Curriculum Vita for Sid Hearn  

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE

·          Assisted with Auburn University Marching Band, basketball pep bands and concert bands

·          Wrote numerous marching band show drills for the Auburn University Marching Band

·          Supervised eleven teaching interns in elementary music and secondary music placements in Alabama and Georgia

·          Taught Classroom Management course to music interns

·          Taught Instructional Technology for Educators to undergraduate education majors (Fall 2004-Spring 2007)

·          Assisted with graduate music courses: Wind Band Literature, Instrumental Conducting, Formal Analysis, Band Arranging, Woodwind Techniques

·          Assisted with graduate music education courses: Curriculum and Teaching in Music Education, Research Studies in Music Education, Evaluation of Program in Music Education, Organization of Program in Music Education

·          Assisted with Digital Media Production for Music Education which utilized MIDI, Finale, CubaseSE, Audacity, Wimba Live Classroom, and Yamaha MIE.

DISTANCE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

·          Assisted with graduate distance music courses: Wind Band Literature, Instrumental Conducting, Formal Analysis, Band Arranging, Woodwind Techniques

·          Developed traditional courses for distance education delivery: Band Arranging, Wind Band Literature

·          Assisted with graduate distance music education courses: Curriculum and Teaching in Music Education, Research Studies in Music Education, Evaluation of Program in Music Education, Organization of Program in Music Education

·          Assisted with Digital Media Production for Music Education, which utilized MIDI, Finale, CubaseSE, Audacity, Wimba Live Classroom, and Yamaha MIE.

TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE

PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

·          Auburn University Concert Band, Trumpet

·          Auburn University Jazz Band, Trumpet

·          Auburn University Symphonic Band, Trumpet

·          Auburn University Trumpet Ensemble

·          Shoals Area Honor Band – Directors’ Band

·          Studied trumpet with Dr. Ramon Vasquez

·          Colts Drum and Bugle Corps, Mellophone

·          University of North Alabama "Pride of Dixie" Marching Band, Trumpet, Mellophone

·          University of North Alabama Wind Ensemble, Trumpet, Flugelhorn

·          University of North Alabama Concert Band, Trumpet

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

·          Bob Jones High School Band – Madison, Alabama

·          Buckhorn High School Band – New Market, Alabama

·          Central High School Band- Phoenix, Arizona

·          Clarke County High School Band – Grove Hill, Alabama

·          Decatur High School Band – Decatur, Alabama

·          Forsyth Central High School – Cumming, Georgia

·          Hiram High School Band – Hiram, Georgia

·          Hueytown High School – Hueytown, Alabama

·          Lawrence County High School Band – Moulton, Alabama

·          Muscle Shoals High School Band – Muscle Shoals, Alabama

·          Vinemont High School Band – Vinemont, Alabama

·          Winston County High School Band – Double Springs, Alabama

RECENT ADJUDICATION EXPERIENCE

·          2007 Central “Pride of Wildcat Country” Marching Contest – Central High School, Florence, Alabama

·          2007 Dixie Pride Marching Classic – West Morgan High School, Trinity, Alabama

·          2007 Georgia Bandmasters Championship – Forsyth Central High School, Cumming, Georgia

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

Hearn, S. T. & Jones, L. E. (2005, September). Program evaluation of a distance learning graduate music

          education program: Phase 1. Poster presented at the Society of Music Teacher Education 

          Conference, Greensboro, NC.     View

Hearn, S. T. (2008, January). Factors affecting longevity in band directors in the southeast. Poster

          presented at the Alabama Music Educators Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL.     View

Rosener, D., Hearn, S. T. & Walls, K. C. (2006, September). Distance learning with videoconferencing:

          Graduate percussion methods and guitar methods. Paper and poster presented at the

          Association for Technology in Music Instruction/College Music Society Conference, San Antonio,

          TX.     View

UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH

Hearn, S. T. (2007). Distance music lessons. Unpublished manuscript.     View

The purpose of this project was to determine need for, possibility of and effectiveness of

the implementation of distance music lessons for students in high school.

Hearn, S. T. (2007). Factors affecting band directors’ decisions to remain in the teaching workforce.

          Unpublished manuscript.     View

            The purpose of this study was to identify factors that contribute to long-term success in band

            directing and how those factors contribute to long-term success in veteran band directors.

Hearn, S. T. (2007). Undergraduate education majors’ attitudes toward technology in teaching.

          Unpublished manuscript.     View

            The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in the attitudes of undergraduate

            education majors about using technology in teaching as an outcome of enrollment in a

            required instructional technology course.

UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS

Hearn, S. T. (2003). Sound recording in America to 1920. Unpublished manuscript.     View

Hearn, S. T. (2004). Motivational effects of competition in music.  Unpublished manuscript.     View

Hearn, S. T. (2004). Music education in the modern school: A better way to meet the needs of our

          students. Unpublished manuscript.     View

Hearn, S. T. (2005). A brief history of bands in the United States. Unpublished manuscript.     View

Hearn, S. T. (2005). Social learning theory and observational learning in music performance ensembles.

          Unpublished manuscript.     View

Hearn, S. T. (2006). Music in the digital age: Sound recording in America since the 1920s. Unpublished

          manuscript.     View

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST

·          Factors affecting teacher retention in music education

·          Music education technology

·          Distance education

·          Distance music instruction (lessons)

·          Adjudication systems and effects on music programs

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS

·          AU Marching Band Presidential Scholarship 2005

·          Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society 1996

·          Kappa Kappa Psi Band Fraternity 1993

·          Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society 1993

·          University of North Alabama “Pride of Dixie” Band Scholarship 1992-1996

·          Four-year Full-tuition Academic Scholarship – University of North Alabama 1992-1996

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

·          Alabama Bandmasters Association

·          Alabama Music Educators Association

·          College Band Directors National Association

·          College Music Society

·          MENC: The National Association for Music Education

·          Society for Music Teacher Education

·          Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME)

OTHER NOTEWORTHY INFORMATION

·          Moderator of internet message board for Alabama band directors

·          Frequent user of surveymonkey.com survey host web site

·          Sociological effects of technology enthusiast

·          History of sound recording enthusiast

·          Drum and bugle corps historical enthusiast

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