MERIDITH S.

NEUER
3301 SW Jardine Ct Topeka, KS 66611 | 785-817-6706 | Mneuer95@gmail.com

EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, MANHATTAN, KS
Bachelor of Arts in Music Education
Fall 2013 to Fall 2018
GPA: 3.0

STUDENT TEACHING August-December 2018

Auburn-Washburn USD 437
Indian Hills Elementary School Washburn Rural High School
 K-6  9-12
o General Music o Concert Band
o Band/Choir o Jazz Band
o Music History
o Music Theory

SKILLS
 Excellent organizational,  Strong interpersonal and  Team player: maturity,
communication and communication skills, oral humility, strong work ethic,
interpersonal skills and written follow-through, sense of
 Strong instructional and  Ability to strategically and humor, willingness to
classroom management independently solve respond positively to
skills problems feedback and a “roll-up-
 Capable of managing many my-sleeves” attitude
complex tasks with
competing priorities
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________________
Traveling Drumline Clinician- Kansas Fall 2015-Current
 Instruction of the marching drumline: playing and marching
 Technique and visual implementation
 Repair and care seminar
Kansas State University- Manhattan, KS Fall 2016-Summer 2018
Work Study- Band Office
 Created music scores and copied music for staff
 Organized band uniforms/instruments
 Organized calls to and from the band office.
 This job helped me as a future music educator by giving me experience with organizing music, using
computer programs, and creating programs for different ensembles.
Auburn-Washburn Unified School District- Topeka, KS Spring 2019-Current
District Substitute

LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES_________________________

o Alumni Liaison (2016-2017)
 Sigma Alpha Lambda
 Sigma Alpha Iota Executive Board
o Editor (2015-2016)  Kansas State Univ. Marching Band
o Music Director (2015-2016) o Member (2014-2018)
o Corresponding secretary  Kansas State University Band
(2016-2017) o Member (2014-2018)
 o Conductor (2018) o Section Leader (2016-2018)
 Kansas State Univ. Wind Symphony o Member (2013-2018)

References
Dr. Phillip Payne Dr. Alex Wimmer
Music Education Chair Assoc. Director of Bands
McCain Auditorium 232 McCain Auditorium 226
Kansas State University Kansas State University
ppayne@ksu.edu awimmer@ksu.edu
785.532.5764 785-532-3819

Dr. Ruth Gurgel Dr. Frank Tracz

Asst. Professor of Music Education Director of Bands
McCain Auditorium 227 McCain Auditorium 226
Kansas State University Kansas State University
gurgel@ksu.edu ftracz@ksu.edu
785.532.3827 785-532-3819