Candidates for the Master of Music degree are eligible to apply for graduate assistantships provided they are full time students. Assistantships are awarded on the basis of musical proficiency and specific skills related to the assistantships available. Graduate assistantships are paid over the course of the academic year, with the first check being issued on September 15, and the last check being issued on May 15. Students receive 1/17th of their pay each pay date. Because students receive these funds directly, graduate assistantships may not be credited to the tuition and fee bill. The following listing includes the name of the assistantship, the duties of the assistantship, the approximate number of hours required per week and the pay for the academic year. If you are interested in applying for any of the following assistantships, please provide a resume and cover letter to the Financial Aid Office, attn: Doris Howard.

Baroque Assistant
Assist the Director of the Baroque Program. Provide clerical assistance, communicate with students, and assist with preparation of scores. Approximately 10 hours per week. $2000 Supervisor: Corey Jamason

Brass Chamber Music Assistant
Help organize chamber music groups, act as contact for students in those groups. Photocopy music for chamber groups and trombone class. Keep filing cabinet in the brass room organized. Hours per week vary. $1200 Supervisor: Mark Lawrence

Composition Assistant
Provide clerical assistance to the Composition Department as needed. Hours per week vary. Salary $1200. Supervisor: Conrad Susa

Chamber Music Assistant
Organize chamber music groups at beginning of the semester, act as liaison between groups and coaches, and organize concerts (6 per semester). Attend all chamber music classes and concerts. An average of 12-14 hours per week, with more hours required at the beginning of the semester, and fewer hours toward the end of the semester. This position is shared by two students. Salary $3000 each Supervisor: Mark Sokol

General Education Assistant
Tutor students having difficulty in writing lab, ESL course, Introduction to Western Civilization, and General Education literature courses. Requires excellent English skills. Approximately 6 to 10 hours per week. $3200 Supervisor: Jill Ferguson

Guitar Assistant
Assist with photocopying, phoning, scheduling and securing rooms for rehearsals, programming of recitals and master classes, and serve as a liaison for the Department Chair when he is on tour. Approximately 5 hours per week. $1200 Supervisor: David Tanenbaum

Jazz Improvisation Class Assistant
Attend weekly Jazz Improvisation Workshop class, assist with set-up and tear-down, coach break-out groups, and tutor students outside of the class. Salary: $2600 Supervisor: Mark Levine

Music History Assistant
Coordinate photocopying of handouts for Music History and Literature faculty. Administer undergraduate and graduate music history placement examinations. Attend Music History 207-208 and act as reader for the course. Prepare and lead review sessions for Music History 207-208 prior to midterm and final examinations. Approximately 15 to 20 hours per week. $3600 Supervisor: John Spitzer

Musical Theater Assistant
Assist the Director of the Musical Theater Workshop with organization of the musical theater workshop. This assistant will have an opportunity to direct some of the repertoire scheduled for performance. Approximately 6 to 8 hours per week, including class time. Salary $1200. Supervisor: Heather Carolo

Musicianship/Music Theory Assistant
Provide individual tutoring sessions to students having difficulty with Musicianship 200-204, Harmony 205-206, Modal Counterpoint 211 and Tonal Counterpoint 212. Approximately 10 hours per week. $4000 Supervisor: Scott Foglesong

New Music Ensemble Manager and Personnel Director
Meet twice a week with New Music Ensemble Director to discuss organizational issues. Be responsible for set-up and take-down for rehearsals and performances Be in charge of outreach concerts to include contracts for concert space and fee, rental of bus and moving of equipment. Recruit additional players as needed. Rent any necessary equipment. Monitor attendance and punctuality to rehearsals. Approximately 10-12 hours per week. Salary $2600 Supervisor: Nicole Paiement

Opera Theatre Technical Assistant
Assist Stage Director of the Conservatory Opera program with all technical aspects of the opera rehearsals and locating props, costumes, and furniture. Approximately 6 to 10 hours per week. $2400 Supervisor: Richard Harrell.

Opera Theatre Clerical Assistant
Assist Stage Director of the Conservatory Opera program with organization of the Conservatory Opera program. Assist with scheduling and photocopying. Approximately 6 to 10 hours per week. $2400 Supervisor: Richard Harrell

Orchestra Librarian
Obtain music for concerts (from Conservatory Library or by rental) and assemble the music into appropriate folders. Coordinate string bowings, copy parts as needed, repair music and folders, distribute and collect music at rehearsals and concerts, clean and return rental music, and maintain accurate records of library materials checked out. Approximately 10 to 15 hours per week. $3500 Supervisor: Michael Schroeder

Percussion Department Assistant
Assist Percussion Department in scheduling lesson times, organize Percussion Ensemble rehearsals, assist with assigning parts and distribution of music for percussionists in orchestra rehearsals and concerts. Be responsible for Conservatory owned percussion equipment including inventory, minor instrument repair, ordering as necessary, and approving borrowing of instruments. Serve as assistant teacher for the department. Approximately 10 hours per week. $3600 Supervisor: Jack Van Geem

Piano Department Assistant
Assist with intradepartmental communication, maintaining departmental bulletin board, inventory, helping to organize Piano Forum and concerto juries, and student liaison to departmental faculty meetings. Hours per week vary. $1200 Supervisor: Mack McCray

String Department Assistant
Assist in organizing studio and departmental recitals, master classes, and various departmental duties required by the string faculty. Hours per week vary. Salary $3000 Supervisor: Ian Swensen

Vocal Department Assistant
Clerical duties to include photocopying of Voice Department handbook and other materials. Run semi-annual juries/evaluations and two voice department competitions per year. Take attendance at voice master classes and weekly Vocal Performance Lab. We will have 2 Voice Assistants. Approximately 6 hours per week. Salary $3000 each Supervisors: Pamela Fry and Leroy Kromm

Woodwind Chamber Music Assistant
Assist the Chairman of the Woodwind Department in organizing woodwind chamber music groups at the beginning of the semester, act as liaison between groups and coaches, and organize concerts. Attend all woodwind chamber music concerts. Approximately 5 hours per week, with more hours required at the beginning of the semester, and fewer hours toward the end of the semester. $3200 Supervisor: Timothy Day