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...
When applying for a college teaching job, how can you distinguish yourself from the 200 other applicants? How do you detail your teaching experience so that you don't come across as interchangeable with everybody else? Let's unpack for musicians: the Art of the CV...
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. The question is,...
What's empathy got to do with getting hired? You might not think it has anything to do with your hire-ability. With cover letters, CVs, or interviewing. It turns out, you'd be wrong. Here's what commonly happens without empathy: a musician finds out about a teaching...
Here's a survey with 4 quick questions I'd love your input on. I'm developing an online course and wanted your feedback on possible titles. (It's a 3 week intensive for musicians who are serious about improving their CVs and advancing in the college teaching job...
As a musician, ever have a CV Surprise? I have. Let me explain: the story involved a talented musician I'll call Lisa who came to me for coaching. She was applying for a college teaching job. Lisa knew the job would be a stretch because she didn't have much teaching...
Welcome to the CV/résumé round up: I'm detailing common blunders musicians make in their CVs and with their teaching and/or arts administration résumés. Don't let these happen to you: here's how to Avoid the Top 5 CV Mistakes. Mistake #1 Failing to put yourself in the...
MONDAY BYTES — October 19, 2015 Could your words be holding you back? Your ability to express yourself well in words can directly affect the outcome of your grant proposals, teaching opportunities, fundraising campaigns, community education programming, as well as...
