Ideas for Professional Development
Reflections on Collaboration and New Ventures
Networking. Collaboration. New Ventures. Risk taking. Now that my first year teaching music entrepreneurship at the College of Music at Florida State University has drawn to a close, I have been spending time reflecting on these topics — which have been major components of class discussion this year. Throughout the year, I have been reading […]
Read MoreMusings on the Undergrad Audition Process
MUSINGS ON THE UNDERGRAD AUDITION PROCESS My name is Maddie Pelkey and I want to teach music. I’ve played oboe for eight years and English Horn for three years, have sung in various choirs since I was in fourth grade, and have studied soprano voice privately for about two years now. Despite being surrounded by […]
Read MoreMusic Entrepreneurship at the FSU College of Music in February 2017
February 23, 2017 Students from my “Introduction to Music Entrepreneurship” class at the College of Music at Florida State University gave a “pop up concert” yesterday (Wednesday, February 22, 2017) in the Strozier Library at the heart of campus. Music included original arrangements of pop songs as well as a handful of classical selections. Several […]
Read MoreSaving Money by Cutting a Music Program is Harder than You Think!
Hello, Readers! This is a slightly edited version of a post that I published in May 2016. I hope you find it useful. Stan ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I was recently talking with several graduate music students about threats of underfunding or complete elimination of a music program or unit at a college or […]
Read MoreWatership Down: Literature and Leadership
Literature and Leadership: Watership Down Stan Pelkey “My Chief Rabbit has told me to defend this run and until he says otherwise I shall stay here.” (Bigwig to General Woundwort) “The Sky Suspended,” Watership Down (First Avon Edition, 1975; p. 451) It’s not difficult to find reflections on leaders and leadership. Northouse (2010) notes, […]
Read MoreLiterature, Leadership, and Change
By Stan Pelkey It’s not difficult to find reflections on leaders and leadership. Northouse (2010) notes, “Bookstore shelves are filled with popular books about leaders and advice on how to be a leader” (p. 1). Besides those popular books, an extensive body of social science research on leadership exists. And we could cast our […]
Read MoreTips to Help You Succeed in Your First Year of College
Back in May, I wrote about how potential music majors could prepare for their first year of college. (See “How to Become a Music Major: Four Tips to Help You Get In and Get Through.”) This month I broaden the discussion and suggest ways that all students can improve their chances of having a positive […]
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