Teaching Resume

Walter Thompson has been a music educator for 30 years, fostering personal creativity in students through Soundpainting. Thompson has brought Soundpainting into conservatories, universities, and colleges worldwide. At the culmination of these residencies, the student Soundpainting ensembles often perform under Thompson's direction. Additionally, Soundpainting Education Programs have reached students in public and private schools (grades K-12) throughout the United States and Europe, and have reached special-needs populations, including disabled citizens and at-risk youth, through organizations such as the Ulster-Greene Association for Retarded Citizens (Kingston, NY) and Bellevue Hospital (NYC). Soundpainting has also been presented at professional conferences of the International Society for Music Education, the International Association of Schools of Jazz, the New York State School Music Association, the Artists and Teachers Institute at Rutgers University, the Michigan Collegiate Music Education Conference Diversity in the New Millennium, and several conferences affiliated with MENC: The National Association for Music Education (formerly Music Educators National Conference).

• Jazzschule Berlin - Berlin, Germany
• Griegakademiet, Institutt for musikk - Bergen, Norway
• Dunkers Kulturhus - Helsingborg, Sweden
• Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium - Copenhagen, Denmark

 

 

2002-2003
Conferences, Master Classes, Residencies in Soundpainting

• Paris Conservatoire - Paris, France
• Hartwick College - Oneonta,New York
• International Society of Music Educators Conference - Bergen, Norway
• University of Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa
• Dunkers Kulturhus - Helsingborg, Sweden
• Illinois Music Educators Conference - Peoria, Illinois
• Grayslake High School - Gurnee, Illinois
• Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey
• Montclair State University - Montclair, New Jersey
• New York State School Music Association Conference - Rochester, New York

2001-2002
Conferences, Master Classes, Residencies in Soundpainting

• Iceland Academy of the Arts - Reykjavik, Iceland
• ABC Conference - Newark, New Jersey
• Connecticut Music Educators Association Conference - Hartford, Connecticut
• New York State School Music Association Conference - Rochester, New York
• Paris Conservatoire - Paris, France

• Potential Unlimited - Poughkeepsie, New York
• ARC - Ellenville, New York
• ARC - Catskill, New York






2000-2001
Master Classes in Soundpainting

Oberlin Conservatory - Oberlin, Ohio

Paris Conservatoire - Paris, France

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan

University of Texas - Austin, Texas






1999-2000
Master Classes in Soundpainting

Paris Conservatoire - Paris, France

Jazz and Rock School - Berlin, Germany

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan

University of Texas - Austin, Texas

Artists and Teachers Institute (William Patterson University) - Wayne, New Jersey

Ulster/Greene Association for Retarded Citizens - Kingston, New York

Woodstock Children's Center - Woodstock, New York

Skylands Youth Symphony - Skylands, New Jersey

New Directions Cello Festival - Storrs, Connecticut