Ilona Gruchot

I am a highly organised, outcome-driven and motivated professional music teacher with solid experience in the classroom. For the past fifteen years, I have been employed in a full time capacity in a variety of roles ranging from a Teacher of Music, an IB PYP Music Specialist and the Head of Music Department. The schools that I have worked in are SISB Bangkok, Thailand, Fudan International School in Shanghai, China, the leading British International School, CES in Cairo, Egypt, German European School in Singapore, the Gandhi Memorial International School in Bali, Indonesia and the Krapkowice High School in Poland. I was also a choir conductor and vocalist at the Opole Philharmonic. 

SISB Suvarnabhumi - Music Teacher                                                                  2017-2021

Responsibilities 

• Teaching primary, kindergarten and nursery levels 
• Conductor of school String instrumental ensemble and choir
• Implementing string program 
• Coordinating student musical performances

 Fudan International School - Music Teacher/Choir Conductor                            2016-2017

Responsibilities 

• Teaching primary and secondary levels with the IGCSE and IB curriculum 
• Conductor of School Choir and String Instrumental ensemble 
• Professional Learning Community Facilitator (Professional Development)
• Conducting Selective Music Theater Course
• Coordinating student musical performances
• Fudan University's outreach program at Maria Montessori Gentlefolk

 Cairo English School - Music Teacher/Choir Conductor                                     2015-2016

Responsibilities 

• Teaching primary and secondary levels with the British National curriculum 
• Conductor of school choir and Instrumental ensemble 
• Coordinating student musical performances

German European School Singapore – Preschool Music Specialist                    2014-2015                   

     Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing the curriculum for PYP
• Reorganized music lessons by implementing the Kodaly and Eurythmic methodologies
• Strengthened the Instrumental Program by integrating it on the C. Orff Schulwerk approach
• Implementing Suzuki methodology in Instrumental program
• Coordinating student musical performances

Gandhi Memorial International School Bali – Head Music Department 2012-2014

    Responsibilities:

• Teaching with the IB/ABRSM syllabus – piano/vocal/theory and composition (grade 1-8)
• Creating syllabus and teaching with the PYP and MYC syllabus 
• Conductor of School Choir and Instrumental Ensemble 
• Coordinating student musical performances

2011-2012     Scholarship of the Government of Indonesia at Institute of Art at Denpasar, Bali 

2008-2009      Academy of Music in Krakow

 Postgraduate Studies in Culture Management

 Faculty of Creativity, Interpretation and Musical Education

1998-2003               Academy of Music in Poznan (Master of Arts in Musical Education)

 Department of Musical Education, Choir Conducting, and Church Music

1997-2002               University of Opole (Master of Theology) 

Faculty of Theology and Philosophy 

1997-1999     Faculty of Choir Conducting in the University of Opole 

 B.A in Direction of choir and voice production 

1994-1997      Church Music Studies at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Opole