Garret Hartman

Current Address: Permanent Address:

130 N Union St A garrhart@indiana.edu 11147 N Eagles Nest Ct
Bloomington, IN 47408 (317) 605-0566 Fairland, IN 46126

DESCRIPTION
I am a pre-service teacher at Indiana University who is looking for a teaching placement in a social
studies and special education classroom for the Fall of 2018. I have teaching and musical experience and
can’t wait to get even more classroom exposure in preparation for my teaching career.

EDUCATION
Indiana University, School of Education, Bloomington, IN August 2017 – Present
Bachelor of Science in Education
Major(s): Secondary Education (Social Studies) – History/Psychology Concentration
Minor: Political Science
Special Education License Addition
 Community of Teachers

Ball State University, College of Sciences and Humanities, Muncie, IN August 2015 - May 2017
 Social Studies Education B.S.
 Honors College
o Presidential Scholarship

Triton Central High School, Fairland, IN August 2011 - May 2015

 Graduated with Academic Honors
 Drum Major of the Marching Band

ACTIVITIES
Kappa Kappa Psi Alpha Zeta Chapter – Bloomington, IN October 2017 – Present
Active Brother
 One of a few band members at Indiana University given the honor of being extended membership to
Kappa Kappa Psi, a national honorary service fraternity dedicated to the promotion and welfare of the
college and university bands.
 We have done various things to help the Indiana University athletic bands by raising money through
fundraising, as well as cleaning up the football stadium after games, mailing recruitment letters, and
moving equipment to and from the marching band’s brand new building.
 Additionally, my membership class alone has done a service project to write appreciative,
personalized thank you letters to music educators that have created positive change in our lives
through the years. We have also done a fundraiser to raise money for a scholarship given out by the
marching band.

Indiana University Marching Hundred August 2018 – Present

Tuba
 Member of the largest sousaphone section IU’s college marching band has seen in a few years, we
support the athletic department by doing a pregame show, halftime show, and playing stand tunes
during IU home football games. We rehearse every day and learn new shows often.

All-Campus Band – Bloomington, IN January 2018 – April 2018

Tuba
 1st tuba in Indiana University’s general concert band open to all students at the university.
Rhythm X – Dayton, OH October 2017 - Present
Tuba
 Performing member of Rhythm X Winds, a performing arts organization that competes in the Winter
Guard International (WGI) circuit each Spring. This group combines athleticism with the precision
required to play wind instruments to create an exciting, innovative show that performs throughout the
Midwest and are current world champions of the activity.

Oregon Crusaders Drum Corps – Portland, OR Summer 2017

Tuba
 Performing member of the tuba section of a performing arts organization that competes in the Drum
Corps International (DCI) circuit. This group is based out of Oregon, and in this activity you are a
member of a 150-person organization that lives together for three months of the year. One month is
spent learning an incredibly physically and musically demanding show, then the following two
months are spent travelling the United States competing against similar drum corps organizations.

Sacramento Mandarins Drum Corps – Sacramento, CA Summer 2018

Tuba
 Performing member of the tuba section of a different competing DCI organization. This group is
based out of Sacramento, and the organization made history by breaking into finals for the first time
in 55 years.

Cincinnati Tradition Drum Corps – Cincinnati, OH January 2015 – September 2018

Baritone 2015-2016, Horn Sergeant 2016, Tuba 2017-2018
 Performing member of the low brass section for three years, and leader of the winds section in 2016.
Returned after my summer with the Oregon Crusaders to fill the remaining wind spot for the last
month of the season in 2017. Similar to the Oregon Crusaders but only on the weekends and far less
intense, competes in the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) all-age circuit.

Ball State University Athletic Bands – Muncie, IN August 2015 – March 2017
Baritone
 One of the members of the baritone/euphonium section in Pride of Mid-America, Ball State’s
marching band in Fall 2015, and in the basketball pep band Spring 2016 and 2017. Promoting the
sports and student culture at Ball State supporting the Cardinals in their athletic endeavors.

EXPERIENCE
University Learning Assistant (ULA) – Bloomington, IN
Teaching Assistant – Spring 2018
 One of two learning assistants in EDUC-W200, Using Computers in Education, a class for all
undergraduate pre-service teacher candidates at Indiana University in the School of Education.
Helping to teach skills such as using specific computer programs, iPads, educational robots,
computational thinking, digital citizenship, and inquiry-based learning for use in modern classrooms.

Danville Community Marching Warriors – Danville, IN July 2016 – November 2017

Winds Technician
 Staff member for Danville Community High School’s Marching Band for two seasons, Fall 2016 and
2017. Had leadership of the wind musicians (brass and woodwind players) for their musical and
visual/athletic responsibilities in their performances.
 Helped students to present the best show they could in competition. Danville Community Marching
Warriors have been the state champions in their class, ISSMA Scholastic B, for the last two years of
competition.
Martinsville Marching Artesians – Martinsville, IN August 2018 - Present
Visual Coordinator
 Staff member for Martinsville High School’s Marching Band for my first season, Fall 2018. I have
complete leadership of the wind musicians for their visual/athletic responsibilities in their
performances, and also assist with music on the side.
 Actively rewrite, adjust, or write new material for the wind musicians to perform during their show.

Edgewood Marching Mustangs – Ellettsville, IN July 2016 – November 2017

Winds Technician
 Staff member for Edgewood Senior High School’s Marching Band for my first season, Fall 2018. I
have some leadership of the wind musicians for their musical and visual/athletic responsibilities in
their performances, usually help them march better, make their forms look better, and improve
musicality when needed.
 Initially was the technician for the tuba musicians, but they are very solid so right now I mostly help
the woodwinds march their show better.

Motivate Our Minds (MOMs) – Muncie, IN January 2017 – April 2017

Tutor/mentor
 Tutor and mentor for students K-8 at an afterschool program in Whitely, one of Muncie’s struggling
socioeconomical districts. Helped correct behavior and helped students with homework, as well as
spending quality leisure time with the students in a positive community environment.

SKILLS/INTERESTS
-Not a tech specialist, but relatively skilled with computers/technology.
-Can play/teach most wind instruments.
-Physical fitness and health are important to my lifestyle.
-While I have a wealth of music experience, in K12 schools my interest lies in teaching the discipline of Social
Studies.
-My participation in competitive performing activities has cultivated an extreme attention to detail, high standard of
work, and high standards of professional development.

Autobiographical Statement

I am Garret Hartman, a native of the Central Indiana area since I grew up in Fairland, IN, 20
minutes southeast of downtown Indianapolis. There, I graduated in 2015 from Triton Central
High School, and I currently attend Indiana University as a pre-service teacher. History and the
various disciplines of social studies are my passions, so I intend to teach history at the middle
school level and history, psychology, and political science at the high school level.

In addition to obtaining licensure to teach social studies at the secondary level, I am also getting
an additional license in mild intervention special education. This is a growing field that is close
to my heart and will help me make an even bigger difference in the lives of students in Indiana
schools.

On top of that, I also spend a lot of time performing and teaching music. I became involved in
music in and out of the classroom as early as middle school, and continued my study and passion
for music through the wind family of instruments, mainly saxophone, trombone, and tuba. I also
have experience playing guitar and bass guitar, all of which are skills I can take to schools at an
extra-curricular level.

I have travelled the country touring in competitive music groups twice over the span of two
summers, and I began teaching marching band two years ago, which is something I hope to do at
my future school when I get a social studies class of my own.