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This document is a resume for Rebecca Kenaga, a music education student at James Madison University. She has experience teaching music at various schools through observations and practicum. She is currently a server and co-founder of a nonprofit that provides music classes to incarcerated youth. She has held leadership roles in campus organizations and participated in conferences and service trips related to music education.

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This document is a resume for Rebecca Kenaga, a music education student at James Madison University. She has experience teaching music at various schools through observations and practicum. She is currently a server and co-founder of a nonprofit that provides music classes to incarcerated youth. She has held leadership roles in campus organizations and participated in conferences and service trips related to music education.

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REBECCA KENAGA 

15 J South Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 ● (540) 718-5220 ● rgkenaga@gmail.com 


rebeccakenaga.weebly.com 
 
EDUCATION  
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA ​- School of Music  
● Major: Music Education, Woodwind (Clarinet) 
● Minors: Jazz Studies, Music and Human Services  
● Anticipated Graduation: May 2020 
 
TEACHING & EMPLOYMENT 
Capital Alehouse  
Server   Summer 2019 - Present 
● Collaborate with a diverse team of individuals to create a positive and 
welcoming atmosphere while catering to multiple guests’ needs 
AMPLIFIY: A Music Performance Learning Initiative for Incarcerated Youth 
Nonprofit, Co-Founder  ​Spring 2019 - Present 
● Co-facilitate weekly project-based, student-centered music classes at 
Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center and Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center 
● Presented at the Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship Student Showcase 
(September 2019) 
● Participated in 2019 Venture Creation Accelerator ​(Summer 2019) 
James Madison University Instrument Management 
Inventory Assistant   Fall 2018 - Present 
● Maintain an up-to-date online ledger of locker and instrument rentals 
● Balance cash box 
● Organize instruments and supplies 
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake, MI 
Unit Counselor June 17 - August 18, 2018  
● Worked with a unit of counselors to supervise larger group (60+) campers, 
filled in for ill or absent counselors  
● High School Band Assistantships under Dr. Matthew Westgate and Professor 
Nancy Ditmer  
● Middle School Jazz Band Assistantship  
Observations and Practicum 
● Stuarts Draft Elementary School, Stuarts Draft 
General Music, Kelly Hughes March - May 2019 
● East Rockingham High School, Elkton 
Jazz and Concert Band, Guitar, Brandon Alford  ​January - March 2019 
● Gemeinschaft Home, Harrisonburg 
Music and Human Services Practicum, Robby McCoubrey; Songwriting 
Project, Drs. David Stringham and Jesse Rathgeber ​2018-Summer 2019 
● Spotswood High School, McGaheysville 
J​ azz Band, Sean Macomber  ​Spring 2019  
● Maiden Choice School​, ​Maryland 
Music Classroom for Students with Disabilities, Shelby Adkins ​March 2018 
 
Rebecca Kenaga 

● Spotswood High School, McGaheysville 


Music Technology and Recording, Nathan May  ​November 2017 
● Elkton Middle School, Elkton 
Musical Theater, Kley Todd  ​November 2017 
● Mountain View Elementary School, Harrisonburg 
3rd Grade General Music, Kari Carpenter  October 2017 
● North Fork Middle School, Harrisonburg 
Orchestra, Wendy Whitford  September 2017  
● Culpeper Middle School, Culpeper 
7th and 8th Grade Band, Rebecca Roach   August 2017 
● Eastern View High School, Culpeper 
Marching Band, Adam Roach  August 2017 
 
LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT  
Brother of Kappa Kappa Psi 
National Honorary Band Service Fraternity  ​Spring 2017 - Present 
● Fundraising Committee Member (​Fall 2019 - Present​) 
● Vice President of Membership, led weekly classes for membership 
candidates, organized and planned curricular activities, co-head of 
Membership and Ritual Committee (​Spring 2018 - 2019​) 
James Madison University Center for Inclusive Music Engagement 
Center Innovator ​Fall 2019 
● Dedicate time to a project relating to CIME’s goals, present independent 
research, hold one lab hour a week, and collaborate with peers and 
professors on various projects relating to inclusive, participatory, 
community-based music engagement 
James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes  
● Clarinet Section Leader (​Fall 2017​)  
● Mellophone (​Fall 2018)​ , Section Leader (​Fall 2019)​   
Virginia Music Educators Association Conference  
Presenter, Performer, Attendee ​Novembers 2016-2019 
● Collaborated with peers and professors to present “Writing Life’s Lessons in 
Song: Facilitating Storytelling and Songwriting”, an interactive conference 
session based on a collaborative storytelling and songwriting project in a 
transitional living facility for previously incarcerated men (​2018)​  
● Performed bass clarinet in Valley Winds Ensemble Concert exploring 
composer diversity (​2019)​  
Music Technology Leadership Academy 
Intern ​February 
2019 
● Attended Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) and Technology in 
Music Education (TI:ME) conference sessions, studied instructional concepts 
to involve students not participating in ensembles in secondary music 
classes, and collaborated with a group to create a three-day music 
technology and multimedia curriculum project  
Rebecca Kenaga 

 
Jamaican Field Service Project 
Music Education Service Learning  January 3-13, 2019  
● Obtained over 44 hours of practicum in a Jamaican elementary school, taught 
grades preschool through 6th grade traditional Jamaican, American, and 
European folk songs and traditional Jamaican drum rhythms, worked with a 
group of music educators to facilitate cooperative lessons, and participated 
in 10 hours of group drumming lessons 
Breaking Boundaries: Community Music Research Symposium 
Panelist  May 2018  
● Presented research and experiences from a National Endowment for the 
Arts-funded research study at Teachers College, Columbia University 
Keister Music Night, Harrisonburg, VA 
Keister Elementary School, Maggie Hagy November 2017  
● Worked with a peer to lead an activity for elementary-aged students where 
students listened to music and painted whatever they were inspired by 
 
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES  
● James Madison University Combo ​- Clarinet 
● James Madison University Concert Band ​- Bass Clarinet 
● James Madison University Jazz Band ​- Clarinet  
● James Madison University Jazz Ensemble ​- Clarinet, Bass Clarinet 
● James Madison University Pep Band ​- Alto Sax, Baritone, Mellophone  
● James Madison University Study Abroad ​- Montréal, Canada  
● James Madison University Symphonic Band ​- Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, 
Bass Clarinet 
● James Madison University Wind Symphony ​- Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet 
● Marching Royal Dukes ​- Clarinet, Mellophone 
● “The Uhligans” Clarinet Quartet ​- Bass Clarinet 
 
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS  
● Spillman Scholarship ​- 2016-2020 Recipient  
● Big Kenny Alphin Scholarship ​- 2016 Recipient  
● Culpeper County Band Boosters Scholarship ​- 2016 Recipient  
● George Washington Carver Scholarship ​- 2016 Recipient  
● Free and Accepted Masons Scholarship ​- 2016 Recipient  
● Kappa Alpha Theta ​- 2016 Recipient  
● John Philip Sousa Award ​- 2016 Recipient  
 
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS 
● ISME - International Society for Music Education 
● Kappa Kappa Psi 
● MAC - Madison Association of Clarinetists 
● NAFMEC - National Association for Music Education (Collegiate) 
● VMEA - Virginia Music Educators Association 

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