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HUM Staff: Music SP Student Performance
About the Department
For over 90 years, the University of Chicago Department of Music has
been a leader in the academic study as well as in the creation of
serious music. With leading scholars in the relevant fields, the
Department offers graduate degrees in Composition, Ethnomusicology,
Music History, and Music Theory, as well as an undergraduate Bachelor of
Arts degree in music.
Beyond the classroom, the Music Department hosts a thriving
co-curricular Performance Program that encompasses four choirs, two
orchestras, a wind ensemble, two jazz ensembles, a percussion ensemble,
as well as a South Asian, a Middle East, Early Music, and Afro-Cuban
ensemble, plus specialized programs in chamber music, piano, and vocal
studies. Open to all undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students
at the University as well as faculty, staff, and community members, this
wide-ranging Performance Program, which involves some 750+ musicians,
offers an exceptional environment for artistic inspiration and musical
growth. For students in the Music Department, it serves as a meaningful
complement to their academic studies in music.
Job Summary
Provide individual and/or small group instruction and coaching to
student pianists accepted into the Piano Studies program. Prepare
repertoire suggestions, lesson plans, and supplemental activities
designed to promote the development of each student\'s musical skills
and understanding. Assess and document progress of those instructed.
Schedule additional workshops, master classes, and performance
opportunities for students as appropriate. Arrange relevant activities
to promote a sense of camaraderie within the Piano Studies program, and
to help promote students\' further study and continued involvement in
the musical arts.
This position is part-time, non-benefits eligible.
Responsibilities
Plans and executes events, auditions, etc.
Clearly outlines expectations for participation in the Piano Studies
program, with two available tracks: regular participation, characterized
by more casual involvement and no formal transcript recognition; and
advanced participation, with a specific set of requirements that must be
fulfilled in order to earn per quarter transcript recognition for the
student\'s involvement in the program.
Conducts auditions at the start of the academic year to evaluate the
abilities of interested student musicians. Accepts an appropriate number
of musicians into the formal program in Piano Studies.The average number
of musicians in recent years has been 12-15 registered for transcript
recognition, with close contact;and 20-30 as regular participants, with
less frequent contact.
Recommends or assigns repertoire appropriate to the current skills and
artistic preferences of the individual students, with the concurrent
goal of promoting their technical skills and expanding their musical
horizons.
Sets up a schedule for individual coaching sessions, as well as clear
procedures for students to sign up for such sessions. Provides group
coaching sessions or piano studio classes on a regular basis throughout
the academic year. Arranges for additional coaches as needed, on an ad
hoc basis, if student demand for coaching sessions exceeds the specified
number of contact hours in the director\'s job description.
Arranges a variety of recital opportunities and showcase concerts for
Piano Studies student musicians, in conjunction with the regular
offerings of the Department of Music Performance Program (e.g., Tea Time
Concert Series, special showcase concerts, community engagement
performances at Montgomery Place, etc.). Schedules individual students
and/or small groups to perform on concert dates as reserved.
Arranges a variety of workshops, master classes, and studio classes
throughout the academic year, as student interest warrants. Engages
guest clinicians as needed, in accordance with Performance Program
guidelines, on average two per quarter. Ensures that guest clinicians
are briefed on the teaching philosophy of the Performance Program and on
the anticipated performance level of participating students, in advance
of the scheduled workshop or master class.
Advises student performers on planning and scheduling individual
recitals, supplemental performances, community engagement activities,
and advanced musical study as requested.
Meets with prospective students interested in pursuing musical
opportunities in the College, as requested, which occurs very
occasionally.
Available to teach private lessons to individual student musicians as
arranged and approved, as an additional supplemental role, outside the
scope of principal employment as Director of Piano Studies. The number
of private piano students can be determined in accordance with the
interests and the availability of the Director of Piano Studies.
Tracks student attendance and engagement for those students who opt for
transcript recognition; submits grades (pass/fail) to the Registrar at
the end of each academic quarter via the Faculty Access portal