What’s Happening In
The Music Industry
Midwest Clinic Career Center Debuts Online
Service Develops From Commitment To Support Music Educators All Year
The Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference invites the music education community to visit its new Career
Center, available online at
www.midwestclinic.org/careercenter. While the Midwest Clinic has provided a version of this service at its annual
conference for over two decades, the board and staff are pleased to announce its debut as a year-round, international service, available at no
charge.
Music educators, school and university administrators, and members of the industry serving music education are welcome to use the
Midwest Clinic Career Center to fill or find available jobs. Individuals seeking new opportunities may post their resumes, while organiza-
tions with open positions can add them to the growing national and international listings. The Career Center also features a concert and tour
exchange network. Directors who wish to travel with their ensembles or host a special concert may join or browse the network to find col-
leagues who can help.
The Midwest Clinic Career Center developed in response to a clear need among instrumental music educators. At the former confer-
ence career center, attendees could share paper copies of their resumes and job listings with others. The service was appreciated and used heav-
ily during the Midwest Clinic but as Brayer Teague, fine arts chair at Downers Grove North High School (IL) and a long-time conference
staff member, remembers, “Every year teachers would say, 'What happens after Midwest is over? Can we get updates about future job post-
ings?' And those administrators in attendance would ask for access to resumes after the conference.”
The Midwest Clinic is pleased to address these ongoing needs by updating the Career Center, and making it available at all times. The
organizers hope that it will eventually develop into a comprehensive and convenient list of the many opportunities available within the music
education community. As Teague notes, “Job applicants typically have to troll dozens of county or regional websites to find open positions.
The Midwest Clinic Career Center has the potential to fill an enormous void in the music education field.”
The Midwest Clinic encourages the music education community to fulfill this potential by exploring the service, and asks educators to
tell their administrators about the opportunities it offers. To get started, please visit the Midwest Clinic Career Center at www.midwestclin-
ic.org/careercenter.
About the Midwest Clinic:
The Midwest Clinic exists to serve music educators and to improve the field of music education. The 2009 Midwest Clinic will be held
December 15-19, at Chicago’s McCormick Place West (2301 S. Lake Shore Drive). This year’s offerings will include clinics designed for
band, orchestra and jazz directors at all levels, concerts from middle school, high school and adult bands, orchestras, jazz ensembles and cham-
ber ensembles, and hundreds of exhibitors from the music industry. For more information, please visit
www.midwestclinic.org.
Contact:
Kathleen Andersen
Communications Coordinator
The Midwest Clinic
828 Davis Street, Suite 100
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 424-4163
kandersen@midwestclinic.org
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