The School of Music has info on gig listings, employment and grant opportunities as well as other helpful career building tips and links. Current listings updated regularly.<\/p>\n
The Portland Symphony Orchestra seeks qualified player for the position of Principal Trombone, beginning in the 2022-23 season. We offer 85 services per year. Pay rate for this position is $192.21 per service. All audition particulars available at \u00a0www.portlandsymphony.org<\/a>. The location is 50 Monument Square 2nd Floor in Portland, Maine.<\/p>\n If you have further questions, please send questions to Martin Webster, Orchestra Personnel Manager, at\u00a0<\/span>mwebster@portlandsymphony.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n The Portland Symphony Orchestra seeks qualified player for the position of Principal Viola, beginning in the 2022-23 season. We offer 85 services per year. Pay rate for this position is $192.21 per service. All audition particulars available at \u00a0www.portlandsymphony.org<\/a>. The location is 50 Monument Square 2nd Floor in Portland, Maine.<\/p>\n If you have further questions, please send questions to Martin Webster, Orchestra Personnel Manager, at\u00a0<\/span>mwebster@portlandsymphony.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n The Portland Symphony Orchestra seeks qualified violinists for section positions. We offer 85 services per year. Each service payment is $128.14. All audition particulars available at \u00a0www.portlandsymphony.org<\/a>. The location is 50 Monument Square 2nd Floor in Portland, Maine.<\/p>\n If you have further questions, please send questions to Martin Webster, Orchestra Personnel Manager, at\u00a0<\/span>mwebster@portlandsymphony.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Cambridge Piano Lessons (https:\/\/cambridgepiano.com<\/a>) is seeking an experienced, motivated and dependable Piano Teacher to begin work immediately. The ideal applicant will be someone who enjoys working with students of all ages and levels from young children to adults.<\/p>\n Teaching responsibilities include private lessons, student preparation for end-of-semester recitals, competitions, and other events; and recital attendance. Timeliness and excellent communication skills with students, parents, and staff are essential.<\/p>\n Initially seeking availability for Wednesday afternoons\/evenings, Saturdays 12:00 to 4:00 pm, and\/or Sundays. The position has the potential to expand into additional hours and days. The payment will be $35-$45\/hour based on experience<\/p>\n Regular weekly teaching throughout the school year (September-June) is required. Strong preference to those who can teach during at least part of the summer.<\/p>\n Candidates must have a minimum of two years of teaching experience as well as a degree in classical piano performance \u2014 Master\u2019s degree is preferred. Must be authorized to work in the United States.<\/p>\n To apply, please email your cover letter, resume, and video links to a recent performance (via YouTube\/Vimeo or other link) and optionally a teaching video to\u00a0<\/span>info@cambridgepiano.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>with \u201cPiano Instructor\u201d in the subject line. Please also indicate your availability during the specified hours and days indicated above. Only complete applications will be considered<\/p>\n Contact phone number: (781)406-4495<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n The Music and Theater Arts Section at MIT is looking for an Assistant Professor of Music (Tenure Track).<\/p>\n The MIT Music and Theater Arts Section is seeking a full-time Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) with a specialty in the creative practice of Jazz. The rank of Assistant Professor holds an initial appointment of three years, with renewal determined at the end of the second year.\u00a0<\/span>The required qualification is Master\u2019s degree. The starting date will be on July 1, 2023.<\/p>\n To apply, please visit the following link to Academic Jobs Online(AJO):<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Assistant Professor job listing on AJO<\/a><\/p>\n Contact Information for Interested Applicants:<\/strong><\/p>\n Email: mta-jazz@mit.edu <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n The Music and Theater Arts Section at MIT is looking for an Director of Vocal Ensembles (non-tenure track).<\/p>\n The MIT Music and Theater Arts Section is seeking a full-time Director to lead our vocal ensembles. The rank of Director\/Lecturer I holds an initial appointment of three years with potential for a five-year reappointment to Director\/Lecturer II, and further renewals at that rank. The qualified candidate has at least two years of conducting experience at the university level, or equivalent professional experience. DMA or PhD required (ABD considered, but degree must be conferred by June 30, 2023). The starting date will be on July 1st, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n To apply for the position, please use the following link to Academic Jobs Online(AJO):<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Director of Vocal Ensembles job listing on AJO<\/a><\/p>\n Contact Information for Interested Applicants:<\/strong><\/p>\n Email: mta-jazz@mit.edu <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church in Providence, RI, is seeking a tenor soloist, vocal quartet member, and choir section leader.<\/p>\n Responsibilities generally include one weekly rehearsal (usually Thursday evening) and service (Sunday morning), with occasional additional rehearsals and services for special observances such Ash Wednesday, Christmas, Easter, etc., as well as an Evensong service on the second Sunday of each month. Repertoire is mainly within the Anglican sacred tradition, with an emphasis on English Renaissance polyphony sung as part of a vocal quartet; occasional solo work; and section leadership when the volunteer choir performs (usually once per month).<\/p>\n Payment<\/strong>:\u00a0 $70 per session, which generally equals $140 per week, with additional payments for any additional rehearsals and services.<\/p>\n Required skills:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Excellent musicianship, the ability to read music (bass and treble clefs), and the capacity to blend within the vocal quartet, especially when singing \u201cearly\u201d music.<\/p>\n Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>For any questions or to request an audition, please contact Gabe Alfieri, Director of Music, at galfieri@stmartinsprov.org.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n The True School of Music in Mumbai, India is hiring faculty for Western Vocals and Information Technology.<\/p>\n To view the job descriptions and learn more about the True School, visit: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/the-true-school-of-music\/jobs\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n The School of Music has an institutional subscription to <\/span>Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection<\/span><\/a>, the comprehensive online professional development resource of the New England Conservatory\u2019s Career Service Center. We hope you find this resource useful!<\/span><\/p>\n Please note: Any misuse of this login information could result in the termination of our subscription by NEC.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Legal Services <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n The following resources contain helpful\u00a0information regarding jobs, gigs, internships, professional development, and more\u00a0for performing artists on the job hunt. Please\u00a0<\/span>contact us<\/a>\u00a0if there are any other resources that you would like to see added here.<\/p>\nPrincipal Viola Needed for Portland Symphony Orchestra<\/h5>
Section Violin\/String Needed for Portland Symphony Orchestra<\/h5>
Piano\/Organ Teacher Needed in Cambridge Piano Lessons<\/h5>
Assistant Professor of Music, MIT<\/h5>
Assistant Professor of Music Needed at MIT<\/h5>\n<\/header>\n
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\nhttps:\/\/mta.mit.edu\/music<\/a><\/p>\nDirector of Vocal Ensembles, MIT<\/h5>
Director of Vocal Ensembles Needed at MIT<\/h5>\n<\/header>\n
\nPhone: (617)253-3210
\nhttps:\/\/mta.mit.edu\/music<\/a><\/p>\nTenor Soloist, Vocal Quartet Member, Choir Section Leader (Rhode Island)<\/h5>
Tenor soloist, vocal quartet member, and choir section leader needed: Rhode Island<\/h5>\n<\/header>\n
Music Faculty (True School of Music, Mumbai)<\/h5>
True School of Music in Mumbai is hiring music faculty!<\/h5>\n<\/header>\n
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\nThought-provoking and useful snippets of information about entrepreneurship, life as a musician, and other topics.<\/em><\/li>\n
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\nTeaching musicians to do their best under pressure from a sport psychology lens.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nBooks<\/h5>\n
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\nAddressing the needs of talented emerging and mid-career artists who face a do-it-yourself marketplace with a dizzying array of choices and often-conflicting information and advice.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nThe Savvy Musician is an invaluable resource for performers, composers, educators, students, administrators, industry employees, and others interested in a thriving musical future.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nA financial guide aimed squarely at “Generation Debt’-and their anxious parents-from the country’s most trusted and dynamic source on money matters.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nTeaching how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness and greatly improve the quality of our lives.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/a>A guide to practice, performance and wellness, serving all instrumentalists and singers who strive for excellence.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n‘Lessons from a Street-Wise Professor’ sheds light on what every successful musician knows but most music schools don’t teach\u2014 that a musician […] is a small business and with that comes the need for entrepreneurial savvy.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOther Websites<\/h5>
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\n<\/a>The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University offers many useful articles and podcasts.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/a>New England Conservatory has a wonderful list of career handouts and links.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/a>This site has a great list of business articles.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/a>\u201cBSR provides information, networking opportunities and promotional services for singers and vocal organizations.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/a>For Boston University Education students<\/em><\/li>\n
\n<\/a>Business information for artists, with an excellent blog<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n<\/a>Advice, and education for artists and cultural organizations. (Excellent workshops.)<\/em><\/p>\nHelpful Job & Gig Links<\/h3>\n
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