Past Workshops

Fall and Spring Semester 2004

"The Independent Recording Artist: Finding Success inside AND outside the Music Industry"
Chad Hamill, guest speaker

Chad Hamill has been a performer and independent recording artist for the past 20 years, self-producing a number of critically acclaimed CD's that have been heard on radio stations throughout the world.  His latest release "Sympatiko," a collaboration with Brazilian guitarist Joao Junquiera, recently debuted at #22 on the NAR top 100 national radio chart.

"Advanced Multi-channel Surround Sound Techniques"
Mike Sokol, guest speaker

Mr. Sokol is a critically acclaimed audio engineer, author and surround sound authority. Topics for this workshop include; creative multichannel mixing methods, multichannel CODECs and encoding techniques, speaker positioning tips, calibration techniques and much more. Mr. Sokol will demonstrate various techniques on a full surround system. This session is a presentation in cooperation with Fits & Starts Productions, LLC.

"Musician's Injury Discussion Group"
Annie Sirotniak P.T., guest speaker

Ms. Sirotniak has the advantage of being both a musician and a former professional athlete. As a physical therapist at Wardenburg Health Center, her insight into diagnosis and treatment of performance injuries will help you prevent or treat your own symptoms. Join us for the first in a series of workshops designed to help your body go the distance! This is jointly presented by the Entrepreneurship Center for Music and Master's candidate Beth Rosbach.

 

"From the Conservatory to the Concert Hall"

Simon Trpceski, guest speaker/pianist

An informal discussion with Artist Series guest Simon Trpceski. This 24-year-old Macedonian pianist has created a sensation on the stages of Europe and is rapidly earning critical acclaim in the United States. Discussion topics will include preparing for competitions, finding an agent, making recordings and more.

"Ellen Highstein"

The return of Ellen Highstein for two days of workshops. Ms. Highstein is the author of Making Music in Looking Glass Land and the Music Director at Tanglewood since November 1997. Her clinic in the spring of 2000 titled “Survival Skills for the Classical Musician” was a well received presentation that remains a timely topic.

 

"How to Get a Job in Academia (part 4)"

The final presentation in the four part series on acquiring a university position - including mock interviews and one-on-one consultation of the applicant's packet with a panel of professors.

Co-sponsored with the Graduate Teacher Program

DeVotchka

A wholly unique mélange of Middle Eastern, Eastern European, and American Punk and Folk music, DeVotchKa truly has no musical peers. And while the band’s genre descriptors and untraditional musical line up (upright bass, violin, tuba, accordion, drums, harmonica, guitar) may appear on paper to be wildly inaccessible-- nothing could be farther from the truth. DeVotchKa was recently named "The Best Underground Band in Colorado" by a panel of industry insiders for the Denver Post. The group (including former CU student Tom Hagerman will be discussing various aspects of their careers within this unique and successful ensemble.

Co-sponsored with the CU string faculty

"How to Get a Job in Academia (part 3)"

"Phone and On-site Interviews." Presenters include Joan Braun, Kevin Harbison, Kevin Woelfel, Prof. Steven Bruns, Prof. Daniel Silver, Prof. Andrew Cooperstock and Prof. Mutsumi Moteki.

Co-sponsored with the Graduate Teacher Program

"How to Get a Job in Academia (part 2)"

Presenters include members of the CU faculty including Dean Sher, Dr. Steven Bruns, Dr. Patti Peterson, Dr. Mutsumi Moteki and Kevin Woelfel. Topics to be covered include cover letters, teaching statements, and other application materials.

Co-sponsored with the Graduate Teacher Program

"Head Shot Photo Session"
Part 1 of the ECM “Marketing Me” Seminar Series

Free publicity photo session, conducted by the CU Photography Department. Offer is limited to CU - Boulder Music majors.

"Surviving and Growing as a Long-Term Ensemble"
The EAR Unit

A panel discussion featuring one of the most prominent new music groups in the world with a twenty-year history. Joined by flutist Elizabeth McNutt, Prof. Andrew May, and Prof. Daniel Silver, the topics covered range from interpersonal skills among the players, to programming, audience development and fund raising activities.

Co-sponsored with Prof. Andrew May and the Pendulum series.

"Recording the Beethoven Cycle"
Takács String Quartet

A rare opportunity to see how the recording industry has changed in recent years from the  perspective this world class, Grammy Award winning group.

Co-sponsored with Kevin Harbison, resident CU recording engineer.

"The Orchestra and You"
Jan Gippo, Piccolo/Flutist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra since 1972.

Chairman of the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians, ICSOM.

Co-sponsored with Prof. Alexa Still and the flute department

Spring Semester 2003

"A Tax Workshop"
Scott Thomas Lyle, CPA, and William F. Jones, Jr., CPA of Marty, Lyle and Doty, LLC

Panelists will provide general information on tax considerations for artists within the discipline of music.

"The Business of the Music Business"
Ken Ellington, Director of Marketing, The Selmer Co., Inc.

Jointly presented by the Entrepreneurship Center for Music and the University of Colorado ASTA w/NSOA Chapter.

Fall Semester 2002

"Music Journalism, Arts Administration, and Public Relations"
Johanna Keller, Music Journalist and Critic

Johanna Keller is a CU College of Music alum and now does freelance writing for The New York Times, the London Evening Standard, Strad Magazine, Musical America Directory, Symphony, Opera News and was editor of Chamber Music Magazine.

American Brass Quintet Residency

ABQ Repertoire Session
The class included a discussion of performance practices of pre-Baroque repertoire (editing and ornamentation), Romantic brass works, and the challenges of modern brass quintets.

ABQ Music Business Session
The quintet answered questions on combining performing and teaching careers, orchestra committees and contract negotiations, freelancing, and the chamber music business.

"Proposal-Writing Workshop"
Barbara Zarlengo, Director of Development, CU College of Music

"Making a Living Doing What You Love"
Jane Pollak

Jane Pollak, author of the best-selling book, Decorating Eggs: Exquisite Designs with Wax & Dye, and of Soul Proprietor: 101 Lessons from a Lifestyle Entrepreneur, and member of the National Speakers Association and the National Association of Women Business Owners, is a perfect example of how to turn one's passion into a thriving business.

Spring 2002

"Vocal Arts Seminar"
Mary Lou Falcone, classical music Public Relations Specialist.

After graduating from the Curtis Institute of Music, Ms. Falcone sang professionally for eight years. She is Chairman of the Marilyn Horne Foundation and serves on the faculty of the Juilliard School. Ms. Falcone lives and works in Manhattan.

"Meet Merl Saunders, Jr. of the Recording Academy"

The Entrepreneurship Center for Music welcomes Merl Saunders, Jr., the Executive Director of the San Francisco Chapter of NARAS (The Grammy Organization) -- http://grammy.aol.com/sanfrancisco.html and http://grammy.aol.com -- as he provides an introduction to the Recording Academy, to demystify the whole GRAMMY process and what the Academy does as an organization -- its programs, the Grammy awards and careers in music.

Southwest Chamber Music
Jan Karlin (Executive Director, Viola) and Jeff von der Schmidt (Artistic Director, French horn)

2000-2001 Events

"The Do's and Don'ts of Interviewing for and Keeping Academic Positions in Music"

College of Music faculty and doctoral students will lead a lively, candid discussion about search committees, interviews, the tenure process, and the myth vs. reality of "publish or perish."

Student-to-Student Workshop- "An End to a Means"

Andrew Palmer Todd, DMA student in Piano Performance, leads a workshop on how to book one's own concerts and make one's own recordings.

Student-to-Student Workshop- "Stylistic Versatility for Singers"

Graduate voice student Elizabeth Bright will lead a spirited discussion about the many ways stylistic versatility can expand career options for singers.

"How to Establish a Private Teaching Studio"

Learn from College of Music faculty and alumni how to find students, create a referral network, stabilize your cash flow, decide how much to charge for lessons, the pros and cons of teaching in your home, and much more.

"Music Meets Business on the Internet"
Gerd Leonhard, Founder, President and CEO of LicenseMusic.com

How is the entertainment business changing? How can musicians find a place in it? Find out from one of the trailblazers in digital music delivery. Licenseusic.com was founded in 1997 and remains the only company on the market that has a fully automated music licensing and pricing engine specifically for the audio-visual productin industries. Co-sponsored by the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Law Center.

"Secrets of the Recording Industry"
Alison Brown, jazz/bluegrass

Award-winning banjo and guitar player, Alison Brown left investment banking to tour and record with Alison Krauss and Union Station. Her first album, produced by David Grisam, earned a Grammy nomination. She founded the innovative indie label Compass Records in 1993.

"Songwriters Workshop"
Al Kasha and Dan Keen, composers/songwriters

Al Kasha is a 14 Grammy Award winning composer/songwriter and film, television and theater composer (We May Never Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno, "The Morning After" from Poseidon Adventure). Dan Keen is a Grammy-nominated songwriter and a vice president at ASCAP, one of the largest performing rights societies in the United States.

"Reaching Out Without Selling Out"
Jeffrey Siegel

Enhance your professional concert career by learning how to educate and entertain your audience with program notes delivered from the stage. Jeffrey Siegel, Juilliard-trained, internationally renowned concert pianist, conductor and creator of a successful series of concerts with commentary, will lead the masterclass.