This Wednesday, 5:00-6:30, C-113
As always, free pizza and soda. And CONVO available this week!
Come hear Lindsey play on Faculty Tuesdays TONIGHT: 7:30 in Grusin听(And yes, she happens to be playing your humble ECM Director鈥檚 music to boot!)
And mark your calendars for next week鈥檚 guest:
ARTICLES OF THE WEEK:听the continuing conundrums of social media鈥�
鈥⑻�Even 鈥渟exy鈥� brands struggle for engagement on Facebook:听
鈥⑻� Facebook鈥檚 latest tools blur the line between advertising & content:听
鈥⑻� How one social media fundraising campaign generated unexpected results:听
ENTREPRENEURIAL THOUGHT OF THE WEEK:
Astrid Baumgardner & Lessons from Four Musician-Entrepreneurs: Part III
Astrid Baumgardner is a consultant and career coach who has become interested in the specific field of the arts and artist-entrepreneurs. If you鈥檙e not familiar with her Blog, you should check it out (). She conducted a panel discussion with four musician entrepreneurs, and I鈥檓 going to highlight each question (and occasionally expand on the commentary) for the next few weeks. Come along and follow the paths of these artists as they share their wisdom!
The panel included:
Timo Andres: freelance pianist/composer;听Tina Hadari听(a CU ALUM): violinist and founder of听Music Haven;听Paul Murphy: free-lance trumpeter and teaching artist with the NY Philharmonic; and
Sam Quintal: violist and member of the听Jasper String Quartet.
How to Launch a Career
The panelists gave a variety of answers to how to launch one鈥檚 careers.
1.听听听 Start with your end goal and work backwards.
2.听听听 Be persistent. Don鈥檛 take no for an answer if something does not go your way at first.
3.听听听 Be prepared.
4.听听听 Follow your passions and your version of success.听 Don鈥檛 do something just because a teacher or a 听听mentor tells you that this is what you have to do in order to be successful.
5.听听听 Get support, both personally and from your colleagues, your mentors and your network.
6.听听听 Get yourself in front of as many people as possible.
7.听听听 Nurture your relationships
8.听听听 Strive for excellence wherever and for whomever you perform.听 That means children鈥檚 concerts, educational concerts, festivals, marquee concerts because you never know what you might learn and what that performance might lead to.
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This is the perfect companion to this week鈥檚 Entrepreneurship Wednesdays guest, flutist Lindsey Goodman. Lindsey is here in town to play on my Faculty Recital tonight (Tuesday the 13th, 7:30 p.m., Grusin 鈥� how does that information keep sneaking in here?? J ). But while she鈥檚 in town she鈥檚 also speaking to my classes and coming to Entrepreneurship Wednesdays. I wanted to make sure that students had the opportunity to interact with her because, a) she鈥檚 awesome, and b) she鈥檚 building the exact sort of career that so many of you students have told me you aspire to have for yourselves (she is Principal of the West Virginia Symphony, plays contemporary music with Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, teaches at Marietta College in Ohio, and travels the U.S. as a clinician and soloist. This is a great example of the 鈥淧ortfolio Career,鈥� and it鈥檚 the kind of career that is becoming increasingly common for 21st-century musicians. Full-time college or orchestral positions still exist, but they鈥檙e becoming increasingly rare 鈥� and even then are often combined with private teaching and outside music-making of various sorts. But the Portfolio model also has unique challenges and demands. Come hear about them this week on Entrepreneurship Wednesdays!
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The Video of the Week!
Thanks for Nicole Christen for sending this!
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THE COLLEGE OF MUSIC听announces the听Fellowships for study at the Aspen Institute, 2012:听
Application Criteria:
Fellowships have ranged from $500 to $1,500.
Deadline for applications:听 April 13, 2012 to Graduate Office C109
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS UMBRELLA, a Chicago area youth development agency that provides services and leadership to meet the emerging needs of young people, announces its听summer fellowship program, Inspire Fellows. The fellowship offers graduate and upper-undergraduate students a full-time opportunity to learn best-practices and to prepare for a career in youth development, education, or the non-profit sector. For more information, contact Dr. Nytch in the ECM office.
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RINN UMC听(Frederick, CO) seeks a听Choir Director for Easter 2012. 鈥≒rofessional training required. Rehearsals leading to sing on April 8, 2012 Easter Sunday which may lead to a part time position for a choir director/music coordinator for the whole year. Choir Director is needed who enjoys singing, directing a church choir, and enjoys working with church singers in 4 parts.鈥∟eeds to begin immediately to meet the 20+ choir members, select three or four anthems appropriate for Easter, conduct rehearsals following church services beginning March 11 thru April 1 and Saturday morning, April 7, to sing on Easter Sunday April 8 at 9:30 a.m. Worship Service. Will sing three/four pieces to be sung at one portion of the Easter service. $350, with possibility of extending to a part-time position with the church. Interested parties should contact Rev. Barbara Johns-Schleicher at听artsoul7@gmail.com.
ROAD OF CREATIVITY听announces its first听Summer Retreat听on becoming a musician entrepreneur听June 3-9. The retreat is a five-day immersion into the fundamentals of music entrepreneurship. Participants will engage in innovative training sessions with groups such as Alarm Will Sound, and will expose skills and attitudes imperative for success in today鈥檚 music world.听Early Bird Discount for the first 20 registrants!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY听to participate in a听benefit concert for 鈥淭each for America鈥�听in April. Organizers are looking for a few different musical groups to volunteer their talents. The benefit will be on campus in Flemming 155 on either Friday, April 13th or Saturday, April 20th in the evening (the date will be finalized shortly). 听Although this event does not pay, participants are invited to eat at the meal. 听There is no piano available, but there is sound equipment. 听This is a great opportunity for chamber groups and soloists to get some performance experience while helping out a very worthy cause. 听Anyone who is interested should contact Andrew Marshall at听Andrew.Marshall-1@colorado.edu. 听
C4C GIGS AVAILABLE!听听The C4C is continuing their special 鈥淔ood Weeks鈥� that feature different cuisines from around the world. They鈥檙e interested in having CU musicians play for the dinner hour on selected nights, in return for a modest honorarium and free dinner for all involved. A fun and tasty opportunity to perform in a relaxed setting, for solo performers up to a group of 4 players. World music performers and works featuring Latin, Asian, or Middle Eastern influence encouraged! Contact CU GIGS Coordinator Nathan Hall for more information:musicref@colorado.edu.
