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Graduate Assistantships 2018 - 2019 Eligibility and Duties Graduate Assistantships are awarded to accepted graduate students who bring appropriate talent and experience to Shenandoah Conservatory. Work assignments may include graphic design, program preparation, recital crew, office support and participation in ensembles, if appropriate. Expected workload is ten to twenty hours of service per week depending upon the terms of the award. Financial Information Full and Half Assistantships are offered at the graduate level and may be renewed based on supervisor evaluation at the end of the school year. Full Assistantship covers 9 credits per semester and includes a $2,000 annual stipend. Half Assistantship covers 4.5 credits per semester and includes a $1,000 annual stipend. Application and Admission All students accepted into a graduate program at Shenandoah Conservatory are eligible. Applicants must have successfully completed all admission procedures, including an audition if required. To apply, email a current résumé or curriculum vitae with a letter of interest to: Dr. Karen Walker, Professor of Piano [email protected] 540-665-4600 Letter of interest should include full name, email address, phone number, and degree program. Email the application materials with the subject line: Graduate Assistantship Application. Application screening will begin March 1, 2018 and continue until available assistantships are filled. Artistic Environment Shenandoah Conservatory serves as a vibrant hub for live performance in the Shenandoah Valley and hosts two premier concert series – Performing Arts Live and World of the Piano. Recent guest artists include Telegraph Quartet, Irma Thomas, The Blind Boys of Alabama & The Preservation Hall Legacy Quintet, Roomful of Teeth, Vadym Kholodenko, Jonathan Biss, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Kremerata Baltica, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Anderson & Roe Piano Duo, Anonymous 4, Talich String Quartet, Ravi Coltrane, Apollo’s Fire, John O’Conor, Tafelmusik, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Jeremy Denk, Christian McBride – Edgar Meyer Duo, Blackbird Fly, Ailey II, Richard Goode, and the Havana Cuba All-Stars. Shenandoah Conservatory Mission Statement As a community uniquely committed to rigor, nurture and innovation, Shenandoah Conservatory inspires artistic and scholarly excellence, preparing talented students for successful careers in the arts. About Shenandoah Conservatory Shenandoah Conservatory offers comprehensive curricula in the performing arts with an enrollment of 590 students, 115 full- and part-time faculty, 426 concerts and performances per year, and over 30 performing ensembles. Degrees are offered at the undergraduate, master’s, artist diploma and doctoral levels. Graduate programs are offered in church music, collaborative piano, composition, conducting, music education, music performance, music therapy, performing arts leadership and management, and voice pedagogy. The campus is located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley just 70 miles west of Washington D.C.

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GraduateAssistantships2018-2019

EligibilityandDuties

GraduateAssistantshipsareawardedtoacceptedgraduatestudentswhobringappropriatetalentandexperiencetoShenandoahConservatory.Workassignmentsmayincludegraphicdesign,programpreparation,recitalcrew,officesupportandparticipationinensembles,ifappropriate.Expectedworkloadistentotwentyhoursofserviceperweekdependinguponthetermsoftheaward.

FinancialInformationFullandHalfAssistantshipsareofferedatthegraduatelevelandmayberenewedbasedonsupervisorevaluationattheendoftheschoolyear.

• FullAssistantshipcovers9creditspersemesterandincludesa$2,000annualstipend.• HalfAssistantshipcovers4.5creditspersemesterandincludesa$1,000annualstipend.

ApplicationandAdmission

AllstudentsacceptedintoagraduateprogramatShenandoahConservatoryareeligible.Applicantsmusthavesuccessfullycompletedalladmissionprocedures,includinganauditionifrequired.Toapply,emailacurrentrésuméorcurriculumvitaewithaletterofinterestto:

Dr.KarenWalker,[email protected]

• Letterofinterestshouldincludefullname,emailaddress,phonenumber,anddegreeprogram.• Emailtheapplicationmaterialswiththesubjectline:GraduateAssistantshipApplication.• ApplicationscreeningwillbeginMarch1,2018andcontinueuntilavailableassistantshipsarefilled.

ArtisticEnvironment

ShenandoahConservatoryservesasavibranthubforliveperformanceintheShenandoahValleyandhoststwopremierconcertseries–PerformingArtsLiveandWorldofthePiano.RecentguestartistsincludeTelegraphQuartet,IrmaThomas,TheBlindBoysofAlabama&ThePreservationHallLegacyQuintet,RoomfulofTeeth,VadymKholodenko,JonathanBiss,CécileMcLorinSalvant,KremerataBaltica,BélaFleck&AbigailWashburn,Anderson&RoePianoDuo,Anonymous4,TalichStringQuartet,RaviColtrane,Apollo’sFire,JohnO’Conor,Tafelmusik,LadysmithBlackMambazo,JeremyDenk,ChristianMcBride–EdgarMeyerDuo,BlackbirdFly,AileyII,RichardGoode,andtheHavanaCubaAll-Stars.

ShenandoahConservatoryMissionStatementAsacommunityuniquelycommittedtorigor,nurtureandinnovation,ShenandoahConservatoryinspiresartisticandscholarlyexcellence,preparingtalentedstudentsforsuccessfulcareersinthearts.

AboutShenandoahConservatoryShenandoahConservatoryofferscomprehensivecurriculaintheperformingartswithanenrollmentof590students,115full-andpart-timefaculty,426concertsandperformancesperyear,andover30performingensembles.Degreesareofferedattheundergraduate,master’s,artistdiplomaanddoctorallevels.Graduateprogramsareofferedinchurchmusic,collaborativepiano,composition,conducting,musiceducation,musicperformance,musictherapy,performingartsleadershipandmanagement,andvoicepedagogy.ThecampusislocatedinthebeautifulShenandoahValleyjust70mileswestofWashingtonD.C.