When there are just two choices, decision making is easier. Imagine you've got two options: chocolate or vanilla. What will you choose? When it comes to prioritizing your summer projects, let’s keep it simple. What do I mean? If you’re like most musicians, you make...
Too many musicians fly by the seat of their pants when invited to teach masterclasses. And because Masterclass teaching skills are rarely taught and most musicians never get any constructive feedback, they never get a chance to improve their skills. Until now. Here's...
Masterclass teaching can be a terrific way to recruit new students and build your reputation. But only if it's done well. So how do you deliver effective and memorable masterclasses that truly resonate with student performers and audiences? To demystify all this, here...
If you’re a musician looking to land a college teaching job, and you’re wondering how to improve your chances of getting hired, I’ve got some good and bad news for you—plus I've got the cover letter secrets for musicians—the secrets needed to help you make the short...
For musicians who want to teach applied music and/or other music courses at the post-secondary level, a CV is a crucial piece of your application materials. To help, I’ve put together this guide based on my 30+ years of running career and entrepreneurship programs at...
I've been thinking lately about Peeling Onions and Writing Teaching Statements. That there are similarities. Ideally, both involve revealing multiple layers while avoiding tears. Writing a teaching philosophy statement is challenging because it's often the first time...
This is a pet peeve of mine. I can’t stand it when I hear musicians say, when referring to applying for jobs as ‘throwing their hat into the ring.’” It’s a common enough phrase, a harmless cliché, but it connotes a certain casual attitude—a kind of devil-may-care,...
When becoming "Professor So-and-so" is the dream, and you apply and apply and apply for jobs you're actually qualified for, but aren't getting interviews — and you're becoming demoralized because of this — what do you do? This isn't a riddle. I've heard MANY musicians...
If you're unsure what to write when it comes to a required diversity statement for a teaching job application, this one's for you. I've got the top 10 questions for your Diversity Statement. But first, being unsure about what to write is completely understandable....
Requests for diversity statements have become standard in college teaching job applications. I get a question about how to write a compelling EDI statement about once a week, so here are my top 3 secrets to writing an effective diversity statement. But let's first get...
