Jonathan Gould

Background

About Jonathan Gould

Marshall Fundamental Secondary School, Pasadena Unified School District Director of Choral Arts, Musical Theater Director August 2017 – PresentDirector of a thriving choral program consisting of approximately 160 students in grades 6 through 12. Five levels of choir are offered, including an audition-based Chamber Choir, a high school level Women’s Choir, a high school level beginning Concert Choir, and two mixed Middle School level choirs.Maintained the Choral Program throughout the Online School Year of 2020 – 2021 by diligently editing video footage to compose virtual choir performances for the community. Gained a proficiency in using various video and audio editing software, which allowed my choirs to continue creating musical performances remotely. Students were also instructed on how to use this technology to record their own music from their school laptops; thus, becoming their own digital audio engineers. Head directed one live (Chicago: High School Edition) and one virtual (Les Misérables) musical theater production. The virtual production was an incredible undertaking that involved hundreds of work hours from a company of forty students, three hired professionals, and me as the primary facilitator. Vocal directed two musicals (Grease and Guys and Dolls) before progressing as Head Director.