Jason Chen's Blog

Education

University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Califoria
Bachelor of Music, Violin Performance
Minor, Data Science Engineering

Awards: Kellie Newcomb Hepper and Jeffrey Hepper Centennial Scholar | Elizabeth Greenspoon Music Scholar | UCLA Bruin Success Scholar

Leadership & Involvement

Concertmaster, Glendale Youth Orchestra, Glendale

Led, tuned, and warmed up ensemble in rehearsal and concert

Instructed other violinists on bowings, fingerings, articulation, etc.

Prize winner of concerto competition, performing Saint Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriciosso as a soloist with the orchestra

Concertmaster, West Ranch Chamber Orchestra, Stevenson Ranch

Led, tuned, and warmed up ensemble in rehearsal and concert.

Instructed other violinists on bowings, fingerings, articulation, etc.

Host music gatherings for band and orchestra.

Created a practice room sign-up policy

Performer, Junior Chamber Music, Los Angeles

Led, tuned, and warmed up ensemble in rehearsal and performance

Participated in summer chamber music program.

Coordinating rehearsal times with string quartet

Co-President, Bundles of Love, Santa Clarita

Program, design, and update websites using HTML and JavaScript.

Distribute 50+ homemade blankets to the homeless around LA monthly.

Collab with SCV Project Linus in a semi-annual donation drive: distributed 400 donations to critically ill or traumatized children in Sylmar, SCV, and Antelope Valley.

Math Director, Target Tutors, Stevenson Ranch

Communicated with local junior high to expand math tutoring program to 50+ students, dedicating one-on-one tutoring on difficult math concepts

Recruited new tutors and held general club meetings

Communicate with local elementary school to create math lesson plans and launch math tutoring program

President, SCV Musicteers, Santa Clarita

Coordinate contact public venues & create programs), host, publicize, and perform in 20+ hour-long concerts each year

Collab with Help India-19 in virtual concert and raised $10K for COVID relief and Loving Hearts in Classical Benefits Concert.

Program, design, and update websites using HTML and JavaScript.

Branch Coordinator, Junior Chamber Music Student Service Alliance, Los Angeles

Initiate planning/discuss ideas about the concert in monthly branch meetings

Reach out to venue, organize date/time, and prepare concert logistics

Hold board responsible for their progress and report progress to directors

Create concert sign-up sheets (Google Sheets)

Volunteer, Discovery Cube, Los Angeles

Interact with guests, assisting them with arts and crafts activities and educating them on the different exhibits

Science of Gingerbread: Introduced block programming and animation.

Work Experience

Web Developer, Solis and Luna Arts, Remote

Communicate with creative directors and social media coordinators to program and design websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Update website content weekly to reflect current organization needs.

Code Instructor, Code Ninjas, Stevenson Ranch

Teach 10 or more kids daily, ranging in level from white belt (block programming) to black belt (higher programming languages: JavaScript, Lua, Python, and C#)

Plan lessons and activities using Code Ninjas Dojo, CSFirst with Google, web games, and powerpoint presentations

Class Leader, Code for kids, Stevenson Ranch

Teach after-school coding classes weekly at local elementary school to spread knowledge and expose kids early on to computer science and block programming

Planned activities in conjunction with code.org, web games, and powerpoint presentations

Music Repertoire

Bruch

Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor

Mozart

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major

Solo

Bach

Sonata No. 1 in g minor

Violin Partita No. 2 in d minor

Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major

Others

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major

Lalo Symphonie Espagnole in d minor, III. Intermezzo

Monti Czardas

Saint Saens Introduction and Rondo Caprissioso

Schumann Sonata No. 1 in a minor

Vitali Chaconne in g minor for violin and piano

Skills & Languages