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Hosts: Ksenija Komljenović, Caleb Pickering, Ben Charles, Tracy Wiggins, Marco Schirripa
Producer: Ksenija Komljenović
Topic: University Job Pursuit – Search Committee Point of View
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00:00 Intro
02:43 Music History
03:27 Search Committee for Music Jobs
04:34 Application materials and search committee work on posting a job
08:41 Decoding the job posting and writing your cover letter
10:58 Marco Schirripa joins the room
17:57 Not fulfilling all job posting requirements
19:52 Too good for the job?
22:45 Applying for leverage
23:37 Red flags when reading cover letters
24:18 What are common mistakes that pull candidates out early? (Matt Nichols, FB)
31:18 Applied teaching/classroom teaching videos
33:20 Errors in teaching/videos
34:55 Who did you study with?
36:30 Cover letter: should you mention contacts at the university you are applying?
40:52 What are some red flags or things to avoid when a university job is your end goal? What can be considered beneficial, meaningful work for the portfolio vs a waste of time in regards to the hiring process. (Jade Hails, FB)
42:11 Why do they seem to prefer academics (people with 5 DMAs) instead of performers (Marcelina Suchocka, FB)
44:53 DMA needed to get a job
47:01 Accreditation agencies and degrees needed to be hired
50:34 How certifications impact departments
51:06 DMA or equivalent experience
53:08 Playing demonstration. Would be curious to see what committees actually value in a playing demonstration.... what they've been impressed by in the past. It's so hard to demonstrate appropriate musicianship on timpani and drum set, which function much better in an ensemble than as a solo instrument, that the college job search game seems like a marimba and multi-percussion contest sometimes. (Brady Spitz, FB)
1:03:58 Recital rep
@Percussion - 342
@Percussion 341 - The Closer with Casey Cangelosi
@Percussion 340 - The Future of Percussion
@Percussion 339 - Time Management & Work-Life Balance with Donnie Johns, Brad Meyer, & Tracy Wiggins
@Percussion 338 - Music Industry Careers with Jalissa Gascho
@Percussion 337 - Motion in Music with Mary Ellen Childs
335 Roundtable - Cryptomnesia and Inspiration with Gordon Stout, Pius Cheung, and Gene Koshinski
@Percussion 334 - Percussionist as Storyteller with Joby Burgess
@Percussion 333 Roundtable - Podcast Creators with Damon Grant, Pete Zambito, and Josh Hartwell
@Percussion 332 - The Percussion Conservatory with Joshua Vonderheide
@Percussion 331 - Forging a Percussion Career with John R. Beck
@Percussion 330 - University Job Pursuit - Interviews
@Percussion 329 - Sabian Cymbals & Education with Mark Reynolds
@Percussion 328 - Remembering Christopher Deane (1957-2021), Part 2
@Percussion 327 - Remembering Christopher Deane (1957-2021), Part 1
@Percussion 326 - Bicycle Music (and more!) with Reynaliz Herrera
@Percussion 324 - Entertainment Drumlines with Kaylie Brooke
@Percussion 323 - Vintage Keyboard Instruments with Shannon Wood
@Percussion 322 - American Gamelan with Brady Spitz
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