Dana M.

Bendorf
7064 Meadow Ln.
Platteville, WI 53818
608-732-5581
dmwiegel@yahoo.com
Professional Objective
Position as a General Music Educator.

Education
University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, WI (2004/2010)
Certification: 1506-Instrumental Music Birth-21
1511-Choral Music Grades 6-12
1515-General Music Grades PK-12
Darlington High School, Darlington, WI (1999)

Educational Experience
2008-Present 5-12 Instrumental Music Educator, 6-12 Choral Music Educator, 6-12 Musical
Director, Shullsburg School District
Plan and produce numerous concerts and performances throughout the year.
Create lesson schedules, activities schedules, budgets. Prepare Pep Band,
Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, High School Choir, Junior High Choir.
Produce and plan for a yearly musical/play. Prepare and schedule students for
District and State Solo and Ensemble. Take students to various Honors Festivals
offered in the area.
2006.2008
7-12 Vocal and General Music Educator, Boscobel School District
Planned and produced four major concerts a year for six performing groups.
Gave individual and group lessons. Produced two Madrigal Dinners. Prepared a
Show Choir and Vocal Jazz Groups for contest. Participated in Large Group
Festival. Prepared many Solo and Ensemble events to perform at contests.
Helped organize and host Large Group Festival, Local Solo and Ensemble and
District Solo and Ensemble. Took students to the Dorian Choral Festival and the
Platteville Choral Festival. Assisted in fundraisers. Organized other community
performances (Nursing Home).
2006.2008Assistant Track Coach, Boscobel School District
Worked with track athletes in the weight room and on the field. Worked more
specifically with the shot put and discuss throwers. Assisted with the hurdlers.
Administered practice in the absence of the Head Coach. Helped organize large
and small track meets.
2006.2008Activities Worker, Boscobel School District
Worked and volleyball games as a scorer and bookkeeper. Ran the scoreboard
and was bookkeeper for various basketball games.
2006.2007
Freshmen Girls Basketball Coach, Boscobel School District
Work with Freshmen Girls during practice and coached them in games. Assisted
the varsity and junior varsity as the need arose.

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Assistant Musical Director, Boscobel School District
Taught all music for the show. Assisted in staging, costuming, and set. Produced
three shows for the community.
2004.2006
K-12 Vocal and General Music Educator, Blackhawk School District
Provided progressive musical knowledge to all students. Worked with ensembles
and individuals to enhance their ability to sing with proper tone and pitch. Taught
elementary students new songs and dances. Produced many successful concerts
and performances for the school and community.
2004
Student Teaching, Dodgeville School District
Taught General Music K-5, 6th Grade Choir, 7th-8th Grade Choir, and high school
choir. Directed all students in concert performances and in the classroom.
Administered class discussions and private lessons.
2003
Pre-Student Teaching, Iowa Grant School District
Worked with high school choir students on their repertoire. Directed choir
rehearsal for both the Concert Choir and Treble Choir. Worked with the Voice
Class doing one-on-one lessons in different areas of vocal and general music.

Other Experience
1999-2003

2000
1999.2001
1990.2001

Sales Associate, The Emporium, Darlington, WI

Assisted customers with decorating inquiries, processed customer purchases,
performed general cleaning, helped develop new business strategies to increase
sales, trained new employees, and created employee work schedule.
Customer Service Representative, Lands End, Dodgeville, WI
Answered phones, recorded orders, handled comments and complaints, and
familiarized self with Lands Ends stock. Assisted customers one-on-one.
Waitress/Cashier/Cook, Platteville Pizza Hut, Platteville, WI
Took orders, prepared and served food, cashed out checks, made bank deposits,
and greeted. Trained new employees in all areas of the restaurant.
Farmhand
Labored on dairy farm milking cows and feeding and raising calves.

Activities/Interests
2004-Present
2002-2004
2002-2004
2002, Fall
2002, Fall
2001, Spring
2000-2001
1999.2001

Platteville City League Womens/Coed Outdoor and Indoor Volleyball

Collegiate National Association for Music Education
Chamber Choir
Intramural Volleyball and Softball
Project Self-Help and Awareness Volunteer
Coro DAngeli
State and National FFA Choir member and soloist
University Singers

Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Power Point, Google, and familiar with all Microsoft Windows programs. Music programs
including FINALE and SMARTMUSIC. Have training and experience using a Smartboard. Excel to
Excel class at Vandercook (Summer of 2013)