Alena Schneider

Alena Schneider Musician and Educator ㅡ Highlights ㅡ Experience Alena Schneider 4 Jelbart Way Clyde North 3978 - ( Sierra Leone)- •Presented Professional Development sessions for music educator associations including VOSA, AMTA, KMIEA and CMVic. • Invited to run a music workshop as part of a National Music Teaching Conference at The Arts Centre in Melbourne CBD • Worked as artist-in-residence for several school programs across Melbourne as well as running regional music workshop tours for students and teachers through Victoria and NSW Freelance Educator / TEFL and Creative Arts Consulting 2022 - Present Teaching Artist delivering an online music program for Tongala Primary School on behalf of thesongroom.org Working for international companies as a TEFL educator including Cambly and Japanese based text-correction service, IDIY.biz Currently producing independent Creative Arts resources in the form of educational card games for teachers who have little experience teaching the Arts Volunteering at local school in rural West Africa to build the region’s first library Vitctorian Department of Education - various schools in Melbourne/ Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Indonesian, Specialist Leader- Performing Arts and Music : Develop and design music and drama curriculum across Primary scope including Christmas Concerts, school event performances and Junior/Senior Choirs Develop and implement ‘Stepping into Prep’ transition program Work alongside Royal Children’s Hospital to deliver Mental Health Promotion through the Arts Design and deliver remote learning programs for students Indonesian: Introduce, design and develop Indonesian Curriculum for 730 students from Prep-Year 6 Oversee student leaders create projects to promote Indonesian learning including raffles, school assembly performances and lunchtime IndoClub Prepare online materials for students to learn Indonesian remotely Specialist Leader: Liaise with Principal/Assistant Principal to prepare and run weekly planning meetings. Attend meetings on behalf of Specialist teachers (PE, Art, Music, IT) to be informed and give feedback to School Committee Good Vibes Music/ Independent Freelance Artist- ARTIST - IN - RESIDENCE Teaching and performing for incursion and one-off workshops across Victoria and New South Wales and Indonesia. • Artist in Residence Programs: Meadow Heights PS, Weeden Heights PS, St Albans PS • Black Saturday Mental Health Recovery Program (School based with local performance) • The Salvation Army Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Centre • All abilities music program for Port Phillip City Council • Teaching Australians and Indonesians to play West African drums, Bali BANDS AND INDEPENDENT MUSIC • Booking, managing, performing and teaching at festivals around Australia such as St Kilda Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival and The Taste of Tasmania Festival • Negotiate partnerships such as featuring original music in a Lorna Jane ad, background music for Channel 10’s Women’s Surfing Championships and extended play on Triple J radio station • Assisting local ESL artists with festival and grant applications on behalf of their musical projects and endeavors • Recorded and released debut Ukulele EP, January 2020 and full-band album, September 2021 ㅡ Education Charles Sturt University / Graduate Certificate of Creative Therapies Present ITTT/ 170 hr TEFL Course Specialising in Teaching Online 2020 Deakin University / Graduate Diploma of Education 2013 Victorian College of the Arts / Bachelor of Music Improvisation 2009 Independent Music and Language Study Trips ● Te Reo Maori Language Immersion Weekend – Phillip Island 2019 ● Candidasa – Bali, Indonesia 2011 ● Nungua – Ghana, West Africa 2006/2007