Alison Mayes
Musician and Educator
RESUMÉ
Education
May 2016
University of Colorado at Boulder
College of Music
Masters Degree in Music Education
Musicology and Music Technology Cognate
May 2006
University of Colorado at Boulder
College of Music
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Bachelors Degree in Music Education
Teaching
Experience
Blue Valley School District
Southwest High School, Aubry Bend Middle School,
Stilwell Elementary, and Timber Creek Elementary
Overland Park, Kansas
Beginning August 2021
Orchestra Director
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Northern Colorado Youth Orchestra
Loveland, Colorado
November 2021 - May 2021
Co-Music Director and Viola Coach
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Douglas County School District
eLearning Program
Douglas County, Colorado
August 2020 - May 2021
Middle School General Music Teacher
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Avanti Music Academy
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
September 2019 - 2020
Head of Strings, Private Strings Instructor, Youth Orchestra Director
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Colorado Chamber Orchestra Elementary Instrumental Music Program
North Star Academy and Pioneer Elementary
Parker, Colorado
August 2017 - May 2018
Beginning and Intermediate String Class Teacher
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Douglas County School District
Parker Performing Arts School
Parker, Colorado
​August 2016 - May 2020
Founding Orchestra, Guitar, Piano, and Music Technology Teacher
Tri-M Music Honor Society Chapter Sponsor
Middle School Performing Arts Department Chair
Longmont Youth Symphony
Longmont, Colorado
​September 2015 - May 2017
String Ensemble Director
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Cherry Creek School District
Grandview High School
Aurora, Colorado
​August 2010 - May 2016
Director of Orchestras (Remedial, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels)
Instructor of AP Music Theory, Piano, and Rock and Roll History
Pit Orchestra Conductor
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Boulder Valley School District
Peak to Peak K-12 Charter School
Lafayette, Colorado
January 2008 - May 2010
Director of Orchestras (Fifth Grade, Middle School, and High School)
Academic Study Hall Coordinator
Tri-M Music Honor Society Faculty Sponsor
Elementary and Middle School Talent Shows Faculty Sponsor
Battle of The Bands Faculty Sponsor
Musical Pit Orchestra Conductor
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Camp Con Brio - String Camp of the Rockies
​August 2001 - Present
High School and Middle School Camp Director 2015 - present
Past roles include Counselor, Head Counselor, Enrichment Class Instructor, Violin Instructor, Recreation Director
Guest
Teaching
Experience
Northeast Kansas Music Educators Association
Middle Level Honor Orchestra Conductor
December 2023
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Poudre Valley School District
Middle School Honor Orchestra Conductor
April 2023
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South Central Kansas Music Educators Association
High School District Honor Orchestra Conductor
December 2021
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Denver Public Schools Citywide Orchestra Festival
Middle School Beginning Orchestra Conductor
February 2020
Denver Public Schools Citywide Orchestra Festival
High School Chamber Orchestra Conductor
February 2019
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Loveland High School Combined Festival
Middle School Honor Orchestra Conductor
February 2018
Mesa County School District
Middle School and High School Honor Orchestras Conductor
November 2017
Fort Lewis College, Durango Colorado
High School Honor Orchestra Conductor
November 2017
Poudre Valley School District
Middle School Honor Orchestra Conductor
April 2016
Cherokee Trail High School
Fall Retreat Guest Conductor
October 2014
Aurora Public Schools
Middle School Honor Orchestra Conductor
March 2013
Adjudication
Kansas High School Activities Activities Association Solo and Ensemble Festival
Wichita Heights High School
Wichita, Kansas
March 2022
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Colorado West Invitational Music Festival, Palisade High School
Grand Junction, Colorado
Spring 2017 and Spring 2019
Colorado High School Activities Association Large Ensemble Festival
Mountain View High School
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Spring 2017
Poudre High School
Fort Collins, Colorado
Spring 2020
Aurora Public Schools Large Ensemble Festival, Hinkley High School
Aurora, Colorado
Spring 2014
Solo and Ensemble Festival Adjudicator, Sunset Middle School
Longmont, Colorado
Spring 2013
Memberships
and Leadership
Positions
Held
American String Teachers Association, Colorado Chapter
Immediate Past-President of the Colorado Chapter, 2020-2022
President of the Colorado Chapter, 2018-2020
President-Elect of the Colorado Chapter, 2016-2018
Denver Metro Area Representative of the Colorado Chapter, 2011-2013
Colorado ASTA Chapter Member, 2006-2021
Kansas ASTA Chapter Member, 2021-present
Webmaster and Newsletter Editor of the Kansas Chapter, 2022-present
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Colorado All State Orchestra, Board of Directors​
Past-Chair, 2015-2017
Chair, 2013-2015
Chair-Elect, 2012-2013
Governor, 2010-2012
Honors
and
Awards
Aubry Bend 8th Grade Orchestra
Performance at the Kansas Music Educators Association Annual In-Service Workshop
February 2023
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Douglas County School District
Apple Award DCSD eLearning Program Nominee
2021
The American String Teachers Association
Elizabeth A. H. Green School Educator Award Recipient
2020
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Douglas County School District
Apple Award Parker Performing Arts School Nominee
2018
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Colorado ASTA Outstanding String Teacher of the Year Recipient
​2015
Grandview High School Chamber Orchestra
Performance at the Colorado Association of School Boards
Annual Conference
​December 2015
Grandview High School Symphonic Orchestra
Performance at the National Orchestra Festival
American String Teachers Association National Conference
​March 2015
Grandview High School Pit Orchestra
Seussical The Musical
Awarded Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
May 2014
Grandview High School Symphonic Orchestra
Awarded Outstanding String Orchestra, Class 5A
Colorado West Invitational Music Festival
April 2013
Grandview High School Pit Orchestra
Ragtime The Musical
Performance at the Colorado Thespian State Conference
December 2012