Sarah Cook

EDUCATION

101 Walnut Lane Princeton, New Jersey 08540

(631) 905-5472 cooksa@rider.edu
http://sarahabigailcook.weebly.com
Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, NJ
Bachelor of Music in Music Education, May 2017 (anticipated)
Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.609
Music Education with Frank Abrahams, Al Holcomb and Mr. McBride; Critical
Pedagogy with Mr. McBride, Frank Abrahams, and Professor Gallo; Voice Primary with
Ms. Robin Massie, Guitar and Recorder with Dr. Sharon Morrow; Piano with Dr.
Parente, Mrs. Livingston, and Agnes Poltorak; Winds and Percussion with Dr. Janet
Cape; Strings with Colin Oettle; Chinese Music Ensemble with Dr. Hung; Choral
Conducting with Dr. Megil and Dr. Pilkington; Music Theory with Dr. Carmen
Mateiescu, Dr. Helvering, and Dr. Kawarsky; Music Historiography with Dana
Gorzelany-Mostak and Samantha Bassler; English with Hugh Goodheart; Psychology
with James Morgante, Child Development with Dr. Sepulveda-Kozakowski, Choir with
Dr. Quist and Dr. James Jordan, The Singing Actor with Laura Brooks Rice.

TEACHING
EXPERIENCE

AWANA Club 2009, 2010, 2011

Taught game time for students at the preschool level once a week for three years. Was
able to learn about teaching pre-school aged students through experience.

PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

Special Seminars with Helen Kemp, ACDA (readings session), Dr. Morrow
(teaching littles), Tutto Voce with Diana Crane, Tutto Voce with James Moyer,
Barbera Shadis, Vincent Metallo, and Ryan Guth (New Trends in Music Barbera Shadis,
Vincent Metallo, and Ryan Guth (New Trends in Music Education), Kodly seminars
with Dr. Gallo, Donna Gallo, and Dr. Holcomb.
Class Observation with Professor Colin Oettle (group Suzuki violin class), and Chapel
Choir observations.
Article Readings from Sage Journals on the behalf of NAfME. Articles covered student
teaching and teaching music that reflects students cultural backgrounds.

RELATED
EXPERIENCE

National Association for Music Education Student Chapter Spring 2014-present

Organization of American Kodly Educators (OAKE) Student Chapter Fall 2014present

PERFORMING
EXPERIENCE

Westminster Chapel Choir 2013-2014

Westminster Schola Cantorum 2014-present

SPECIAL
INTERESTS

Voice Science
Dalcroze Eurythmics
Kodly Teaching
Child Development
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyis Flow Theory and Psychology

MEMBERSHIPS

National Association for Music Education

Organization of American Kodly Educators (OAKE)