ABOUT
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
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Taught instrumental music (grades 6-12), including the following ensembles and coursework: Marching Band, Wind Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Pep Band, Indoor Drumline, Musical Pit, Advanced Placement Music Theory, Beginning Guitar, Introduction to American Popular Music.
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Managed a booster organizations consisting of parents, community members, and school administrators to ensure compliance of 501(c)3 requirements under Federal and State law.
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Designed and taught a distance-learning curriculum framework to meet national and state education standards in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
DIRECTOR EXPERIENCE
2018-2021
Director of Instrumental Music
Saugus High School
Santa Clarita, California
2017-2018
Director of Bands
Marshall Fundamental Secondary School
Pasadena, California
2014-2016
Assistant Director of Bands
Perrysburg High School
Perrysburg, Ohio
EDUCATION
Columbia University, expected 2024
Juris Doctor, Doctor of Law
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Executive Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts
Harvard University, 2017
Master of Education, Education Policy and Management
Bowling Green State University, 2014
Bachelor of Music, Music Education
Dorothy Robertson Christensen Scholar
Paul F. & Thelma I. Leedy Scholar
Pro Musica Community Engagement Award-Winner
STUDENT SUCCESS
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Students & Ensembles under the direction of Corey Whitt have appeared at the Southern California Band and Orchestra Association's (SCSBOA) Marching Band Championships, received Superior ratings at Ohio Music Education Association's (OMEA) and SCSBOA's Large Group Festivals, Jazz Band & Soloist Awards, and Exemplary Soloist Ratings at OMEA and SCSBOA Solo & Ensemble Festivals.
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Students of Corey Whitt have performed with the California All State Honor Band, Ohio All State Honor Band, Tournament of Roses Honor Band, Macy's Great American Marching Band, SCSBOA Honor Band, Ohio All State Orchestra, Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestra, SCSBOA Jazz Honor Band, William S. Hart Union High School District Honor Band, OMEA District One Honor Band, Bowling Green State University Honor Band, Capital University Honor Band, California State University - Los Angeles Honor Band, and the Pasadena Unified School District Honor Band.