Angela Kay Yarnell

32900 West 84th Street (785) 760-0297

De Soto, KS 66018 ayarnell@kc.rr.com

EDUCATION Master of Music Education (to be completed December 2009)

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Emphasis: Choral Pedagogy
Bachelor of Music Education, May 2001
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Emphasis: Bassoon
CERTIFICATION Current State of Kansas Teaching Certificate
K-12 Choral and Instrumental Music
PROFESSIONAL Director of Choirs and Musical Theatre, Eudora Middle and High Schools;
EXPERIENCE 6-12 vocal music, August 2002- present.
- Establishment of five new choral ensembles, including three auditioned choirs
- Combined Women’s Choir invited to perform at KMEA, 2009
- Choirs receive consecutive superior ratings at festivals
- Founded “Platinum”, an annual vocal variety show
- Tripled enrollment in choral ensembles
- Successful head director of the annual musical

General Music Teacher, Nottingham & West Elementary Schools, Eudora, KS.
6th & 2nd grade general music, 2002-2005.
Choral Intern, Olathe East High School, Olathe, KS.
10-12 vocal music, seventeen weeks, spring 2002.
-Directed mixed and gender choirs, utilizing music of contrasting style periods
-Vocal coach for chorus and soloists in the school musical
- Developed and implemented organizational system for the choral music library
Student Teacher, J.F. Kennedy Elementary School, Kansas City, KS.
K-5 general music, six weeks, fall 2001.
- Taught students from multicultural and varied socioeconomic backgrounds
- Tutored leveled remedial reading groups for third grade students
Interim Associate Director of Music, Trinity Lutheran Church, Lawrence, KS.
August 2000-May 2001.
- Directed adult, young adult, children, and handbell choirs
- Successfully planned and implemented a music reading program
Elementary General Music Teacher, Baldwin Home School Cooperative,
Baldwin, KS. K-6, summer 2000.
- Taught multi-age classes of K-6
- Developed specialized general music curriculum specific to needs of the
organization
RELATED Guest Clinician, Northeast Kansas Music Educators Association Fifth and Sixth
EXPERIENCE Grade Honor Choir, January 2005.
Guest Conductor, University of Kansas Research Study on “High Magnitude
Conductors”, September 2004.

Music Director, First Baptist Church Youth Summer Musical Theatre Experience
Camp, Kansas City, MO. July 2004, July 2005.
Choir Director, Kansas City Young Audiences Fine Arts Camp, Kansas City,
MO. August 2003.
Teacher and Advocate, Community Living Opportunities, Lawrence, KS.
March 1999- August 2002.
- Supervised and instructed individuals with developmental disabilities
Drum Major and Woodwind Clinician, Shawnee Mission North and Northwest
High Schools, Mission, KS. 1998 – 2001.
- Developed and implemented student leadership training program
Teaching Assistant and Choral Librarian, Choral Conducting Clinic,
Department of Music and Dance, University of Kansas, fall 1999.
Resident Assistant, Department of Student Housing, University of Kansas.
August 1997 – May 1998.
- Educational Program Chair for program awarded National Residence Hall
Honorary KU Educational Program of the Month
HONORS Awarded Kansas Choral Directors Association Young Director of the Year,
AND ACTIVITIES 2007.

Workshop Presenter, Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service, 2008.

KCDA Reading Session Chair, Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service,

2008.

Workshop Presenter, Southwest Division of American Choral Directors

Association Bi-Annual Conference, 2008.

Guest Presenter, University of Kansas Careers in the Arts Day, 2006.

Membership Chair, Kansas Choral Directors Association, 2005- present.

Adjudicator, Northeast Kansas 10-12 Honors Choir, 2002-present.
Guest Speaker, University of Kansas Music Education classes, 2002-present.
Former president and secretary, KU Chapter of National Association for Music
Education, 1999 – 2001.
 Angela Kay Yarnell
Research Poster Session Presenter, Kansas Music Educators Association In-
Service, 2001.
Undergraduate Representative; founding member, KU Chapter of American
Choral Directors Association, 1999.
Awarded National Residence Hall Honorary KU Student of the Month for
outstanding achievements as musical director of “Summer Stock Murder”, 1997.

PROFESSIONAL American Choral Directors Association, 1999- present.

ORGANIZATIONS MENC: The National Association for Music Education, 1996- present.

REFERENCES Available upon request.