Olivia M Guido

Olivia Guido
21W 061 Hampton Lane Lombard, IL 60148 . 630-525-1103 . oguido2@gmail.com
Education
2015 BME, Concentration in Choral Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Illinois Music K-12 Licensure expected June 2015
Honors: Jack Crews Memorial Scholarship, Robert Thomas Award, Division Achievement Award in Music
Education, Verna Townsend Music Award, David Mary Bloom Scholarship, and Deans List (two semesters)
Professional Affiliation: Member of NAfME, ACDA, and Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Fraternity
Teaching Experience
Student Teacher- Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove Village IL (Jan. Mar. 2015), Director, Sarah Catt
Teaching: grade performances, select repertoire for concerts, and administer Concert Choir auditions
Conducting: Conduct festival performances (Milliken Vocal Jazz Festival and ACDA Womens Festival), at
Downtown Disney and lead sectionals (Treble Choir, Womens Choir, Mens Choir, Concert Choir, Mint
Condition Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and Mens A Cappella)
Production and Administration: Oversaw the District 214 Honor Choir Festival with guest clinician Jon Hurty
and assisted with logistics (itineraries, contact lists, payments, and forms) for Disney trip.
Student Teacher- Hubble Middle School, Warrenville IL (April-May 2015), Director, Eric Elftmann
Teaching: Rehearsed 7th/8th grade Chorus as well as 6 grade chorus, assisted with casting, directing, and vocal
coaching for 6th grade general music class. Facilitated solo auditions. Arranged pop song for 7 th/8grade chorus
Team Member- Champaign Country Juvenile Detention Center, Champaign, IL (Sept.-Dec.2013)
Worked with a student-teacher team to develop lesson plans focused on music and art. Participated and lead
weekly lessons for students ages 11-18 in the Juvenile Detention Center.
Team Member- Champaign Boys and Girls Club, Champaign, IL (January-May 2014)
Lead a team of students in constructing weekly lessons on topics ranging from improvisation to song writing.
Examples include Jam Sessions with Ukulele, Guitar, Piano, Percussion and more.
Student Helper- Edison Middle School, Champaign, IL (January-May 2014)
Collaborated on student team to create lessons using Garage Band to explore different ways of thinking while
listening to music.
Relevant Professional Experience

Librarian, University of Illinois Womens Glee Club, Champaign, IL (Sept 2011-Jan 2014)
Work hand in hand with the Glee Club board to make critical decisions. Acted as trip organizer for two WGC
Tours. Locations included Nashville and Memphis Tennessee and Baton Rouge and New Orleans Louisiana.
Directors Assistant, Illinois Summer Youth Music Musical Theatre Camp, Champaign IL (Summers 2012-2013)
Contributed to discussion to cast students in multiple small musical theatre scenes. Planned and implemented
activities, set the rehearsal schedules, distributed and collected music to all participants based on their particular
assigned scenes.
Assistant Music Director/Vice President/Arrangement Chair, Rip Chord A Cappella, Champaign, IL (August
2011-December 2014)
Handled selling and creating arrangements. Wrote and edited all arrangements for the group. Served on the
executive board, making decisions about finances, performances, personal relationships. Assisted the Music
Director, lead warm ups, served as the Music Director in their absence.
Publicist, Illinois Chapter of the National Association for Music Education, Champaign IL (Sept 2013-May 2014)
Promoted music education events via Facebook, Twitter, posters, and flyers. Made decisions about guest speakers
and session topics as a member of the executive board. Organized volunteering and was a volunteer at multiple
ILMEA conferences.
Swim Instructor, CPA Certified, Bear Paddle Swim School, Woodridge, IL (May 2013-Present)
Taught a series of 30 minute swim lessons to children 3 years and up, beginners to advanced swimmers.
Illinois Student Admission Representative, UIUC, Champaign, IL (December 2011- November 2013)
Promoted the university in a positive light and field questions from the public by providing friendly, guided tours
and participating on a student panel.
Desk Clerk/Package Station Attendant, UIUC, Champaign, IL (January 2013December 2014)
Provided excellent customer service to students and staff in managing the equipment check in and out, lost and
found, and processing incoming packages.
Related Experiences
University of Illinois School of Music Student Ambassador, UIUC, Champaign, IL (September 2012-December
2014)
Representative: Assisted with auditions, participated in student panels, fielded questions about the university and
the School of Music at Open Houses, Auditions, and Accepted Student Call Nights. Provided a positive glimpse
into the life of a School of Music student via Instagram.
Mentor/Tutor: Tutored first year aural skills students by helping to emphasize the material or answer any
questions they may have outside of class. Mentored first semester freshman music student once a week to
answer any questions they may have about the school, classes, or the music program.
Head Librarian, Glenbard East High School, Lombard, IL (May 2012-May 2013)
Transferred existing Choral library from old storage to a new cabinets. Created a new filing system by numbering
all scores, imported score information in a Microsoft Excel document. Document allows searcher to search over
2,000 scores by voicing, title, composer, arranger, etc, and find the number to locate easily in the library.
Head Librarian, Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove Village, IL (August 2014)
Created a searchable document and imported over 500 scores into the document so they can be easily searched.
Organized to be searched by voicing, title, composer, arranger, etc.
Music Software Skills
Proficient in Finale, Finale Notepad, Sibelius, Audacity, MusScore, Noteflight, and GarageBand.
Office Software Skills
Microsoft Office, iWork, iLife and Prezi.
Proficient in piano, guitar, trumpet, recorder, vocal percussion, and ukulele.

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