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JOSEPH QUAYNOR

DeKalb

Summary

Community Development volunteer

  • Participated and food drives and assisting my church to cook and serve the community in a community outreach


Compassionate and service driven volunteer with teaching experience, community outreach and cultural engagement. Skilled at using education and music as tools to empower youth, build community and promote equity. Seeking opportunities to support organizations that value service, mentorship, and social impact. Creative and effective teacher with valuable experience in classroom and clerical jobs. Professional development and project planning equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, and academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of a team.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

Ghana Education Service
  • Planned and implemented creative lessons in accordance with the guidelines of Education Service
  • Fostered team collaboration between students through projects.
  • Encourage students with special academic interest to fully pursue those subjects.
  • Adapt teaching methods and material to meet student varying needs and interests.
  • Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge student learning.
  • Facilitate theory in music programmes, aiding students to develop creative skills in composing and performing.
  • Handling the school’s choir for national programs and competitions.

Classical soloist in Ghana and the United States

  • Performs with the Harmonious chorale Ghana (2015-2022, a tenor soloist and male chorus )
  • Performs with Ghana Symphony Orchestra (2018 -2022, a tenor soloist)
  • Individual performances at social event

Performance

  • Tenor soloist – The creation by Joseph Haydn -2015
  • Tenor soloist -Messiah by G.F Handel - 2016
  • Tenor soloist – Joseph and his Brethren by G.F Handel, as Simon -2017
  • World Choir Games, South Africa (2018) – Participation with Harmonious chorale Ghana.
  • Orthodox Music Competition, Poland ( 2019)- Participation with H.C
  • African Chorale and Gospel Championship 2022- Participation with H.C
  • Tenor Soloist, Amelia goes to the Ball(opera) – 2023 at NIU
  • Choral Competition ( France, 2023) – Participation with H.C
  • Performed with the Fermi Community Orchestra –Batavia –(2023)
  • Performs with Cor Cantiamo( DeKalb)

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Northern Illinois University
08.2022 - 05.2024
  • Liberian
  • Distribute and file documents to students
  • Work at the larger ensemble office as an attendant.
  • Assists my Professor in his absence per the task given.
  • Organizing events, workshop, or conferences
  • maintaining students records, scheduling and data base management
  • managing departmental communications (emails)
  • Advising undergraduate students and assisting with recruitment

Teacher

Accra high school
11.2018 - 08.2022
  • successfully taught and mentored over 300 students, many of of whom improved academic performance and enhance their confidence
  • Supervised and guided students in creative and research projects.
  • Introduced innovative teaching methods (eg. music and group projects
  • Developed and delivered engaging lessons plans that increase student participation by 70%
  • Led community-based teaching initiative like after school programs and choirs that reached underserved youth.
  • Created inclusive and harmonious classroom environments that promoted diversity, equity and accessibility.

Choir Director

Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Logos Congregation
09.2018 - 08.2022
  • Handles the church choir and the youth choir, holds a weekly rehearsal and prepares them for church service performances and beyond the church to ensure a presentable and spirit filled performances to uplift the souls of the church.

Internship and national Service

Presbyterian Senior High School
08.2017 - 07.2018

Choir Director

Trinity United Church
01.2014 - 07.2018
  • Handled the children’s choir and prepared them in relation to their skills in singing to ensure a good performance.

Education

Master of Arts - Music Education And Vocal Performance

Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
09-2024

Bachelor of Arts - Education (Music)

University of Education
07.2017

Certificate of Higher Education - General Arts

Presbyterian Senior High School
01.2012

Certificate of Higher Education - Basic Education Subjects

La Yahoushua Junior High School
01.2008

Skills

  • Detailed instruction
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Proactive
  • Facilitating group instruction
  • Effective time management
  • Kind and emphatic educator
  • Classroom management
  • Task execution proficiency

Affiliations

  • Member of the Multi-Award Winning Group, the Harmonious Chorale Ghana- Served as the male chorus leader, also served under the technical team and recruiting and a soloist.
  • Cor Cantiamo –Tenor.

Timeline

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Northern Illinois University
08.2022 - 05.2024

Teacher

Accra high school
11.2018 - 08.2022

Choir Director

Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Logos Congregation
09.2018 - 08.2022

Internship and national Service

Presbyterian Senior High School
08.2017 - 07.2018

Choir Director

Trinity United Church
01.2014 - 07.2018

Ghana Education Service

Performance

Bachelor of Arts - Education (Music)

University of Education

Certificate of Higher Education - General Arts

Presbyterian Senior High School

Certificate of Higher Education - Basic Education Subjects

La Yahoushua Junior High School

Classical soloist in Ghana and the United States

Master of Arts - Music Education And Vocal Performance

Northern Illinois University

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