by Angela Beeching | Jun 18, 2018 | Land the Teaching Job
I’m having a blast teaching the Musician’s CV Master Course — working with a terrific group of accomplished musicians, and I wanted to bring you a few of the questions we’ve been sorting through in class. Namely, how to distinguish yourself from the...
by Angela Beeching | Jun 11, 2018 | Land the Teaching Job
Here’s the conundrum: in order to get hired to teach, you need experience. But in order to get that experience, you need to get hired. Because of this, musicians without much teaching experience often end up discouraged and stuck, going nowhere fast. A version...
by Angela Beeching | May 28, 2018 | Land the Teaching Job
Effective cover letters are about communicating our truth. Making what you write count. Time is short: clarify what you really want and communicate your strengths. This is part 4 of our mini series on cover letters and if you missed the earlier 3 posts they are here:...
by Angela Beeching | May 21, 2018 | Land the Teaching Job
Cover letter secrets part 3 — letterhead and why it matters. This is part 3 of our Cover Letter Secrets series — if you missed the earlier posts find them here and here. We’ve already covered empathy, the one page rule, structure, and research. What’s...
by Angela Beeching | May 14, 2018 | Land the Teaching Job
As a follow up to the secrets #1 and 2 divulged in this previous post, here are cover letters secrets “part deux” on how structure and research factor in to your job search. Quick review: effective cover letters introduce you and your résumé or CV to a...
by Angela Beeching | May 7, 2018 | Land the Teaching Job
As part of our “getting hired” series, let’s turn to cover letters. I know, scintillating, right? But read on, because I’m revealing the cover letter secrets musicians need to know to get the interview See if you can spot the common mistakes...
