RAFAEL A.

BERNABE
15 Reaching Cir, Essex, MD 21221
Cell: 903-705-3393
Email: rberna4@students.towson.edu

EDUCATION
Towson University B.S. in Music Education (2014 – Present)
Community College of Baltimore County 54 College Credits in 2011 – 2014
Chesapeake High School High School Diploma (2007 – 2011)

HONORS AND AWARDS

ACDA 2016 Student Conducting Masterclass: Boston Eastern Conference
(with clinician Dr. Ann Howard Jones)
Vocal Jazz Ensemble Finalist, Mason Vocal Jazz Festival
(with clinicians New York Voices)
Towson University School of Music (Music Scholarship)
Outstanding Student in Music, Community College of Baltimore County

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
President, American Choral Directors Association (2015 – Present)
Vice President, American Choral Directors Association (2014 – 2015)
 Lead student members in achieving choral excellence within the Towson and the local choral
community
 Delegated student tasks and requirements to achieve Towson’s highest form of funding.
 Created and managed student led events that improved the organization’s public relations in the
Baltimore and Towson area.
 Collaborated with Towson and non-Towson student organizations to complete the university’s
“semester collaboration” requirement clause.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
BCPS Student Intern – Dulaney High School (March 2018 – Present)
Christy Senita, BCPS Music Teacher, Mentor
 Created lesson plans designed for both choral and general music classroom that incorporated
technology and musical concepts.
 Conducted and rehearsed three choral ensembles in the standard octavo and vocal repertoire.
 Collaborated with classroom teachers and administration on behavior and classroom
management skills to implement in the music classroom.
  Created and implemented music lesson plans that align to the common core, Baltimore County
music curriculum and national music standards, while integrating the most current technology
and current choral repertoire.
AACPS Student Intern – Woodside Elementary (January 2018 – March 2018)
Katharine Jenkins, AACPS Music Teacher, Mentor
 Created and implement music lesson plans that align to the common core, Anne Arundel County
music curriculum and national music standards, while integrating the most current technology.
 Designed lesson plans with mentor, Katharine Jenkins, using Arts Integration concepts, skills, and
technology in the music classroom.
 Collaborated with classroom teachers with behavior and classroom management skills to
implement in the music classroom.
Vocal Jazz Teaching Assistant – Towson U. Vocal Jazz Ensemble (September 2016 – December 2017)
 Lead student sectionals and rehearsals in the teacher’s absence.
 Collaborated with Vocal Jazz Professor on repertoire choice and voicings.
Tenor/Bass Section Leader – Towson University Chorale (September 2014 – December 2017)
 Lead student sectionals and student rehearsals in the teacher’s absence and upon his request.
 Represented and advocated for Towson University Choirs in Towson related events.
Choral Scholar/Conducting Intern – Maryland State Boychoir (September 2013 – September 2016)
 Lead student sectionals and rehearsals in the director’s absence and upon his request.
 Conducted and perform with the Maryland State Boychoir’s three different ensembles on several
national and international tours.
 Advocated and represented the state of Maryland as ambassadors and musicians on several
national and international tours.
 Supervised students from ages 7-14 in smaller beginning vocal ensembles and group settings.
Bass Section Leader – CCBC Chamber Singers (September 2012 – May 2014)
 Lead student sectionals and rehearsals in the director’s absence upon her request.
 Advocated and represented for the Community College of Baltimore County during concerts,
school trips, and collegiate functions.
Classical and Jazz Voice/Guitar/Piano Instructor (June 2011 – Present)

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
 Papageno, Towson University’s Music for the Stage Production, Magic Flute
 Quorus, an all-male classical chamber ensemble
 The Wontons, songwriting duo and local touring band
 Vocal Jazz Tenor Solo, Premiere of Paul Langford’s arrangement Estate for ATTB
 Bass/Baritone Soloist, Church of the Resurrection, Greenspring Ave.
 Bass Section Leader/Baritone Soloist, Church of St Francis of Assisi, Harford Rd.
 Tenor Solo, Premiere of Vivian Adelburg Rudow’s I Will Bless Thee.
 Choral Scholar/Soloist, Maryland State Boychoir

REFERENCES
Available upon request.