Kyla Stivers
Camarillo
Summary
Knowledgeable Music Instructor with 5+ years of experience and exceptional leadership, planning and relationship-building skills. Detail-oriented and hardworking with a successful background in Front Ensemble. Looking for a new role to expand my skills and connections.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Front Ensemble Instructor
Conejo Valley Unified School District
01.2025 - Current
- Attended regular practices and private lessons to hone skills.
- Determined voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos and tone balances required to achieve effects desired in each musical composition.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Directed groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Front Ensemble Caption Head
Oxnard Union High School District
06.2024 - Current
- Selected and arranged music for performances and special events.
- Assigned and reviewed staff work in such areas as scoring, arranging and copying music.
- Rewrote original scores to adapt to different musical genres and styles.
- Determined voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos and tone balances required to achieve effects desired in each musical composition.
- Positioned members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
- Collaborated with performers and producers to determine and achieve desired sound for production.
- Attended regular practices and private lessons to hone skills.
- Directed groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Gained extensive knowledge in audio engineering and effects.
Front Ensemble Instructor
Oak Park Unified School District
06.2024 - Current
- Determined voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos and tone balances required to achieve effects desired in each musical composition.
- Positioned members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
- Collaborated with performers and producers to determine and achieve desired sound for production.
- Attended regular practices and private lessons to hone skills.
- Directed groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
Front Desk Receptionist
Functional Health & Wellness
06.2021 - 08.2023
- Collected room deposits, fees, and payments.
- Resolved customer issues quickly and notified supervisor immediately when problems escalated.
- Greeted guests at front desk and engaged in pleasant conversations while managing check-in process.
- Completed data entry and filing to keep records updated for easy retrieval.
- Scheduled, coordinated and confirmed appointments and meetings.
- Maintained organized and clean front office area to create professional and welcoming environment for visitors and employees.
- Maintained confidentiality of sensitive data to protect customer and business information.
- Routed incoming mail and messages to relevant personnel without delay.
Teacher's Assistant
LAUSD
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Worked with teacher to optimize learning plans based on student test grades and evaluations.
- Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.
- Mentored and tutored individual students needing additional help.
Private Music Tutor
Self-employeed
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Planned and prepared individual music lessons to support student needs.
- Explained music theory, aural skills and fundamental concepts to teach students to understand, analyze, perform and create music.
- Motivated students to practice music by offering positive reinforcement and encouraging progress.
- Created encouraging, fun and focused lesson atmosphere.
- Acquired teaching materials and resources to facilitate music instruction.
- Assessed student readiness to join band or ensemble and submitted recommendations.
Crew Trainer
McDonald's
06.2020 - 08.2021
- Greeted customers with smile and provided friendly service to professionally handle every need.
- Taught new team members correct procedures for all areas of operations.
- Maintained current knowledge of all team position requirements.
- Mentored junior employees to improve performance, food safety, and customer service.
- Set positive example for team members by providing high-quality, efficient service.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Music Education
California State University Northridge
Northridge, CA05-2026
Skills
- Music theory
- Instrument maintenance
- Student motivation
- Audition preparation
- Rehearsal coordination
- Music education
- Music arrangements
- Extensive performance background
Accomplishments
- Successfully completed four years of Professional Indoor Percussion at the world class level
- Qualified for WGI World Class finals
- Promoted to Caption head after one year
Timeline
Front Ensemble Instructor
Conejo Valley Unified School District
01.2025 - Current
Front Ensemble Caption Head
Oxnard Union High School District
06.2024 - Current
Front Ensemble Instructor
Oak Park Unified School District
06.2024 - Current
Teacher's Assistant
LAUSD
01.2023 - 06.2023
Front Desk Receptionist
Functional Health & Wellness
06.2021 - 08.2023
Private Music Tutor
Self-employeed
06.2021 - 08.2021
Crew Trainer
McDonald's
06.2020 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Music Education
California State University Northridge
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