Connecting musicians of color with access, information ......National Mentorship and Audition...
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National Mentorship and Audition Training Institute Connecting musicians of color with access, information, and networks to advance their careers Presenters: John Kieser, Shea Scruggs, Weston Sprott, Stanford Thompson SphinxConnect, February 2017
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National Mentorship and Audition Training Institute
Connecting musicians of color with access, information, and networks to advance their careers
Presenters: John Kieser, Shea Scruggs, Weston Sprott, Stanford ThompsonSphinxConnect, February 2017
WHY NMATI?
NMATI Overview: Recruit, Train, Mentor, and Measure
Recruit
Identify musicians of color using resources and relationships from around the field
Train
Specialized and intensive training geared towards audition preparation
Mentor
Working closely with a mentor and peer group is critical to success
Measure
Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of mentorship and audition training
Recruit: Leverage relationships around the field to identify musicians and mentors
Strategic Partners
Individual Networks
Major Schools of Music
Broader Higher Education Community
Train: NMATI will provide structured, regimented audition training to musicians of color
• Professional Musicians
• Holistic Approach
• Audition Basics
• In-Person + Distance
© Robert Gallagher 2016
Mentor: NMATI will formalize mentorship networks to support audition training and career support
• 1-on-1 Mentorship
• Mentor Groups
• Peer Networks
Measure: Evaluate the effectiveness of mentorship and audition program
Program model examples: Which components of each program model will provide the best combination of timing, audition training, and mentorship?
2017 2018
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb MarMentorship: Pairing & Distance-Coaching
Mentorship + Audition Support:Distance Coaching
MiamiAudition Training: BootcampTwo Weeks
Mentorship: Pairing & Distance-Coaching
Mentorship + Audition Support:Distance Coaching
MiamiAudition Training: Bootcamp1-week Miami or other?
Mentorship: Pairing & Distance-Coaching
Miami or other3 days: Audition Training: QuarterlyBootcamp & Convenings MiamiMiami
Mentorship + Audition Support:Distance Coaching
Miami or other
Two Weeks (contiguous)
Two Weeks
(non-contiguous)
Quarterly Session/
Convening
‘Academist’
(side-by-side/shadowing)
Side by side/Shadowing
Mentorship: Pairing & Distance-CoachingSide by Side/Shadowing
Mentorship + Audition Support:Distance Coaching
Audition Training: Bootcamp
Distance
In-Person
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