Cheryll Miller

Music Teacher

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32A Church Street, Audas Estate, Somerset West, 7130 •071 444 3895•[email protected]
CHERYLL DANIELLE MILLER
Professional Summary
Primary School Music Teacher for almost 5 years and owner of CDMusicTutor (Pty) Ltd a small but growing music
school. As a school based Music Teacher I have successfully developed, updated and am still implementing a class
music curriculum covering all CAPS requirements but with more aspects of music ultimately ensuring the growth
and development of the Junior Phase. In Addition to the specific duties and requirements, I instruct an amazing Junior
Choir and The Heuwelland String ensemble. I am also the Senior Choir accompanist, and assist with the Marimba
Band. As an independent music teacher with a few years of experience in private piano, violin, viola, recorder and
music theory lessons. I am successfully, managing and running my own little music school, building and maintaining
long lasting relationships and ensuring future growth of young musicians.
Career Summary____________________________________________
Company Position Duration
Heuwelland Primary School Music Teacher, Choir & Ensemble
leader
20 Feb 2017- 15 Dec 2022
CDMusicTutor(Pty)Ltd Tutor and Owner Sep 2006-present
Drakensberg Energy Admin Clerk/ Personal Assistant 1Jul-15 Dec 2016
Medizone t/a New Health Marketing Sales Consultant 18Apr- 25 Jun2016
City of Cape Town Water & Sanitation Supervisor 11May- 12 Jun2015
Oompaloompa Nursery School Child Caregiver Grade RRR teacher Sep 2012 – Jul 2014
National Bargaining Council, Road Freight Industry Funds administrator (Processing) Oct 2007 – Apr 2008
Dept. of Health Head Office Business Intelligence Information Officer Oct 2006 – Apr 2007
Sanlam Collective Investments Client Services administrator (Learner) Oct 2005 – Sep 2006
Hugo Lambrecht Music centre Part Time Violin teacher Apr 2005 – Sept 2006
Tusk Rio Casino Casino Inspector Jun 2004 – Feb 2005
EG Cooper & Sons Legal Secretary Jan 2004 – May 2004
Experience
Sep 2006- Current CDMusicTutor(Pty)Ltd Empangeni, KZN
Owner, Tutor
▪ All administration: Filing , Record keeping, Schedule planning etc
▪ Finances
▪ Overall Running of company
▪ Advertising & Marketing
▪ Sourcing needed instruments, accessories and books
▪ Teaching all students: Practical and Theory lessons
▪ Creating, automating, updating & maintaining of all databases
▪ Managing all financial movement within depot (cash ups, petty cash and banking)
▪ Taking orders & Ensuring timeous delivery to customers
Accomplishments
▪ Successfully running my music school in all relevant departments
▪ Designing the Company logo and assisting with the creation of the website
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20 Feb 2017- 15 Dec 2022 Heuwelland Primary School Empangeni, KZN
Music Teacher, Choir & Ensemble Leader
▪ All administrative duties as required for teachers: filing, Record keeping
▪ Introducing musical concepts and modified lessons to ensure grade-level appropriateness.
▪ Utilized the Orff-Schulwerk method of musical instruction while applying concepts
▪ Designed and implemented year long curriculum to develop life-skills in Grade R -3
▪ Junior phase class music lesson plans as well as actual lessons
▪ Drawing up all Assessments and Rubrics for Gade1-3 ensuring it meets CAPS Requirements
▪ Junior Choir Leader: Choose repertoire, weekly choir rehearsals, Yearly auditions
▪ Senior Choir & Marimba Band Assistant/ Accompanist
▪ Implemented adaptive Curriculum in response to Covid-19 during pandemic ▪ Leader and teacher of
the violin group
Accomplishments
▪ Started a string Ensemble which is growing steadily
▪ Creating my own Syllabi for Grade R-3 classes covering all CAPS as well as extra topics.
1 Jul 2016 – 15 Dec 2016 Drakensberg Energy
Admin Clerk/ Personal Assistant
▪ All administrative duties and pastel documents
▪ Creating, automating, updating & maintaining of all databases
▪ Managing all financial movement within depot (cash ups, petty cash and banking)
▪ Taking orders & Ensuring timeous delivery to customers
Accomplishments
▪ Successfully running depot in absence of depot manager
▪ Designing and creating fully functioning data control systems
Empangeni, KZN
18 Apr2016 –25 Jun 2016 Medizone t/a New Health Marketing
Sales Consultant
▪ Finding potential clients and successfully Booking 3 Demos per day
▪ Doing good quality presentations to close deals
▪ 2 done demos per day, 8 Demos & 1 written sale per week
Accomplishments
▪ Closing a deal on my 1st booked Demo
Bellville, CPT
11 May – 12 June 2015 City of Cape Town Dep of Water & Sanitation Kraaifontein, CPT
Supervisor
▪ Keeping good record of team attendance
▪ Keeping record of all completed surveys completed by team member’s
▪ Training and assisting team
▪ Ensuring water related issues were seen to immediately
Accomplishments
▪ Designing and maintaining of spreadsheets of areas completed
▪ Most organized area
▪ Enforcing a good structure for recording completed surveys
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Aug 2012- Jul 2014 Oompaloompa Nursery School Empangeni, KZN
Child Caregiver Grade RRR
▪ Preparing full lesson plans with all educational requirements
▪ Keeping good record of children’s attendance, progress and my observations ▪ Managing Tuck shop,
Admin and Library.
Accomplishments
▪ Enforced a routine and discipline resulting in kids achieving well
▪ Created good record keeping system to evaluate kids progress
▪ Created fully functional Library
Education & Qualifications________________________________________________
Matric Certificate
National Certificate in
Financial Services
Administration NQF Level
3
OLAP MS SQL Server
Course
Persal Certificate of
Completion (Cum Laude
Grande)
TEFL 120 Hour Certificate
Music Grade 8 Viola
Certificate
LTCL Music Teaching
Diploma
Grade 5 Music Theory
Certificate
Brackenfell High School
Inseta, Sanlam Head Office
Netscope
Dept. of Health training school
International Open Academy
Trinity College London
Trinity College London
UNISA
Brackenfell, Cpt
Bellville, Cpt
Bellville, Cpt
Golden Acre Centre, Cpt
Online Course
Empangeni, KZN
Empangeni, KZN
Stellenbosch, Cpt
References
▪ Wynand Strydom
▪ Heuwelland Primary School
▪ Office: (035-772 5780)
▪ (Principal)
▪ Luyanda Mnkwenkwe
▪ City of Cape Town Water & Sanitation
▪ Office: (021) 400 9888
▪ (former line manager)
▪ Mervin Miller
▪ Department of Health
▪ Office: (021) 938 6439
▪ (former project manager)
▪ Colette Petersen
▪ Sanlam Collective Investments
▪ Office: (021) 916 5216
▪ (former line manager/ Trainer)