Robert Windbiel
EDUCATION
M.A.T. Music Education (3.9 GPA), Lehman College, Bronx, NY May 2009
B.S. Music (Summa Cum Laude), Lehman College, Bronx, NY January 2008
PRIVATE STUDY
- Extensive private studies in guitar (Barry Finnerty, Ted Dunbar, others), composition (Stanley Wolfe, Lawrence Widdoes), and piano (Dr. Peter Vinograde, Dr. Samuel Aster, Dr. Joanne Chang, others); master classes with jazz musicians (Jack DeJohnette, Roswell Rudd, Jimmy Heath).
EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Lecturer, Lehman College/CUNY, The Bronx, NY 2010-present
- Teaching four sections of Musicianship (I-IV) to music majors; covers solfege, sight-singing, rhythmic studies and rudimentary theory.
- Teaching electric guitar privately to undergrads; focus on jazz harmony and technique.
Adjunct Lecturer, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY Spring 2009
- Taught Teaching Children Music to non-musician, prospective teachers; covered musicianship essentials as well as techniques designed especially for teaching young students.
Substitute Teacher, Muscota New School (P.S. 314), Upper Manhattan (Inwood). Spring 2011
Student Teacher, LaGuardia High School, NYC, NY September-December 2008
- Worked with host teacher and other music teachers on staff on lesson planning, student assessment; presented lessons in Music History and Music Theory; composed a four-part (SATB) original piece for guitar ensemble that became the central course of study for half a semester in two large guitar labs.
Workshop Leader, Instructional Support Services, Lehman College, Bronx, NY 2008-2011
- Designed workshop lessons and assessments to prepare college students for CUNY Proficiency Exam in Reading Comprehension, Essay Composition, Graph Literacy.
Tutor, Instructional Support Services, Lehman College, Bronx, NY 2007-2011
- Offering individualized instruction to students in Musicianship, Music Theory, Essay Composition, and Reading Comprehension.
Private Guitar Teacher 1975-Present
- Designed lessons incorporating elements of composition, theory and musicianship and delivered instruction at various private schools in NYC and Chicago, including the Town School; Metropolitan Music School; Abrams Music School; the Chicago Academy of Music and Fine Arts.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Skills: guitar, piano, composition, improvisation, conducting, percussion; band leader, arranger, music manuscript copyist.
- Computer skills: Sibelius, Garage Band, Audacity, IMac/Mac OS X, Word.
- Interpersonal skills: ability to work with students at many different levels, ability to interact constructively with diverse array of colleagues and associates due to long term residency in New York City.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
- Arts administration: New CD Release Coordinator for Muze; Director/Co-Founder of Certain Records; Operations Manager for the American Composers Alliance; Co-Founder of Unstuck Productions, a not-for-profit arts organization, panelist for the music program at the New York State Council on the Arts.
- Writing about music: Consultant/Auditor/Reviewer of concerts for the New York State Council on the Arts (1981-present).
- Have composed music for: chamber ensembles, solo guitar, solo piano, jazz combo, pop band, soprano & piano, film shorts, dance companies, theatrical incidental use.
- Professional recording and performing of many different styles of music, including original ensembles.
- Performed/Recorded with: Roswell Rudd, Walter Thompson, Shlomo Gronich, Leslie Nuchow, Lisa Hogan, Harvey Sorgen, Allen Murphy, Jed Distler, Patrick Grant, Joe Giardullo, Paul Adamy, Lee Feldman, Bill Gordh, Jenny Lin and others in professional studios including Sorcerer, Sound on Sound, Dreamland and Water Music.
- CD release of note: Sorgen/Rust/Windbiel Trio’s “Outlet” on the historic jazz record label, ESP-Disk.
- National charting of original music performed by Mod Lang and Marcel Monroe on college radio with independent CD releases, including a CMJ “adventure pick.”
- Various venues/presenters where I have performed: Knitting Factory, Mercury Lounge, Alice Tully Hall, Bang on a Can, CBGB, Bottom Line, Irving Plaza, Cornelia Street Café, Lilith Fair.
CERTIFICATION EXAMS
- LAST, CST-Music, ATSW.
HONORS/AWARDS
- Meet the Composer Grant, Second Annual John Corigliano Composition Scholarship, Department Honors, Presidential Scholar.
VOLUNTEER
- Coach, North Riverdale Little League, Bronx, NY 2009-Present
- Manager and Coach, Inwood Manhattan Little League, New York, NY 2002-2008
Some of my original music can be heard at: http://www.myspace.com/robertwindbiel