Resume

• 2009

  Eastern Washington University

  Eastern Washington University

  Liz's Music Studio

  North Idaho College

  Spokane Falls Community College

  Piano

  Voice

  and Guitar Instruction

  Liz's Music Studio

  North Idaho College

  Coeur d'alene

  Idaho

  As an Instructor at North Idaho College

  I work to shape including individual course curricula

  I utilize Angel as online learning and course design

  and I employ critical pedagogy. My classes often focus on gender issues in popular culture

  most often targeting popular Western music. My students learn about composition and rhetoric through the lens of critical thinking. At NIC

  I also work as a Writing Consultant in the Writing Center.

  Adjunct English Instructor

  As a Lecturer in the English Department of Eastern Washington University

  I teach English Composition classes. My critical pedagogy focuses on teaching composition and rhetoric in conjunction with thinking about literacy

  gender

  media

  structures of power

  and popular culture.

  Eastern Washington University

  Composer/Arranger/Songwriter

  As a freelance composer/arranger/songwriter

  I work for commission or by contract. I have been commissioned by Calliope Women's Chorus

  The Youth Enrichment League

  and have written or arranged pieces for various other choral organizations.

  Liz's Music Studio

  As a graduate instructor

  I had full course responsibility including shaping course curricula

  utilizing Blackboard as online learning and course design

  and employing critical pedagogy. My classes often focused on gender issues in popular culture

  most often targeting popular Western music and popular media. My students learned about composition and rhetoric through the lenses of critical thinking and media literacy.

  Eastern Washington University

  Adjunct English Instructor

  Courses Taught:\n\t*English 101\n\t*English 102\n *Journ 110\n\nAs an Instructor at Spokane Falls Community College

  I work to shape including individual course curricula

  I utilize Angel as online learning and course design

  and I employ critical pedagogy. My classes often focus on gender issues in popular culture

  most often targeting popular Western music. My students learn about composition and rhetoric through the lens of critical thinking.

  Spokane Falls Community College

  MFA

  Creative Writing

• 2005

  Certificate

  Teaching English as a Foreign Language

• 1999

  Spanish

  B.A.

  Music

  College of St. Catherine Women's Choir

  Choral Society

  Mu Phi Epsilon

  Antonian Scholars Program

• Music Arranging

  Writing

  Curriculum Development

  Music

  Teaching

  Songwriting

  Composition

  Fundraising

  Instructional Design

  Higher Education

  Piano

  Literature

  Creative Writing

  Curriculum Design

  Topographies

  Liz’s new album

  Topographies

  is a collection of songs that maps the terrain of physical and figurative landscapes. Her signature real-life songwriting is featured in the album

  but Topographies also includes songs that explore less tangible contours

  like identity and survival. Songs on the album range from flirtatious country stomp (What I Can’t Have) to ethereal

  ambient songs (like Lake Okoboji) that feature rich vocal harmonies and string arrangements. All of the songs

  though—whether playful or powerful—explore some aspect of the landscapes of the human condition.

  Northwest Boulevard 2011

  Designed cover and interior layout for the 2011 edition of Northwest Boulevard

  Eastern Washington University's undergraduate literary journal.

  Rachel Toor

  Red Flags

  Recorded in January 2009

  Red Flags is Liz Rognes’ first full-length album. She worked closely with her producer and friend Dan Zamzow to create a body of work outlining her unsparingly honest songs. The album represents a unique blend of their musical styles utilizing an array of makeshift percussion

  rich string arrangements and an organic approach to vocal harmony. Their collaborative energy is a steady thread throughout the recordings

  presenting interesting lyricism that ranges from flirtatious to introspective.

  *Writing Intructor with experience teaching English Composition and Creative Writing at the University level. My teaching philosophy emphasizes student-centered learning in an environment that fosters critical thinking

  socio-cultural awareness

  media literacy

  and inquiry into self-analysis

  as well as the development of structural organization

  cohesive content

  and grammar convention along with the development of audience awareness

  rhetorical skill

  and real-world application. \n\n*Freelance musician with experience composing and arranging for commission

  performing and songwriting

  creating music curriculum

  and teaching private piano

  voice

  and guitar lessons at my in-home studio. Additional experience as a copyist/engraver and score editor.

  Liz

  Rognes