Alec Huntley

Alec Huntley 929 Monterey Dr., Denton, TX 76209 - |-| www.AlecHuntley.com Education Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance, Jazz Studies major field (in progress) Related Field: Computer Music University of North Texas, Denton, TX December 2020 Master of Music in Jazz Studies San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 2017 Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Minor in Jazz Cum laude, honors in the major, college honors University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 2010 Employment History Teaching Fellow and Teaching Assistant Division of Jazz Studies, College of Music, University of North Texas, Denton, TX - Introduction to Jazz Recordings Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020 • Designed and taught lecture course for up to 56 jazz major undergraduates. Introduced students to the basic outline of jazz history and over 200 significant jazz recordings. • Transitioned class to an entirely online format during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authored mediaand information-rich webpages with Canvas that were easy to navigate and comprehend without the assistance of a teacher. Jazz Piano Fundamentals Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020 • Designed and taught group jazz piano classes to non-pianist jazz majors. Understanding Jazz in U.S. and World Cultures (Teaching Assistant) Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018 (Instructor of Record) Summer 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019 • As a teaching assistant, assisted the professor in designing and teaching a course for up to 200 concurrently enrolled non-music major students in both all-online and blended formats. • Edited and helped format the professor’s online teaching material for easier comprehension and navigation by the students. • As instructor of record, independently taught sections of up to 109 students. Jazz Piano lessons Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 • Taught individual piano lessons to undergraduate piano majors and graduate non-pianist music majors. Huntley, Page 1 of 4 Adjunct Professor of Applied Piano Department of Music, North Central Texas College, Gainesville, TX Spring 2018-Present Applied Piano • Taught weekly individual piano lessons. • Prepared students for recitals and end-of-semester juries. Private Piano Instructor 2006-Present Self-Employed • Taught individual music lesson to students of all ages and skill levels. Developed curricula aids and handouts that I incorporated into my teaching as a jazz educator. Lecturer and Teaching Assistant Department of Jazz Studies, San Jose State University Fundamentals of Jazz Keyboard II Spring 2017 • Designed and taught a group piano course to non-pianist undergraduate jazz majors. Jazz Improv III Spring 2017 • Assisted professor with in-class activities and substituted when professor was absent. SAT/ACT Tutor- Compass Education Group, Los Angeles and Sausalito, CA • Tutored high school students in the verbal portions of the SAT and ACT college admission exams. • Taught standard American English grammar, reading comprehension, and essay writing. Piano Instructor- SJG School of Music, Campbell, CA • Taught beginners’ group piano classes to children (ages 6-15) and adults at community centers throughout the South Bay Area. Piano Instructor Guitar Center, Emeryville, CA • Taught private piano lessons through Guitar Center to children, teens, and adults. 2013 Paralegal/Office Manager June 2011-December 2012 Law Offices of Elizabeth Grossman, Berkeley, CA • Worked in a small criminal defense firm as the office manager and legal secretary. • Conducted all initial intakes for prospective clients, successfully bringing in well over $100,000 in business during my tenure. • Communicated with clients to help them understand the criminal legal process as it pertained to their case. • Authored most outgoing correspondence from and managed all incoming correspondence to the office. Drafted and finalized legal documents such as subpoenas and motions. Huntley, Page 2 of 4 Additional Skills Music Technology • Adept with digital audio workstation software, including Reaper, Studio One, Cubase, Logic, Audition, and Audacity. • Highly proficient with music notation software Sibelius. • Skilled at programming hardware and software-based synthesizers, including fully modular systems like Reaktor. • Competent with the use of microphones, audio interfaces, mixers, and related audio engineering hardware. Transcription and chart-writing • Skilled at transcribing recorded music. Some of my transcriptions can be viewed on SoundSlice at https://www.soundslice.com/users/realalec. • Experienced in creating professional music notation. Programming and Computer Competency • Fluent with educational website platforms Canvas and Blackboard. • Familiar with basic use of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python. Recording Projects Olivia Justice Countryman – Between Two Mountains Production, percussion, backup vocals, melodica 2018 The Anachronistics – The Anachronistics EP Keyboards, arranging 2020 Selected Performances DMA Recital #3, University of North Texas Next to Normal, Musical Theater of Denton One O’Clock Lab Band, Bass Performance Hall DMA Recital #2, University of North Texas DMA Recital #1, University of North Texas Master’s Recital, San Jose State University - Honors, Awards, and Scholarships Recipient of Graduate Equity Fellowship, SJSU Recipient of Claude and Alberta Walker Scholarship, SJSU Special Commendation for Outstanding Musicianship, Cabrillo College Jazz Festival Graduated cum laude from UCSC Honors in UCSC philosophy department Honors in UCSC senior seminar Stevenson College honors -,- Huntley, Page 3 of 4 Piano Studies Dave Meder, Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano University of North Texas 2018-Present Pat Coil, Former Associate Professor of Jazz Piano University of North Texas - Daveed Behroozi, Adjunct Professor of Jazz Piano San Jose State University - Alan Pasqua, Professor of Jazz Piano University of Southern California - Mark Levine The Berkeley Jazzschool - Murray Low, Lecturer of Jazz Piano Stanford University - Additional Training Summer Recording Workshop University of North Texas 2019 Technical Writing and Communication UCSC Silicon Valley Extension • Developing Technical Information from Plan to Completion • Grammar and Style for Technical Communicators • Technical Writers’ Workshop • Visual Communication • XML • Procedures and Policies 2014 Piano Trio IV with Mark Levine Berkeley Jazzschool 2011 Huntley, Page 4 of 4