake Park RoadCoralville, IA 52241 ♦ 515-441-0463

 

 

Education                                                                                                            

                Masters of Music, University of Southern Mississippi, May 2005 (linked to USM Percussion Department)

                Bachelor of Music, University of Iowa, May 2003 (linked to UI Percussion Department)

                Education Licensure, Music K-12, University of Iowa, May 2003

                                                                                               

Employment                                                                                                                                                                       

               IOWA CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

            Mark Twain / Horn Elementary School, Iowa City, IA, 2007-present

                Mark Twain / Weber Elementary School, Iowa City, IA, 2006-2007

                Mark Twain Elementary School, Iowa City, IA, 2005-2006

·         K-6 General Music using Orff-Schulwerk and Kodály approaches to music education.

·         Developed K-6 after-school Drum Ensembles; instruction and performance of music from South America, Caribbean and Africa.

·         Creation of Mark Twain Steel Band; instruction and performance of music from Trinidad and Tobago.

·         Creation of after-school music lesson program including guitar and percussion instruction.

 

                Systems Unlimited, 2001-2003

·         Assisted children and teenagers with autism, and other disabilities, with daily living skills at home, school, and the community.

                               

Related Work Experience                                                                                                                                              

            Private Percussion Instructor, 2003-present

·         Private instruction to students ranging from 5 years of age to 45 years of age on guitar and percussion instruments including snare drum, drumset, marimba, and steel pan.  

               

            Teaching Assistant, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 2003-2005

·         Instruction of applied percussion lessons to undergraduate percussion majors and non majors.  Instruction included drumset, steel pan, timpani, snare drum, marimba, vibraphone, djembe, conga, and concert percussion.

·         Assist in instruction and organization of USM Percussion Ensemble and USM Steel Pan Orchestra.

·         Instruction of the Hattiesburg Community Steel Band.

               

                Marching Band Percussion Instructor/Arranger, 1997-2003

·         Instruction of high school marching percussion including composing and arranging of ensemble music.

·         Collaborated with school music staff with marching band show, concept, and design.

               

                Percussion Clinician

·         Baker High School, Mobile, AL, January 2005

·         USM Summer Percussion Camps, June 2003, 2004, 2005

·         University of Iowa Yamaha Sound of Summer Percussion Camp, June 1999, 2000 

 

Certifications and Licensures                                                                                                                                        

            State of Iowa K-12 Standard Teaching License

                Orff-Schulwerk Level One, St. Thomas University

                Iowa Certified Medication Manager for MR/DD facilities

 

Personal Honors                                                                                                                                                                               

                University of Southern Mississippi Teaching Assistantship

                University of Southern Mississippi Music Scholarship

                University of Iowa Music Scholarship

                Thomas L. Davis Scholarship

 

Professional Performing Experience                                                                                                                          

                Pensacola Symphony                         Mississippi Symphony

Meridian Symphony                           Mobile Symphony

Ottumwa Symphony                           SEAMUS Festival

Soca Oasis                                            Hammered Steel

Kaiso                                                     

Cedar Rapids Stix Professional Drumline

Dubuque Colts Drum and Bugle Corps

 

Performing Experience at the University of Southern Mississippi                                                                      

                USM Steel Orchestra                           Percussion Ensemble

                Wind Ensemble                                    Orchestra

                Samba Band                                          Latin Combo

                USM Steel Band Combo                     Puerto Rico International Percussion Festival 2004

 

Performing Experience at the University of Iowa                                                                                                   

                Pan American Steel Band                    Iowa Center for New Music

                Percussion Ensemble                           Symphony Orchestra

                Afro-Cuban Drum Ensemble               Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra

                Hawkeye Marching Band                    Chamber Orchestra

                Concert Band                                         Opera

                Symphony Band                                   Dance Gala

                Chamber Wind Ensemble                    Silent Film Festival

                Jazz Lab Band

 

Memberships and Affiliations                                                                                                                                       

            First Iowa Orff                                      American Orff-Schulwerk Association  

            Minnesota Orff Chapter                     Iowa Percussion Society

                Percussive Arts Society                     Iowa Band Masters Association                     

                MENC                                                                  

               

References                                                                                                                             

Kristin Cannon
Horn Elementary School
600 Koser Ave.
Iowa City, IA 52246
319-688-1115
cannon.kristin@iccsd.k12.ia.us
 

Sharon Locke

Mark Twain Elementary School

1355 DeForest Ave.

Iowa City, IA 52240

319-688-1165

locke.sharon@iccsd.k12.ia.us
 

 

Julie Bride

Roosevelt Elementary School

611 Greenwood Drive

Iowa City, IA 52246

319-688-1155

bride.julie@iccsd.k12.ia.us
 

 

Mary Hanson

Mark Twain Elementary School

1355 DeForest Ave.

Iowa City, IA 52240

319-688-1165

hanson.mary@iccsd.k12.ia.us
 

 

Cerina Wade

Mark Twain Elementary School

1355 DeForest Ave.

Iowa City, IA 52240

319-688-1165

wade.cerina@iccsd.k12.ia.us