of Johnathan Couch
Work
Since 2021 – Director of Music, First Presbyterian Church (Monticello, FL)
Summer of 2021 – Organist for Centenary United Methodist Church (Quincy, FL)
2017 through 2018 – Cello and Piano Teacher, First Baptist School of Music (Ocala, FL)
Outreach (volunteer positions and experiences)
Since 2022 – Assistant Conductor, Ocala Youth Symphony (Ocala, FL)
Since 2022 – Music Teacher, Ocala Adventist Academy (Ocala, FL)
Since 2021 – Director, Church Choir (Ocala Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ocala, FL)
Since 2014 – Pianist/Organist, Ocala Seventh-day Adventist Church (Ocala, FL)
2014 through 2019 – Director, Ocala Seventh-day Adventist Church Orchestra (Ocala, FL)
Education
Florida State University
2018 through 2022 – Bachelor of Music in Performance (Organ)
2018 through 2022 – Bachelor of Music in Composition
2022 through 2024 (in progress) – Master of Music in Performance (Organ)
Workshops
2019 – Conductors Institute of South Carolina (Associate)
- Conducted string, chamber, and full orchestra in morning workshop sessions for live feedback from the workshop faculty
- Conducted Movement 3 from Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in concert
2020 – Conductors Institute of South Carolina Virtual (Fellow)
- Participated in a Zoom meeting format of the workshop in which participants practiced conducting repertoire along with recordings for live feedback from the workshop faculty
2021 – Conductors Institute of South Carolina (Fellow)
- Conducted string, chamber, and full orchestra in morning workshop sessions for live feedback from the workshop faculty
- Conducted Movements 3 and 4 from Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, “Classical” in concert