Hello, and welcome to my website. I have strived to create a place where parents can meet me personally and where students can have additional resources.

A little bit about me:
Education - Valparaiso University, Bachelor of Music Education (5/2011)

Experience - Luce Concert Band Assistant conductor, MENC Baby Band leader, Pi Kappa Delta Music Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Kappa Lamda Delta Honor Society, Principal Percussionist of VU Chamber Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra

Technology background - Basic computer programs (Word, Excel, Publisher, Power-point, Finale), online photo galleries, webquests, online databases, online video (Youtube, Teachertube), computer assisted instruction, and assistive technology.

I look forward to making music with you!

I have an introductory Powerpoint document and a welcome letter attached here for you to get to know me and what I do.

Audition Required

The music performed in this ensemble is of the highest High School level out there. It is meant to challenge the ensemble and to grow as musicians.

Also, this ensemble usually does a small tour of the area and participates in both clinics and the annual ISSMA contest.

No Audition Required

This is a band built for working on the fundamentals of band playing. Here, many students are Freshmen just learning the ropes, and many other students study a secondary instrument here just for fun.

This band participates yearly in the ISSMA contest.

Some helpful resources:
Woodwind and Brasswind
Quinlan and Fabish

Some helpful resources specifically for percussionists:
Steve Weiss
The Percussion Source

Computer Assisted Instruction:
Auralia
Music Ace

Sheet Music for Solo and Ensemble Contest:
Sheet Music Plus
J.W. Pepper

Marching Band:
Indiana Marching
Bands of America

Music Theory:
Music Theory.net
eMusic Theory

Teacher-Pedagogy Websites:
MENC
IMEA
IIMP
Naxos Music Library
Oxford Music Online

Webquests:
SchubertQuest
Music History

Photo Galleries (Flikr example):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47514165@N07/

Assistive Technology:
Braille Music Translator - These word work great for students in music who have a vision impairment. Also, this would enable these students to practice at home, which would be great for them to learn musical independence.

Induction Loop System - This would work great for students with a hearing impairment. With this system, I could loop what we were doing directly to the student's hearing aid, which would make them hear equally to the other band members.

Valparaiso University
Alex Keim