Sarah E.

Macomber
Phone: 276-356-8884 ! E-Mail: semacomber@rockingham.k12.va.us/wilso3se@gmail.com ! Website: sarahmacombermusic.weebly.com

EDUCATION
Master of Music in Music Education (MM) May 2017
James Madison University

Bachelor of Music in Music Education (BM) May 2013

James Madison University
Virginia Teaching Certification: Instrumental Music PreK-12

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Music Teacher August 2017-present
Plains Elementary School & Fulks Run Elementary School
Rockingham County Public Schools
• Teaches PreK-5 music daily
• Teaches and facilitates a 4th and 5th grade winter concert
• Teaches and facilitates a PreK-1 spring musical
• Develops and facilitates a winter sing-a-long with whole school and parents

Graduate/Teaching Assistant August 2015-May 2017

James Madison University
• Taught and assisted in several college-level classes including:
o MUED 470: Marching Band Procedures
o MUAP 238: Concert Band
o MUED 380: Music in the Elementary School
o MUAP 237: Marching Band

Director of Bands July 2013-June 2015

Stuarts Draft High School
Augusta County Public Schools
• Responsible for education of all band and music programs and classes
such as beginning band, concert band, marching band, jazz band, small ensembles,
music discovery, and guitar
• Planned all field trips – marching band and concert band competitions/performances,
honor bands, supplemental trips, i.e. trips to college and local musicians and ensembles
• Ran daily and afterschool rehearsals for each ensemble
• Daily lesson plans; short-term and long-term goals
• Implemented and maintained a student leadership program
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Instructional Assistant July 2014-present

James Madison University Summer Band Camps
• Works with 2 instructors on curriculum for the JMU SBC Drum Major Camp
• Handles all materials and equipment for camp
• Provides small and large group tutoring in leadership and conducting skills
• Teaches the final performance for the 150+ member camp

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Graduate Assistant August 2015-May 2017
James Madison University
• Assisted with all logistics of the 450-piece Marching Royal Dukes Marching Band
• Attended and assisted in all rehearsals of the Marching Royal Dukes
• Set up chairs for every Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band rehearsal and concert
• Made programs for Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band concerts
• Aided in logistics and attended every performance
• Had opportunities to teach entire band as well as smaller sections

Student Teacher Spring 2013

East Rockingham High School/Elkton Middle School
Rockingham County Public Schools
• Ran full band rehearsals for entire class day at both schools for guitar, concert band, and jazz
band
• Taught individuals and sectionals during class time
• Wrote daily lesson plans and reflections

Student Teacher Spring 2013

J.F. Hillyard Middle School
Rockingham County Public Schools
• Ran full band rehearsals for the entire class day for guitar, concert band, and jazz band
• Taught individuals and sectionals during class time
• Wrote daily lesson plans and reflections

Drum Major Fall 2012

James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes
• 1 of 4 Drum Majors for a 450+-member organization
• Conducted the band at all rehearsals and performances (high school exhibitions/football game
half-time performances); ran full band rehearsals in the absence of the director
• Helped with logistics for game days and traveling
• Attended leadership camp and regular meetings
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Counselor/Drum Major Counselor July 2012

James Madison University Summer Band Camps
• Taught the 150+ Drum Major camp attendees conducting, leadership aspects, and how to
teach marching and music
• Was responsible for supervising students in the dorm and keeping them updated on the daily
schedule

MUSIC EXPERIENCE
Midwest Band Clinic December 2012-2016
Chicago, IL
• Attended lectures on music education as well as clinics and performances of internationally-
known educators, musicians, and groups
• 2015-2016: Staffed JMU Booth to recruit potential students

Virginia Music Educators Association Conference November 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
• Attended lectures on music education
• Played with the JMU Wind Symphony at VMEA Conference
• Played with clarinet quartet at VMEA Conference

Saarburger Serenaden International Chamber Music Festival July 2011

Saarburg, Germany
• Participated as a performer and student at the music festival in Germany
• Took lessons with internationally-known musicians and educators
• Performed throughout the region of Germany and Luxembourg

SCHOLARLY WORK (under maiden name of Wilson)

Wilson, S. (2015). Mahler’s Sixth Symphony: The broken pastoral.

Wilson, S. (2015). The effect of positive and negative self-talk during practice on undergraduate music
majors.

Wilson, S. (2016). The work-life balance of music educators in the Shenandoah Valley: A case study.

Dabback, W. M., & Wilson, S. (2016, July). Musical practices, Gelassenheit, communitas, and the role of
ritual within the Pink Menno movement. Poster presented at the World Conference of the
International Society for Music Education, Glasgow, Scotland.

Wilson, S. (2017, April). Playing with others: The community, motivations, and social structures of the
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Concert Band. Presentation and poster presentation at the 2017
Thompson Symposium, Penn State, State College, PA.
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Rathgeber, J., Cartwright, A., & Wilson, S. (2017, May). General Music Across the Lifespan:
Considering Diverse Spaces of Music Learning. Presentation at Mountain Lake Colloquium,
Pembroke, Virginia.

Wilson, S. (2017). Playing with others: The community, motivations, and social structures of the
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Concert Band (Master’s thesis).

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

• 2017 James Madison University Graduate School Community Engagement Award

• Received Full-Time Full Assistantship for pursuing Master of Music at James Madison
University, Fall 2015- Spring 2017
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Bachelor of Music from James Madison University,
Spring 2013
• Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor Society, Spring 2013
• Carole Jackson Endowed Scholarship for Music Education; Fall 2012-Spring 2013
• Myra Doherty Memorial Scholarship Fund; Fall 2011-Spring 2013
• Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship; Fall 2009-Spring 2011
• Dean’s List; Spring 2010-Spring 2013
• James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes Drum Major; Fall 2012
• Member, JMU Honors Program; Fall 2009-Spring 2011
• Tau Beta Sigma, National Honorary Band Service Sorority, 2009-2013