positions available: Trumpet and Trombone
Responsibilities: Duties include performing with the UNM Graduate Brass Quintet, the UNM Wind Symphony, and/or the UNM Symphony Orchestra as needed. Additional duties may include assisting the faculty with brass fundamentals classes for music education majors, coaching undergraduate brass chamber music ensembles, teaching applied lessons for non-majors, and assisting the faculty with undergraduate recruitment. Members of the quintet receive regular coaching with members of the UNM Brass Faculty and principal brass players in the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and assist the Department of Music in the recruitment of undergraduate students through performances and clinics in area high schools.
Stipend: This is a two-year (four-semester) half assistantship, with total workload of 10 hours per week. Contract is by semester, but renewable if work is satisfactory. The stipend is approximately $6,100 per academic year, in addition to a waiver of tuition (exclusive of special course fees) for up to 6 credits per semester (does not apply to summer tuition). Any additional hours, including summer coursework, can be taken at the resident tuition rate.
Application Deadline: Submit Graduate Financial Application Form and all admission application materials by February 15.
Additional Requirements: To be eligible for an assistantship whose duties involve teaching, an international student must demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by the TOEFL: A minimum score of 250 on the computerized version of the test will be required (equivalent to 600 for the paper-based or 100 for the internet version).
Rules governing assistantships: Information may be found in the Department of Music Graduate Handbook, and in the "Graduate Program" section of the UNM Catalog.
