Actually, I’m coming home from Eastman today but that really doesn’t matter. Yesterday, I was a featured guest lecturer for Eastman’s “Realities of Orchestra Life” course, offered through their unique Institute for Music Leadership. I delivered a lecture entitled Determining A Bargaining Position: How musicians can use observation, communication, and analysis to determine their value in a relentlessly changing environment.
The students were just as much fun as last year and I’ll be sure to publish a report of what went on next week. In the meantime, you can check out details from last year’s lecture entitled “Negotiating Your Future”, which featured a mock negotiation session, here.
After an official ratification process, the Grand Rapids Symphony's (GRS) tentative five season long collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is now a done deal. The…
I was the overtly inquisitive student sitting next to you when you spoke in our class at Eastman last Thursday. Thanks so much for your presentation; it was very informative, and we’re all still talking about it! You gave us much valuable information to think about and consider as we venture into the music world.
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I was the overtly inquisitive student sitting next to you when you spoke in our class at Eastman last Thursday. Thanks so much for your presentation; it was very informative, and we’re all still talking about it! You gave us much valuable information to think about and consider as we venture into the music world.