Networking To Find Music Education Jobs
or those most passionate universities have the luxury of
about their music, a job in being able to be choosy about
music education is a whom they hire to fill music
natural fit. Far from being a education jobs.
case of "those who can't do,
teach", those who take music One of the best ways to hear
education jobs are talented not about music education jobs and
only as artists but as teachers openings is to establish a
who want to pass their love of network of contact within the
music on to another generation, music education community. While
to ensure that there is always basic networking is good, there
music in the world. are ways to network more
effectively to concentrate your
Once upon a time, a degree in focus on finding and improving
music education was seen as a your chances of being hired for
'fallback option'- the job that music education jobs.
would always be there if a
performing or production career Network locally.
didn't work out. That time is
long gone now as states have cut Lucky you, you actually have
funding for enrichment education three different sources of local
across the country. While the job networking that can help you
outlook for music teachers is narrow your job search focus. As
still good, the Occupational an educator, get involved in
Outlook Handbook says that jobs local organizations for teachers
for musicians and teachers will and get your name out there. If
grow at about average or a little you've made contacts while
faster than average rates through interning and practice-teaching,
2014 - school departments, keep up with them, and ask their
private institutions and advice and guidance in your
career path. By all means, let teachers associations online,
them and others know that you're particularly those that hold
looking for a job in music regular events, symposiums and
education. Other teachers are have a discussion board. Many of
often the first to know that one them post job openings for
of their own is leaving. members, and more than a few
allow members to post job leads
School department contacts are and requests for job leads on
invaluable. their boards. Some organizations
that you might consider joining
In most cities, the school include:
department must post vacancies
internally before advertising Technology Institute for Music
them to the general public. Those Educators (vacancies are often posted on a href="http://www.ti-me.org/"
bulletin board in each school title="http://www.ti-me.org/"
within the district. Let teacher target="_blank">friends and contacts know that color="#001000"
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that a vacancy is posted
internally can give you a leg up Music Teachers National
on the competition and cue you to Association (submit your resume and cover href="http://www.mtna.org"
letter for music education jobs title="http://www.mtna.org"
before they're advertised. target="_blank"> color="#001000"
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Join national and local music
Teachers.net Chat boards (href="http://teachers.net/mentors size="-2">http://www.menc.org//music/" ont>)
title="http://teachers.net/mentor
s/music/" target="_blank">color="#001000" you get out what you put in.
size="-2">http://teachers.net/men Don't just join a group and start
tors/music/) soliciting for music education jobs. Look for what you can offer The National Association for - the more you become involved Music Education ( href="http://www.menc.org/" and the more willing others will
title="http://www.menc.org/" be to recommend jobs to you.
target="_blank">
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