NETMCDO+ CELEBRATING 30 YEARS

 

Archive: 1996–2004

Archive: 1996–2004

(1) 1996 (January)

NETMCDO Conference (NYC, MSM)

  • Most effective /beneficial services
  • Alumni involvement
  • Enlisting faculty support
  • Expanding performance opportunities for students and alumni
  • Sharing resources

In attendance:

  1. Boston Conservatory – Terry Hurley
  2. Eastman – Adrian Daly
  3. Longy – Elizabeth Green
  4. MSM – John Blanchard
  5. NEC – Angela Beeching
  6. Northwestern – Dorothy Wyandt
  7. Oberlin – Larry Herman
  8. Westminster – Lynne Beck
  9. Yale – Denise Meyer

 

(2) 1997 (January)

NETMCDO Conference (NYC, MSM)

  • [varied range of topics]

 

(3) 1998 (January)

NETMCDO Conference (NYC, MSM)

  • International students
  • Internet resources
  • Internship programs
  • Increasing performance opportunities

 

(4) 1999 (January)

NETMCDO Conference (NYC, MSM)

[varied range of topics]

 

(5) 2000 (January)

NETMCDO Conference (NYC, MSM)

  • Intros and where each institution is at
  • Collaborations “Within” and “Without” (brainstorming)
  • Burning Career Advisement Issues and Tricks
  • Managing Info/Time/Staff

 

(6) 2001 (January)

NETMCDO Conference (NYC, MSM)

  • [varied range of topics]

 

(7) 2002 (January)

NETMCDO Conference (NYC, MSM)

  • Preconference: Career Center Basics (Beeching/Blanchard/Fitterman)
  • Model building: mind sets of students, faculty, administrators
  • Examining our own communication habits and styles (“Clients from Hell” role play)
  • Effective ways to deliver career services in own institutions
  • Individual advising issues for musicians and group presentation skills

 

(8) 2003 (January)

NETMCDO Conference (NYC, MSM)

  • Introductions; plus a presentation and discussion of the short film: “The Ride of Your Life: Musicians as Entrepreneurs,” written and produced by Catherine Fitterman, New York University Music Business Department faculty.
  • Secrets Revealed: Best Tips on Implementing Music Career Programs: Veterans will share their best strategies (and blunders to avoid).
  • Hands-on Music Career Music Services: Nuts and Bolts
  • Issues for Veteran Music Career Development Officers
  • Open Space overarching question: How do we tailor music career services to best serve the needs of our particular constituents?

 

(9) 2004 (January)

NETMCDO Conference (NYC, MSM)

  • Young Concert Artist Video and Discussion: How to advise/assist students with tunnel vision, Getting beyond the “I wanna be a star” syndrome
  • Finding Your Career Niche: Peter Spellman, Music Career Development Director Berklee College of Music, Boston
  • Marketing your Career Programs & Services: Adrian Daly, Eastman School of Music
  • Career Development Curriculum: Sharing syllabi, issues, challenges, solutions: Sue Sturrock, Royal College of Music, London
  • Goal Setting: Students, the Future, and Success: Seth Beckman, Florida State University
  • Your Better Bio in 20 minutes: Angela Beeching, New England Conservatory
  • Taking Responsibility for Your Financial Future: The Big “M” (Money): Linda Holzer, University of Arkansas-Little Rock
  • Who are You and Why Should I Care? Defining Yourself Through Self-Assessment: Michael Millar, Independent Artist/Clinician/Author, Los Angeles
  • Expressing the Abstract – Describing Music for Bios and Press Materials: Eric Platz, New England Conservatory
  • Best Practices: Challenges and Solutions (round table)
  • Getting the Most Out of Mock Interviews: Karen Patriarca, Univ. of Texas at Austin
  • “The Couch” – Managing Effective Career Counseling Sessions: John Blanchard, Manhattan School of Music
  • Negotiation Skills: Know What You Want and How To Get It: Catherine Fitterman, New York University