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Adjunct Faculty - Music Studies (Music Education, Composition, History, and Theory)
Job Description
Requisition Number
24F332236
Position Title
Adjunct Faculty - Music Studies (Music Education, Composition, History, and Theory)
Position Description
The Department of Music Studies (areas: Music Education, Composition, History, and Theory) at Westminster Choir College of Rider University seeks adjunct instructors in Music Theory to teach one musicianship course (TH141 or TH142) and likely also a second analysis course (TH452 or TH623) on a topic of interest to the candidate in coordination with the department’s other courses. These courses would be for the 2024 Fall Semester with classes beginning Wednesday, September 04, 2024.
Course Descriptions:
TH141: Musicianship I 4.5 Credits (MWF 8:00-9:00 lecture; T 8:00-9:30 lab)
TH141: Musicianship I 4.5 Credits (MWF 8:00-9:00 lecture; T 8:00-9:30 lab)
This course assists students in learning and integrating aural, performance, analytical and composition skills involving diatonic melody and harmony. Both the theoretical and the practical portion must be passed individually in order to receive a passing grade.
TH142: Musicianship II 4.5 Credits (MWF 8:00-9:00 lecture; T 8:00-9:30 lab)
A continuation of TH 141 involving chromatic melody and harmony with an introduction to binary and ternary form.
TH 452 Analytical Studies II 3 Credits (Topic TBD; 3 credits; MWF 1:00)
An in-depth analytical study of a select body of tonal music to be determined by the instructor. The music, which will contain a more advanced harmonic vocabulary and larger formal structures than the music studied in TH 251, may vary each time the course is offered. May be taken as a level II theory elective.
TH 623 Seminar in Music Theory 3 Credits (Topic TBD; 3 credits; online)
The content of the course bearing this number will vary with the special interests and qualifications of the professor teaching it
Responsibilities:
- Teach undergraduate music majors college-level music theory and musicianship that integrates both written and aural skills (sight singing, rhythm, keyboard harmony, and dictation) in a course that meets 3 times/week as a 60-minute lecture and once/week as a 90-minute lab.
- Communicate and partner professionally with the Dpt. of Music Studies Faculty
Position Requirements
- Master’s degree in music theory, composition, or related field
- Demonstrated music theory teaching experience
Position Preferred Qualifications/Experience
- PhD or DMA in Music Theory or Composition
- 2 years of demonstrated successful music theory teaching experience at the college level
About Rider University
The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.
Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.
Through reflection and open, respectful dialogue, we develop responsible citizens who demonstrate academic understanding and compassion to grow and serve as leaders in a diverse and global world.
Candidates with a demonstrated commitment supportive of the multicultural needs of Rider University and the surrounding community are highly desired.
Rider University is consistently ranked as a best college by U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and The Princeton Review. For more than a decade, Rider has also been recognized in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges for its sustainability efforts.
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity.
Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.
Through reflection and open, respectful dialogue, we develop responsible citizens who demonstrate academic understanding and compassion to grow and serve as leaders in a diverse and global world.
Candidates with a demonstrated commitment supportive of the multicultural needs of Rider University and the surrounding community are highly desired.
Rider University is consistently ranked as a best college by U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and The Princeton Review. For more than a decade, Rider has also been recognized in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges for its sustainability efforts.
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity.
Location
Lawrenceville, NJ
Do the essential functions of this job require lifting?
No
Do the essential functions of this job require long periods of standing?
Yes
Do the essential functions of this job require walking up stairs?
No
Do the essential functions of this job require stretching?
No
Do the essential functions of this job require bending?
No
Divisional Unit
Academic Affairs
Department
College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
Position Type
Part-Time
Employment Group
AAUP
Work-Year
Semester
Open Date
02/22/2024
Special Instructions to Applicants
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