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Category: professional development

How to Use Microsoft Bookings for Office Hours Scheduling

Like many Microsoft products, Bookings is complicated, but I’ve worked out a step-by-step guide for other professors to follow.

Published December 2, 2021
Categorized as pedagogy, professional development, tech help Tagged microsoft, office hours, software, student meetings, technology, time management

Gender and hiring in music theory

There’s a connection between the growing acceptance of non-mainstream methodologies/repertoires and the growing number of marginalized people that have found success within our discipline.

Published July 9, 2019
Categorized as professional development, theory Tagged composition, diversity, feminism, gender, jobs, music theory jobs, race, Society for Music Theory

My SMT 2018 Activities

A study in timbre narratives and instrumentation in 1980s pop / The Dynamics of the Job Interview / Pop Music Interest Group meeting: small-group breakout sessions / Webmasterly duties

Published October 25, 2018
Categorized as 80s, conferences, professional development, timbre Tagged 80s music, amsmt18, Christmas, jobs, music theory jobs, popular music, SMT, tub bells

Using scheduling software for better boundaries in office hours

I started using scheduling software to avoid a lot of the back-and-forth of scheduling.

Published September 10, 2018
Categorized as pedagogy, professional development Tagged Calendly, office hours, scheduling, student meetings, students, technology

Planning for 2018–2019

My ’18-’19 goals: Making course journals, optimizing student meetings, and starting a singing club!

Published May 31, 2018
Categorized as pedagogy, professional development Tagged renaissance music, singing, student meetings, students

Goals for Summer 2018

I’m going to write and work on my courses, but I’m going to prioritize relaxing also.

Published May 30, 2018
Categorized as meta, pedagogy, professional development Tagged brooklyn, camping, dissertation, relaxation, sonic, timbre, video games, writing

First year on the job

Three life lessons I’ve learned in my first year in a tenure-track job.

Published May 29, 2018
Categorized as pedagogy, professional development Tagged jobs, music theory jobs, writing

Using Scrivener to write your music dissertation or book

I have three practical tips for how Scrivener can make your life easier when you write your long document.

Published January 5, 2018
Categorized as professional development, tech help, writing Tagged dissertation, scrivener, technology, writing
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