Mike Sulecki

Mike Sulecki

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Band Director/Music Department Chair at Portland Public Schools

  • Education

    • University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School

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      Master of Arts - MA Music Education
    • University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School

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    • Henry Ford Community College

      2010 - 2012

      Fulfilled General Education requirements during the summer semesters while employed at English Gardens and Roman Village.

    • Western Michigan University

      2009 - 2014
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Music Teacher Education

      Activities and Societies: Collegiate NAfME (National Association for Music Education) Studied Instrumental Music Education as a major and Secondary English Education as a minor. Actively participated in the Carl & Winnifred Lee Honors College, as well as numerous music ensembles at the university and community level.

  • Experience

    • English Gardens

      May 2010 - Jul 2010
      Sales Associate

      My responsibilities included: presenting myself in a clean and friendly manner, assisting customers with all of their botanical inquiries, make recommendations based upon the customers' wishes, restock inventory, maintain plants, assist customers with the loading of large bags, rocks, sod, etc.

    • Roman Village

      Jun 2011 - Aug 2014
      Server

      I began as a dishwasher, then moved to expo/carry-out, then busboy, then bartender, and finally ended with serving. In all of these capacities, my responsibilities were to: present myself in a clean and friendly manner, do my best to ensure complete customer satisfaction, work effectively with a diverse staff, and perform expected duties within the parameters of the employers and establishment.

    • Private Lessons

      Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
      Teacher

      Organized and implemented a curriculum of individual music instruction on the trumpet. Taught middle school and high school students the principles of: good tone production, diatonic scale music theory, tasteful and stylistically accurate phrasing, sight reading practices, and basic jazz improvisation.

    • Caledonia Community Schools

      Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
      Band Assistant

      Assisted Kyle Wellfare, Don Raaymakers and Jake Castillo with their 6-12 grade band program. Conducted full ensembles, ran sectionals, taught private lessons, assisted with day-to-day functions of the classroom, and assisted with extra-curricular music ensembles (pipe band, 3 jazz bands, jazz combo, musical, percussion ensemble). Worked within the guidelines of each school, each teacher's classroom management style, and within the expectations of Caledonia Community Schools as a whole.

    • Marshall Music Co

      Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
      Recruiter

      Traveled to Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo area elementary schools and shared with young potential music students that joys that instrumental music can bring. Demonstrated different instruments, allowed them to try each instrument offered by their school, and helped them select the instrument they liked most and would be the most successful on. Worked within the guidelines and expectations of both Marshall Music Company and every school I visited.

    • Tahquamenon Area Schools

      Aug 2015 - Aug 2017
      Music Director

      Designing and implementing at comprehensive music curriculum for 6-12 grade band as well as 1st, 2nd, and 4th grade general music.

    • Portland Public Schools

      Aug 2017 - now
      • Band Director/Music Department Cha

        Aug 2017 - now
      • Music Director

        Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Provisional Teaching Certificate for the State of Michigan (Music Education- JQ)

      Michigan Department of Education
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Forgotten Harvest on May 2009
      Forgotten HarvestAssociated with Mike Sulecki