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A teaching assistant position will be open for Fall 2019 at the University of Louisville. Graduate students (MM) are commonly offered in/out of state waivers and excellent stipends. See the attached flyer for more details.

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Two Graduate Student Scholarships are available for the 2019-20 school year at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They are available to MM and DMA trombone majors studying classical trombone. See trombone-at-illinois.com for more information about the studio. For specific information contact Professor Elliot Chasanov.

The University of North Texas announces an opening for teaching fellow (DMA candidate) starting Fall 2019. Benefits include out-of-state tuition waivers, tuition benefit of 6 hours, stipend up to $12,800 per year and access to employer sponsored health insurance. Duties include teaching trombone lessons, conducting trombone choir and coaching chamber music.

The UNT Trombone Studio is one of the largest trombone programs in the world, with as many as 75 trombonists pursuing bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in trombone performance, music education, jazz studies, conducting and composition. Located in one of the nation’s Ten Best College Towns and fastest growing metropolitan areas, the University of North Texas College of Music is one of the world’s largest and most respected music schools. It offers fully accredited degrees from the bachelor to doctoral levels and is dedicated to providing a dynamic, diverse and comprehensive learning environment in which each student’s fullest potential may be achieved. Distinguished UNT music alumni can be found around the globe in impressive, award-winning careers across a wide-range of music professions.

For more information, visit the website.

Or contact the faculty:
Tony Baker
Natalie Mannix
Steven Menard

The University of Southern Mississippi will have an available graduate assistantship for a master’s or doctoral trombone student starting in the Fall 2019 semester.  The assistantship covers tuition, health insurance, and a generous stipend.  Duties include the opportunity to teach applied lessons to undergraduate music majors along with coaching chamber music, assisting with trombone choir, and guest artist residencies.

For more information, contact Dr. Ben McIlwain.

The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) has a Graduate Assistant opening for a Master of Music student, beginning in the Fall of 2019. Full tuition, medical benefits, and a monthly stipend are provided, and there is potential for an additional $1000 yearly brass quintet scholarship based on audition merit. Duties include undergraduate teaching, assistance and occasional directing of the UT Trombone Choir, chamber ensemble coaching, and more. Please contact Dr. Alex van Duuren at aduuren@utk.edu for more details or to schedule an audition.

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The studio of Dr. Cory Mixdorf, at the University of Arkansas, has a graduate assistantship opening for the 2019-20 school year. The assistantship includes a tuition waiver, $12,000 annual stipend, teaching and leadership experience, as well as a guaranteed position with the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra, playing alongside Dr. Mixdorf. Highly skilled and motivated applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Mixdorf at CMixdorf@uark.edu for more details.

The University of Arkansas, located in the foothills of the Ozarks in Fayetteville (ranked in the top five places to live in the country by U.S. News & World Report), is an SEC university with an enrollment of over 27,500. The music department is home to over 300 music majors, and is housed within the Billingsley Music Building, Epley Band Hall, and the Faulkner Performing Arts Center. The studio trombone ensemble, the RAZORBONES, were selected to perform at the 2018 International Trombone Festival in Iowa City, IA.

Brazilian trombonist François de Lima was featured artist in a concert with Brazilian jazz band O Som Do Jazz at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on September 6 with trombonist and band leader David Manson. François de Lima has toured and recorded with Djavan, Roberto Carlos, Gal Costa, Milton Nascimento, among many other Brazilian artists and bands. He is also a founding member of the award-winning Banda Mantiqueira.

Pictured are  François de Lima and David Manson

The International Trombone Festival invites artists, ensembles, pedagogues, researchers, and other trombone/brass- related individuals or organizations to submit proposals to present at the 2019 ITF at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Accepted applications will be scheduled either for a 50-minute live session, or for a Poster Presentation. This can include lectures, clinics, and recital programs.

The application deadline is October 1

Please contact Festival Host Chris Van Hof with any questions: cevanhof@bsu.edu or via Facebook

Please follow this link to apply: https://trombonefestival.net/2018/08/29/apply/

Building on the success and popularity of the 2018 University Faculty Showcase, the 2019 International Trombone Festival will feature university faculty in a series of daily recitals focusing on new music, and/or innovative programming. The ITF invites university faculty from around the world to apply. Instrumentation and/or performance format is open, and applicants are encouraged to explore innovation, creativity, and/or a variety of styles. Preference is given to new or emerging music and premieres, but established repertoire that has not yet gained worldwide recognition is also welcomed. Performances should be between 5-15 minutes in length, and trombone (played by the applicant) should be a featured member of the ensemble.

The application deadline is October 1.

Please contact Festival Host Chris Van Hof with any questions: cevanhof@bsu.edu or via Facebook

Please visit this link to apply: https://trombonefestival.net/2018/08/29/apply/

The International Trombone Festival invites student ensembles at the university and secondary level and community groups to submit proposals to perform at the 2019 ITF at Ball State University. Accepted ensembles will be scheduled for a 20 minute time slot as an opening performance for a Festival artist, or a 30 minute showcase performance in an alternative festival venue. Trombone choirs, trombone quartets, mixed brass, or other ensembles featuring trombonists, are invited to apply.

Please contact Festival Host Chris Van Hof with any questions: cevanhof@bsu.edu or via Facebook.

Please find the application form at the following link: https://trombonefestival.net/2018/08/29/apply/ (scroll down to find “Student Ensembles”)