@Percussion 325 - University Job Pursuit

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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