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Philly: Adjunct faculty needed in Music Industry program
Hey everyone -
I'd be interested in speaking with anyone in the Philadelphia area who is interested in teaching college level recording courses as an adjunct, possibly leading to a full time position. We operate on a term (rather than semester) basis, with 11 week terms during the Fall, Winter, and Spring, and a Summer program as well. Our program requires that all Music Industry majors (including the Business and Law kids) take two terms of recording classes, and the program has grown to the point that we need some help. The courses that would be taught by you a Recording I - This is basically a lecture course using the Huber/Rumstein book as a text. Students learn the theory of hearing and sound, microphone design, construction, operation, and placement, analog tape recorders, analog console signal flow and operation, and signal processing basics. Although primarily a lecture course, there is a portable "studio on a cart" used for demonstration purposes, containing a Mackie 8 buss, an ADAT, a compressor, reverb, DDL, gate, dat machine, patchbays, and a CD player. We also wheel in an Otari 5050 for analog tape demonstrations. Typically, there are two sections taught during the same term, with about 22-25 students per section. Grading is based on attendance, participation, and written midterms and finals. Recording II - This is the first hands-on course for the students, and is a combination of lecture/demonstration and independent projects. The lecture/demonstration part of the course will be taught in our main studio, using a 48 channel Otari Status with moving fader automation and dynamics, a ProTools HD system with 32 channels of I/O, and a decent amount of outboard gear. There is a small musical ensemble (probably a rock band) assigned to each section of the course, and they are the guinea pigs on whom you would demonstrate basic recording techniques, taking the students through a complete project from basic tracks to mixdown and possibly mastering. In addition, the students will be required to complete several independent recording projects over the course of the term, working in our other two studios, both equipped with analog consoles and Protools systems. Grading is based on independent projects, attendance, and participation. These classes also have two sections taught during the same term, with about 22-25 students per section. As the program continues to grow, additional teaching assignments are possible, including Recording III (a more advanced course structured similarly to Recording II). Candidates should have a degree in Music Recording or equivalent, have a reasonable amount of real world experience as an engineer, know their way around most types of analog and digital gear including ProTools, and have a solid working knowledge of the theory and practice of sound recording. While teaching experience would be ideal, it isn't absolutely necessary. What is necessary are very solid communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to work from an established syllabus and within the parameters of our program. Hopefully, our chosen candidate will be able to spend some time with us during the Spring term (receiving one credit of adjunct pay), getting to know the program, the faculty, and the curiculum. Teaching duties will start next fall, in late September, and continue throughout the school year. Anyone interested should contact me either by email or by phone at 215-895-6603. Thanks, Jim Klein |
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