Ms. Jamie Rives
Visiting Lecturer
University of North Texas
Department of Music Education
Email: jamie.rives@unt.edu
Education
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MME, Wichita State University, 2019
Major: Elementary Music
Licensures and Certifications
- Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System Field Supervisor Observation Certification, University of North Texas. (2025 - Present).
- Kodaly Levels Certification, Organization of American Kodaly Educators. (2018 - Present).
- Texas Educator Certificate, Texas Education Agency. (2024 - 2029).
Professional Memberships
- Feierabend Association for Music Educators. (2025 - Present).
- Texas Music Educators Association. (1996 - Present).
Teaching
Teaching Experience
- EDCI 4148 - Student Teaching for Music Education Majors, 3 courses.
- EDME 4103 - Student Teaching in Grades 4 8, 1 course.
- MUED 3100 - Music Education in Childhood, 2 courses.
- MUED 4103 - Advanced Techniques and Materials for Elementary General Music Instruction, 8 courses.
University of North Texas
Teaching at Other Institutions
- Texas Woman's University, MU 1501 Introduction to Aural Skills, Fall 2025.
- Texas Woman's University, MU 1112 Music and Wellness, Fall 2025.
- Texas Woman's University, MU 1521 Aural Skills I, Spring 2025.
- Texas Woman's University, MU 2713 Understanding the Arts: Music, Spring 2025.
- Texas Woman's University, MU 1501 Introduction to Aural Skills, Fall 2024.
Non-Credit Instruction
- Other (Early Childhood Parent and Child program instructor), University of North Texas College of Music, 16 participants. (October 4, 2025).
Directed Student Learning
- Honors Contract, "Resisting the Gender Binary in the Elementary Music Classroom," Honors College. (February 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025).
Research
Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits
- Music Conducting - Non-Prof Ensemble, Regular. Rives, J., "Children's Choir Director", Children's Choir, First United Methodist Church, Denton, Denton, TX, United States of America. (January 1, 2023).
Service
University Service
- Guest Speaker, North Texas Music Educators Association. (September 2025 - Present).
- Program Coordinator, University of North Texas College of Music. (August 15, 2025 - Present).
- Committee Member, College of Music. (August 2025 - Present).
Consulting
- Academic, Denton ISD, Navo Middle School, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
- Academic, Frisco ISD, Frisco, TX, United States of America. (September 1, 2022).
- Academic, Denton ISD, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 2026).
- Academic, Mesquite ISD, Mesquite, TX, United States of America. (November 2025).
- Academic, Great Hearts Classical Academy, Lower School, Great Hearts Lower School, Irving, TX, United States of America. (August 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025).