PAUL A. JACOBSON
3245 Cowhand Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
Home Phone (719) 592-1545
www.pauljacobson.net
PURPOSE: to serve people and add beauty to the world by using
my gifts as a leader, artist, teacher and encourager
EDUCATION
Master of Practical Theology (June 2008)
The King’s Seminary
Southlake, Texas
Major: Practical Theology
Master of Arts (June 1988)
University of Denver
Lamont School of Music
Denver, Colorado
Major: Music Composition
Bachelor of Music (April 1979)
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Major: Music Education
POSITIONS
Emergency Services Dispatcher Trainee
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
27 East Vermijo Avenue
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
(August 1, 2022-December 27, 2022)
Orchestra and Band Instructor
Colorado Springs School District 11
Colorado Springs, Colorado
CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL:
Performing Arts Department Chair (August 2021-July 2022)
Digital Music Production Instructor and Program Originator (2018-2022)
Online AP & Standard Music Theory Instructor and Program Initiator
(2018-2022)
Stagecraft Instructor (2018-2019)
Orchestra Director at Coronado High School (August 2014-July 2022)
Pikes Peak Honor Orchestra Co-Coordinator (2017-2019)
Orchestra Director at Jenkins Middle School (August 2017-June 2018)
Band Director at Galileo School of Math and Science (August 2014-June 2017)
Musical Director
Little London Winds Concert Band
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(August 2009-August 2017)
Band Instructor
The Classical Academy
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(August 2008-June 2014)
Conductor, Advanced Orchestra
First Presbyterian Church Summer Orchestra Camp
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(2008-2016 Camps)
Adjunct Professor
The King’s College and Seminary
Colorado Springs Teaching Site
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(2006-2013)
Symphonic Orchestra Director
Peakharmonic Youth Orchestra
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(August 2010-May 2013)
Associate Worship Pastor
New Life Church
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(March 1995-January 2008)
Instructor
New Life School of Worship
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(affiliated with The King’s College & Seminary)
(2005-March 2008)
Instrumental Music Instructor
Harrison School District No. 2
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(August 1984-1995)
Director and Founder of the Electronic Music Laboratory pilot project in conjunction with Yamaha Corporation of America
Harrison School District No. 2
(September 1990-1995)
Band instructor at Carmel & Panorama Middle Schools
(August 1990-June 1995)
Director of Instrumental Music
Sierra High School
(August 1984-June 1990)
Music Director
First Baptist Church
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(April 1989- August 1992)
Director of Instrumental Music
Northridge Public Schools
Dayton, Ohio
(September 1979-June 1984)
Music Director
Trinity Baptist Church
Dayton, Ohio
(September 1982-June 1984)
Freelance Composer/Arranger/Producer
Youth Ministries Coordinator
EXPERIENCE
Music Coordinator/Director/Composer/Arranger/Producer/Recordist
I have directed and rehearsed performing organizations of all levels and sizes, from full professional orchestras and massed choirs playing to audiences of thousands to small beginning school bands. I have composed, orchestrated and arranged music for all of these ensembles, preparing as many as fourteen pieces for full orchestra and choir in a single production. I have also overseen the recording of many of these ensembles. I have produced independent recordings and composed and orchestrated underscores and accompaniment scores for musical theatre, film & television with full virtual and live orchestras. In these positions, I have overseen recruitment and contracting, administration and payroll, purchasing, scheduling, sound design and live audio. As a composer, I have been published nationally and done work for broadcast, including KNBC in Los Angeles, Disney’s Buena Vista TV, WB Network, Scorekeepers and Studio 51 Music Libraries, and Pacifica Music. I have also performed and recorded as an independent solo artist.
Online Experience: Pre-COVID19, I initiated online Music Theory instruction at Coronado High School in School District 11 and transitioned (with all of District 11) all of my classes, including performance ensembles, to online instruction beginning March of 2019. During the 2019-2021 pandemic I coordinated and produced the All District 11 Virtual Orchestra Concert, involving four high schools, over 120 students and community resources such as the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs.
Management
I have excelled in the oversight of different types of organizations, including groups of volunteers as large as 120 and management of paid staff from 8 to 40 people. In these positions, my responsibilities included team leadership, supervision of personnel, financial oversight, purchasing, planning, customer service and communications. I have also served in management, reporting to and coordinating with several up-line supervisors simultaneously in large organizations.
Leadership
I am skilled at setting vision and strategic planning, in a team environment, to achieve project goals.
Administration
I have been responsible for oversight of administration of several organizations. I am well organized and able to hold many details in play at a time, while retaining a global view of their relative importance to the projects at hand. I am also experienced in personnel mentoring, conflict resolution, recruiting, performance evaluation and dismissal.
Presenter/Instructor/Trainer
I have been an instructor and trainer for all ages, from elementary school classes through adult professional development and graduate level courses. In these situations, I have engaged in curriculum development, A/V presentation, conference coordination, and recruitment. I have presented and instructed in the public-school system, worship conferences, and for The Colorado Music Educators’ Association. I have provided instruction for The King’s College and Seminary, the New Life School of Worship, Integrity Music’s Songwriter Conference (2003), for The Classical Academy music staff (2008), the Pikes Peak Worship Summit (2002), Harrison School District No. 2, and Colorado Springs School District No. 11, among others. As an educational professional I have established new curricula in the areas of online instruction, digital music production and electronic music.
Law Enforcement
I trained as an Emergency Services Dispatcher Trainee for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office; August 2022-December 2022.
PUBLICATIONS, PLACEMENTS AND RECORDINGS
PACIFICA MUSIC
Various virtual cues available for licensure
http://explore.pacificamusic.com/#!explorer?s=Paul%20A.%20Jacobson
(cue placements on NBC’s TODAY Show and others)
SCOREKEEPERS MUSIC
Virtual cues available for licensure – various titles
http://www.scorekeepersmusic.com
“UKAINIAN BELL CAROL” arranged for string orchestra
Grand Mesa Music, Grand Junction, CO, 2011.
(Premiered December 2012 at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, IL by the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts String Orchestra)
http://www.grandmesamusic.com/component/songpub/song/796?Itemid=1386
SCROOGE: A CAROL WITH AN ATTITUDE
words, music and orchestrations by Paul A. Jacobson.
International licensure through CMIshows.com © 2010 Paul A. Jacobson
https://churchmusicals.com/product/scrooge-the-carol-with-an-attitude?v=9a0d701a3b2a
MY SAVIOR LIVES CD
Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. No. 41142, 2007
String Arrangements
I AM FREE CD
Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. no. 33222, 2004
Vocal Arrangements
Made Me Glad CD
Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. no. 30952, 2004, song #7
“STAND IN THE GAP”
More Than Life CD
Integrity’s House of Worship. no. 24562, 2002, song #9
“LIVING WATER”
"Teaching General Music With Electronics"
The Instrumentalist
vol. 47, no. 11, June 1993, p. 46
"Music Education Based on a Paradigm Shift"
Midpoints (Colorado Association of Middle Level Educators Journal)
vol. XVI, no. 1, Winter 1993, p. 2
Music Cues Placed on:
NBC’s THE TODAY SHOW
HOME MADE SIMPLE ON OWN
MISSION DECLASSIFIED
BOOZE TRAVELER
PRESENTER
Colorado School District 11 district-wide professional development, “Creating Virtual Concerts on a MAC”; January 2021.
Colorado Music Educators’ Association Convention, featured premier by the Coronado High School Jazz Band of an arrangement of Jorge Ben Jor’s “MAS QUE NADA”; January 2019
Colorado Music Educators’ Association Convention, featured performance by the Coronado High School Chamber Orchestra, with a world premiere of a string orchestra transcription of Arturo Marquez’ “DANZON NO. 2”; January 2017
Presenter at newlifeworship’s ENTER Worship Conference, 2005 & 2006
Assistant Presenter at Integrity Music’s Songwriters’ Seminar in Talladega, Alabama, 2003
Presenter at the Pikes Peak Worship Summit, Christian Church of Security, 2002
Research Presenter at the 1992 Colorado Music Educator's Convention, "A Paradigm Shift in Music Education"
HONORS AND AWARDS
Colorado Springs School District 11 Crystal Apple Recognition for Teaching Excellence (May 2022)
Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association “Inspire Teacher” award (April 2019)
Northridge Schools Hall of Fame inductee, Harrison Township Schools, Dayton, Ohio (October 2015)
http://northridgehalloffame.info/inductee/Inductees.php?ID=107
Recipient of Professional Commendation from the Ohio State House of Representatives (October 2015)
Recipient of Citation of Congratulations from the Montgomery County Board of County Commissioners (October 2015)
Citation of Appreciation for musical leadership, First Baptist Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado (1992)
Warren Scholarship, University of Denver Seminar on Contemporary Music, Aspen, Colorado (1987)
Sierra High School Pride Award (1985)
Youth Service Award - Northridge Kiwanis Club (1983)
Citation of Appreciation for statewide youth work, Trinity Baptist Church, Dayton, Ohio (1982)
AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
LICENSURE AND ORDINATION
Ordination
Boulder Street Church
Colorado Springs, Colorado
April 2010
Colorado Professional Teaching License with CTE Authorization
Endorsed Music K-12
#296691
Renewed February 12, 2019
Colorado Department of Education CTE Authorization
April 27, 2018
REFERENCES
Tom Fleecs
Former Fine Arts Coordinator (ret.)
Colorado Springs School District 11
1606 East Ventura Street
Colorado Springs, CO 8909
719/209-2219
Mr. Darin Smith
Principal, Coronado High School
1590 West Fillmore Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
719/328-3602
Ms. Adareinne Arnell
Asst. Principal, Coronado High School
1590 West Fillmore Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
719/328-3602
Jacqulyn Alexander
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
Dispatch Supervisor
27 East Vermijo Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-390-5555
jacqulynalexander@elpasoco.com
Angela Myles
Dispatch Training Coordinator
El Paso County Sheriff's Office - Communications Section
27 East Vermijo Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-520-7181
April Sirois
El Paso County Sheriff's Office - Communications Section
27 East Vermijo Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-520-7679
Mr. Alan Combs
412 Redwood Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719/651-9941
Mr. Shelly Radin
President, Little London Winds
2502 Kinderhook Lane
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
719/930-3909
Donald Robinson
Retired Concertmaster and
Associate Concert Master
Colorado Springs Symphony
7025 Pebble Way
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
719/598-8511
Mr. Steve Harget
2588 Infinity Drive
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918
719-265-6103
Dr. Melvin Waters
Associate Pastor
New Life Church
11025 Voyager Parkway
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80921
719/265-3114
Mr. Darren Morehouse
5005 Katie Court
Ganbury, TX 76048
505/592-2388
