Adjunct - Concert Band Director

Adjunct - Concert Band Director

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Work type: Part-Time
Location: University City - Philadelphia, PA
Categories: Drexel University, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

About the Music Program:

The Music Program at Drexel University is an active non-major program consisting of nearly seventeen hundred students each year engaged in sixteen musical ensembles, courses, and private lessons. The program unites students from every college across the campus, brought together by an intrinsic love of music. The mission of the Music Program is to cultivate the cultural literacy and understanding of its students as well as the greater university.

Job Summary

This is an adjunct position to teach and conduct a 45 – 60+ student, auditioned concert band. There are weekly rehearsals followed by an end of quarter concert at the end of fall, winter, and spring quarters. There are 3 hours/week of rehearsal and then the concert. There are additional duties associated with the inclusion of Concert Band within the greater Music Program, and Department of Performing Arts.

Essential Functions

• Program appropriate concert repertoire
• Teach and conduct
• Manage all aspects of the classroom as faculty
• Work and share resources with the Drexel symphony orchestra, pep band, and other ensembles
• Embrace the missions of the University, College, Department, and program.
• Foster a culture of inclusion.
• Audition students, whether for scholarships or inclusion
• Maintain the Concert Band library
• Maintain the inventory of Concert Band instruments

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Music.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience.

Location

• University City – Philadelphia, PA

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Applicants are encouraged to share a video of their conducting experience as it pertains to large, instrumental ensembles.

Review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.

About the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

The creative heart of Drexel University, the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design trains the next generation of scholars, thinkers, makers, and doers in the fields of media, entertainment, design, and the visual and performing arts. Westphal offers 18 undergraduate and nine graduate majors, housed in award-winning facilities that encourage collaboration across creative disciplines. At Westphal, we reimagine the role of design, media, and the arts in building a better future. Our programs challenge students to center sustainability, access, and equity in their approaches to art, fashion, architecture, gaming, entertainment, and scholarship. Through experiential learning, studio-based curriculum, and Drexel’s widely-recognized Cooperative Education program (co-op), our students are uniquely positioned to face the world’s challenges and define the creative careers of the 21st century. 

Advertised: Mar 11 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Apr 11 2024 Eastern Daylight Time

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