Dave Moyer

Objective

To obtain a challenging and responsible teaching position in classroom and concert venues and subsequently teach, encourage and invoke an excitement for the art of music and it’s communication through performance and, ,in advanced classes, the teaching of music. ‘Content here, content here’, making it look like readable English. Many desktop

Summary of Skills and Qualifications

  • A professional with an extended music education and background with outstanding
      student-teacher communication. Experienced in teaching preschool through adult level from large group through private instruction
  • Strong Music Theory and Compositional knowledge applied while  directing choirs,        
      bands, orchestra and small group ensembles
  • Private teaching experience for 50 plus years
  • Teacher of Voice, Guitar, Piano, Flute Mandolin 
Bass Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet,  Music    
       Theory, Projectional Pronunciation, Visual Performance and Drama
  • Director of Operations at American Music Academy which teaches throughout The San Diego County of California

Classroom Teaching

  • 2016 thru Present: classroom teaching of Show Choir and Show Band with classes
    ranging in size from 65 to 1 in North San diego County
  • 2008 thru 2012: Choir, Piano, Voice and Guitar at San Pasqual Ac
  • 2012 thru 2015: Ubiquitous Music Band Program as Flute,Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet Instructor and Asst. Director
  • 2013 thru Present: Kids College with Band and Choir Programs, Guitar, Ukulele,Drama, General Music  and Recorder classes
  • 2004 thru 2007: Northwest Academy of Music in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho teaching. Piano, Guitar, Flute and Bass. Directed Orchestra at Christmas and other Recitals
  • 2003 thru 2006: Plymouth Congregational Church in Spokane, Washington as
     Director of Choir and Praise Band
  • Others include Little Red Schoolhouse Preschool Choir, Church of the Nazarene as Choir Director, St. Thomas More and St. John Vienney, and Sacred Heart Catholic Churches in Spokane, Washington
  • 1974: Directed, Arranged and Wrote Instrumental and Vocal Parts for the Campfire Girls of America Choir and Orchestra for Expo 74  when President Reagan and his wife Nancy visited Spokane Washington for the concert. Teacher for the Kids College in San Diego California for the last 9 years. Active daycare music class teacher for over 37 years

Performance Career

  •  1980-1983-Leader and Music Director of the New Christy Minstrels also appearing as Vocal and Instrumental Soloist, Arranger, presenting as the opening act for main performers.The group opened for the Osmonds, Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Kingston Trio, The Letterman, The Ink Spots, The Platters,, Jonathan Winters, The Hager Bros and many well-known acts
  • 1974-1975-Vocal Soloist and Instrumentalist(Guitar, Bass and Flute for Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians. The group (my solo-FOR IT WAS MARY) recorded an album entitled “Song of America” written by Roy Ringwald which plays at the STATUE OF PAUL REVERE
    Contributed to the Spokane County as Soloist and Lead Actor for many musicals at the Spokane Civic Theatre.TONY-WEST SIDE STORY, PAUL BERTALET-CARNIVAL, BILLY CROCKER-ANYTHING GOES, MR. FEZZIWIG- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
    • 1967- won 1st place on regional talent show “Starlit Stairway”  on Q6 TV airing from Spokane Washington, also guest soloist on Reunion of Starlit Stairway Past Winners
  • Toured for the National School/Southern School Assemblies as Vocalist and Instrumentalist in schools K thru 12 encouraging the youth to enter into the world of of music and in 1977, received accolades for being the #1 act out of 65 acts around the country. Performed over 1000 school programs from 1976 thru 1978. In 1977 and  gospel concerts throughout the United States, 1978- performed with his brothers, Tim, Jim and Chris as “The Moyer Bros”locally and nationally
  • 1984 through present- HOLIDAY CONCERTS with Cathi Mangione Moyer Also performed on many television and radio shows within the continental United States and Cana
    • Movie-WHY SHOULD I LIE-starring Treat Williams (nonspeaking role)

Recording Career

  • 1968-  Gloomy -45 single
  • 1970 -David Moyer Sings Christmas-album
  • 1980 -The Ballad of Mt. St. Helens-single
  • 1983 -The Second Edition-album
  • 1983 through 2007 – various Christmas cassette and CD albums  with Cathi Mangione Moyer
  • 1994 – Sentimental Journey-vocals by David and Cathi Mangione Moyer- recorded at  Bruce Innes Studios. Engineered by Bruce Innes of The Original Caste
  • 2003 – Proud To Be An American- CD- vocals and instrumentals by Cathi Mangione Moyer and David Moyer