Conducting Assistantships – University of North Carolina-Greensboro (posted 9.12.09) We are writing to announce positions for graduate study in conducting at the UNCG School of Music beginning for the Fall Semester 2010.  We anticipate having two or three Graduate Assistantships in Wind Conducting.  Our degree program is not large, but is highly selective.  Degree candidates have outstanding opportunities to conduct concert bands and chamber ensembles including the UNCG University Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and Casella Sinfonietta.  Graduate Assistants in the School of Music also may be assigned to teach courses aligned with their experience.  Our record of success with the placement of graduates in full-time university-level positions following graduation is outstanding. We are interested in making a connection with current college and university conductors, your most talented Masters Degree conducting graduates or experienced teachers holding MM degrees in Music Education, who would be interested in beginning a DMA Degree in Instrumental Conducting in the Fall Semester 2010.  Successful teaching experience and advanced skills in conducting and rehearsing are key requisites. We're equally interested in identifying talented and successful teachers who wish to begin an MM Degree in Instrumental Conducting in the Fall Semester 2010. Admission to both the MM degree and the DMA degree is competitive and highly selective.  At most, we enroll only three graduate wind conducting majors at any given time.  This offers each student a great deal of personal interaction with our faculty and a significant amount of podium time with our major ensembles.  The application process is also demanding and requires video recordings and other evidence of advanced skills prior to being invited for a live audition with one of the UNCG Bands. Conducting students at UNCG will be afforded the opportunity to study with Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi, Associate Director or Bands and Director of Orchestras, as well as with me. Please consider referring your most talented students to our program and please forward this email to them. Interested applicants may contact me by email at lockej@uncg.edu or call me toll-free at 1-800-999-2869.  In general terms, the application process should be completed by January 2010. Details about the UNCG Bands and the process of making application to the Graduate School at UNCG may be found by accessing our website at this address: http://www.uncgbands.org/   Sincerely, John R. Locke, Professor Director of Bands UNCG School of Music

2010-2011 Graduate Assistantships -The University of Central Missouri (posted 9.12.09)    The University of Central Missouri Bands will have one or two graduate teaching assistantships available beginning in the fall of 2010. Duties will likely include teaching a course in either Marching Band Techniques or Experiencing Music, assisting with the Marching Band and directing the basketball pep band. Additional assignments may vary based on the qualifications and emphasis of the candidate’s course of study and the needs of the department. Conducting majors can also count on ample podium time with the UCM Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Chamber Winds. Assistantships provide for a tuition waiver and additional stipend of approximately $7,500.00, and additional income opportunities have also often been available to UCM Bands Graduate Assistants through area school band programs. The University of Central Missouri Department of Music is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and has 22 full-time and 7 adjunct faculty and nearly 250 music majors pursuing bachelors and masters degrees. The Master of Arts Degree at UCM has emphases in Conducting, Music Education, Performance, Piano Pedagogy, History & Literature, Theory & Composition, and Kodaly. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, just an hour from downtown Kansas City, with easy access to area arts, culture, shopping, and dining. For more information, please contact: Dr. Scott Lubaroff, Director of Bands slubaroff@ucmo.edu 660-543-4680