Steven Kruszka

Steven Kruszka

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Elementary Band Director in the Ferguson Florissant School District

  • Education

    • University of Missouri-Saint Louis

      2010 - 2014
      Instrumental Music Education (K-12) Music Teacher Education

      Activities and Societies: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America Graduated Summa Cum Laude on December 20, 2014.

    • VanderCook College of Music

      2019 -
      Master of Music Education
    • McCluer North High School

      -

      Activities and Societies: National Honor Society Marching Band Pep Band Winter Drumline Recycling Club

  • Experience

    • Fritzs Frozen Custard Inc

      Mar 2009 - Nov 2014
      Manager

      Customer service.Lead shifts.Higher and fire employees.Give out promotions.Write memos.Write schedule.Follow paper work.Pay attention to totals and hours.Understand formulas in Excel.Take care of simple and difficult problems.Make sure training is going well.Make sure custard quality is where it should be and desserts look presentable.Stepped down as manager to student teach

    • J.J.E. Summer Day Camp

      Jun 2010 - Jul 2012
      Playground Recreation Leader

      Summer day camp that last 6 weeks in June and July. Most of the time we were outside. Number of children varied from 15 to 30 and there was at least 2 counselors per group. Facilitated activities and eating times from 9 am to 3 pm such as sports and free time to run around. It was also our job to deal with infractions to rules and follow through with the consequences with each child. Paper work went along with the consequences as well as incidents where the child would get hurt. Each year the counselors had to teach a dance to the group that went along to a song which depended on a set theme. Show less

    • McCluer North High School

      Aug 2010 - Jul 2015
      Band Volunteer

      Frequently go in and help the band director during the marching and concert season. During marching season I have helped run sectionals with more than just percussion but also stand in as a percussion tech at many competitions. During the rest of the school year I go in periodically to help with anything I notice in rehearsal and many times have been asked to help tune timpani.

    • U.S. Band and Orchestra Supplies-St. Louis Music

      Nov 2011 - Mar 2013
      Temp

      Off and on I go in and help out with things they can't sacrifice their employees to do.-Aid to ware house manager-ware house style jobs(packing/wrapping -inventory ware house

    • St. Charles High School

      Apr 2014 - Aug 2014
      Percussion tech

      One of a team of percussion technicians over the summer.

    • Parkway Schools

      Dec 2014 - Apr 2016

      Went through 3 marching seasons. Worked with both the front ensemble and the drum line for the 2013 marching season. Rewrote the Bass drum parts to be played on 4 drums and not 5. Add parts and teach new techniques to the front ensemble.Took 4th out of 8 with a score of 77.33 at the Mozingo Drumline Festival.Student Teacher in Fall 2014. Wrote warm-ups for front ensemble. Helped with auditions and assembling packets for both front ensemble and battery.From then on have used spare time to help out voluntarily and also taken on some student on in private lesson. Show less

      • Percussion Technician

        Jul 2013 - Apr 2016
      • Substitute Teacher

        Dec 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Hazelwood School District

      Feb 2015 - Jun 2017

      Central High - Music Theory, American Pop Music History and assisting with Concert Band, Marching Band, Winter Drumline Middle school band director teaching 6th grade through 8th grade band and exploring music. Band substitute through out the district. I have done middle school and high school extensively and have been aloud to rehearse the ensembles due to my relationship with their normal teachers.

      • High School Band Director

        Jun 2016 - Jun 2017
      • Middle School Band Director

        Jul 2015 - May 2016
      • Substitute Teacher

        Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
    • Hazelwood School District

      Aug 2017 - May 2019
      Middle School Orchestra Director
    • Parkway Schools

      Jul 2018 - now
      Percussion Tech - North High

      Marching Band Percussion Tech. Primary responsibility is the drumline.

    • Hazelwood School District

      Aug 2019 - Jul 2022
      Middle School Band

      At this location I have taught Band, orchestra, and Exploring Music(Guitar and World Drumming).

    • Ferguson-Florissant School District

      Jul 2022 - now
      Band Director
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Music - Vocal K-12

      Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
    • Teaching Guitar Workshop, Level 1

      GAMA
      Jun 2018
    • World Music Drumming, Level 1

      World Music Drumming
      Jul 2016
    • Music - Instrumental K-12

      Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education