ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS
Applicable to Higher Education
Managing school music budgets totaling over $90,000 annually
Fundraising: successful grant writing, benefit concerts, and patron/donor programs
Purchasing instruments and equipment: collecting multiple bids and negotiating price
Managing a piano fleet valued at $250,000 including a Fazioli F278 and Yamaha C7: regular maintenance and long-term planning for acquisition, divestment, and tonal refurbishment
Managing the maintenance and tonal refurbishment of a Létourneau pipe organ valued at $2,000,000+
Managing school district approved program for rental and divestment of school musical assets
Negotiating, securing, and satisfying royalty contracts/licenses for musical theatre productions
Participating on school committees including leadership positions
Participating on hiring committees including writing job descriptions and serving on interview committees
Designing and hosting district music staff professional development experiences
Building and maintaining program websites and social media accounts
Consulting on the design of new arts education facility: instructional spaces, offices, storage, and a black box theatre
Hiring musicians and other teaching partners: contract negotiations, music union compliance, payroll procedures, and the initiation of background checks
Negotiating international (European) and national travel arrangements for professional music teaching partners
Acquiring and maintaining a student computer lab outfitted with voice spectrogram software and equipment
Maintaining, organizing, and building school and district music libraries
Completing and distributing school instrument and equipment inventories
Engaging actively with music program publicity, advocacy, and recruitment
Planning international and domestic concert tours
Hosting state-wide music workshops