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Music Studio Assistant /Administrative Assistant
I am an independent music instructor with nearly three decades of experience teaching violin, fiddle, guitar and mandolin in Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill, California. My private studio is currently located in Walnut Creek, near Broadway Plaza.
Presently I run every aspect of my business, creating virtually all of my teaching materials, including books, articles, charts, audio recordings, etc. ... and handling all promotional matters as well.
I'm looking for a creative, self-motivated person. Someone with an artistic eye and ear, able to work independently, but comfortable asking for help. I've worked with studio assistants, workshop assistants, and consultants a number of times in the past and it has proved quite rewarding.
Schedule ______________________________________________________
Part time: 4 - 16 hours a week. Possibly more soon.
Flexible hours: Monday thru Thursday mornings; possibly Tuesday eve, or Friday.
(Perhaps a few hours on an occasional Saturday.)
Telecommute: You may be able to do some work at home.
Workplace ____________________________________________________
Walnut Creek (near Broadway Plaza)
Qualifications _________________________________________________
I need someone who can:
• handle the various administrative tasks of a small business
• keep the everyday rigormarole under control
• assist in prioritizing and tracking projects
• promote and enroll music workshops two or three times yearly
(help with last minute enrollment and orientation by attending part of the first class.)
• assist in moving several music publishing projects toward completion
• contribute on creative projects: writing, editing, graphics, web site, and music projects
You should have the following qualities and inclinations (sense of humor and assertiveness required.). For a good fit with this job, you need to be:
• deeply interested in making a difference in the field of music education
• able to work with limited direct supervision
• naturally curious
• likely to make suggestions toward improving work methods
• comfortable asking questions
• able to delegate and recruit extra help when necessary
• able to manage multiple projects and changing priorities
• comfortable working with distractions (perhaps a music lesson in the next room)
• on track with a history of achieving goals and meeting deadlines
• reliable, punctual, creative
• excellent in written communication and verbal skills. (Essential!)
Helpful skills (not required):
• ability to play a music instrument, particularly piano. (Did you ever think those piano lessons would help you land a job!?)
• ability to read music. If you play piano, sight read and/or learn by ear, you may contribute on many music projects:
- creating and editing music notation
- creating arrangements and reductions
- working with MIDI and digital audio
- assisting in recording projects, mixing, mastering CDs
- proofreading transcriptions and arrangements.
• a basic understanding of music theory
• Macintosh experience very helpful. That's what we use here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The lists above and below are extensive.You don't need to know everything. It's ideal if you are expert in certain areas listed above ... or proficient in many. • Willing to train right person!
Description / Regular Work Activities ____________________________
- Everyday stuff (may included but not limited to):
- • All aspects of desktop publishing
• Business correspondence and announcements
• Editing correspondence, announcements, ads, articles, web site
• Scheduling, filing, tracking projects, database management
- • All aspects of desktop publishing
- Special projects (possibly frequent):
- • Web Site maintenance and expansion (including an online forum)
Home page is: www.singingwood.com
CSS experience helpful.
- • Digital Audio Projects:
- Two-Track (stereo ) or multi-track audio editing.
(Peak, Digital Performer, or Pro Tools)- Multi-track recording (Digital Performer, Pro Tools, Logic)
• MIDI and Music Notation
Transcription and notation
- Final mix downs of MIDI VST software synths to digital audio & MP3
- • Graphics:
Photo editing (Photoshop)
Vector Graphics (Adobe Illustrator, Postscript, Flash)
• Editing:
Proof reading: articles, charts, books, web pages.
- Long range tasks (sky's the limit here, may include):
- • Web Site maintenance and expansion (including an online forum)
- • Enrolling classes and workshops (handling e-mail announcements; designing or updating class filers, creating an online enrollment form; maintaining database of current and potential students )
- • Publishing and promoting music books and CDs
• Completion of interactive online music software
• Animating music theory (probably with Macromedia Flash)
- • Publishing and promoting music books and CDs
Software and Technology (applications regularly used):
Web:
• Important: Adobe GoLive, HTML, Cascading Style Sheets.
• Helpful: Macromedia DreamWeaver, Flash, Fireworks
Graphics and Desktop Publishing
• Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop,
• Clarisworks, Pages, Adobe InDesign, Framemaker
Music & Audio
• Music notation: Encore, Sibelius, Overture or Finale
• Digital Audio: MOTU Digital Performer, Peak, Pro Tools, Logic
• CD mastering, Peak, Jam, Toast
Programming / Music Software Development / Software Engineering
• Important: HTML, AppleScript (AppleScript Studio)
• Helpful: Java, JavaScript, C++, ActionScript, Lingo, Visual Basic, MS .Net
Please apply online by submitting an resume by email.
Links to resume, portfolio and/or web page appreciated):
applications@Singingwood.com
Thanks, John Blasquez
Singingwood Music, Owner
Private Music Lessons
Workshops
Performances
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These workshops teach rehearsal and performance skills and other aspects of musicianship. Many of the workshop members have little or no experience in rehearsing and performing. Your role would be to help coach and lead various groups, get them to cooperate musically; have them to hone one or more pieces of music for a performance at the end of the evening. The size of each group usually between three and seven people.
Workshop members play the guitar, fiddle, mandolin ... Possibly banjo, bass, harmonica ... You don't need to play all of these instruments, but if you're skilled at one or more, you may be the perfect person if you have some experience in the following areas:
- • old-time, bluegrass and folk repertoire
• one-on-one or group teaching experience
• ability to learn by ear
• band experience (rehearsing and performing)
• read treble clef and tablature notation
• improvise solos and backup
• know how to create arrangements and solos
• think on your feet and contribute musical arrangements
• create attainable musical challenges for students
• teaching people to act independently and cooperatively
There are two assistants in the Horizon Workshop, and they are wonderful at motivating members, guiding rehearsals, and performing with the workshop members.
Acoustic Instruments meets every other week, probably on Monday or Tuesdays evenings — six weeks over three months.
Please apply online. If you have the necessary skills and you're earnestly interested you may email your resume or a link to it. Please include a link to samples of your music accomplishments.
Contact by email: applications@Singingwood.com
Thank you!
John Blasquez
Private Music Lessons
Workshops
Performances
Singingwood Home Page
Developer/Consultant (Project Manager)
I'm looking for the right person to help in completing various music education applications ... and possibly participate at some level of project management. We'll work primarily on educational applications I have designed and/or developed. The main goal is to host them on my website ... and deploy them on Macintosh and Windows environments.
Currently I'm working with an excellent Java developer ... who availability is occasionally limited.
Java / Flash Tutor
I'm also looking for someone who can help with Java and/or Flash tutoring -- on site, here in Walnut Creek, probably starting in January. I'm a quick learner with specific goals in mind.
I work on a Macintosh in OS X. So with regard to tutoring, it's important that you do too, or that you're familiar with Java IDEs and Flash on the Mac.
I need a competent teacher (with prior tutoring experience), who honestly enjoys tutoring, who can cover the basics quickly. Possibly someone who has already created basic lesson plans ... or is willing to keep the ball rolling by creating plans as we go. If you've taken time to introduce others to Flash or Java , you may do fine.
Beyond tutoring, hopefully you would be available for occasional or regular outsourced Java and Flash work. Some of the Flash work will be pre-animation storyboarding, user interface prototyping, animation of music theory, and creating a framework for music education coursework.
Qualifications
It's possible one person may fit both roles. However, for the tutoring position, a lower level of expertise is acceptable. For Java tutoring you'll need to be very clear on the principles of object oriented design. For Flash tutoring you'll need to be familar with vector graphics ( in Illustrator and Flash), understand the operations that effect vectors, and know how to prepare applications for the web hosting and for Macintosh and Windows environments.
These are interesting projects. Quality contributions could evolve into regular work.
One project that's well underway is like the "webware" application at:
Important:
Java, JavaScript, Flash, C++, ActionScript.
HTML, CSS, GoLive (or Dreamweaver)
Experience programming Windows AND Macintosh OS X.
Experience with a musical instrument, music notation, music theory, MIDI sequencing, digital audio.
User interface design, graphic design, web design, web based applications, .
Helpful qualifications:
Previous consulting projects, freelance, tutoring, or collaboration/partnership.
Previous work in developing educational software, music software and MIDI applications.
Experience editing Flash movies, and other movie formats such as QuickTime and MPG.
Annimation, Lingo, AppleScript, xTalk.
Contact:
Please send resume and links to online portfolio by email: applications@Singingwood.com
And please call John at 925-935-9295.
Thank you!
John Blasquez
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