The Musician'S Resume Handbook Page 8
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41BRAINSTORMING
Many people make the common mistake of selling themselves short. They prejudge their past
experience and its inadequacies, often eliminating good, relevant experience before it ever has a
chance to get down on paper. To be sure that you weigh your experiences evenly and avoid
significant omissions, you should first brainstorm ideas and experiences thoroughly.
“Brainstorming” simply means listing as much information about yourself as possible, without
passing any judgment as to whether it is good, bad, relevant or useless. We encourage you to
take the preceding list of categories and brainstorm ALL of your experiences that could possibly
fit under any category. Write them all down under the appropriate category titles and save the
paper---you will use this information later! Do not eliminate anything in the process. Save the
editing of this information until you have a better sense of how you want to lay out your résumé.
For now, just keep an open mind.
The following is an example of what a list might look like after a brainstorming session:
Jonathan Doe
Trumpet
Work:
111 East Avenue
Career Services, ESM
Rochester NY 14604
100 Gibbs St.
Phone: 585-555-1212
Rochester NY 14605
Email: jd000e@mail.rochester.edu
Phone:
585-
274-1210
Education:
DMA, Eastman school of Music, Rochester, NY (1997)
MM, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (1992)
BM, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN (1988)
Principle Teachers-Trumpet:
Barbara Butler, Professor ESM
Vincent DiMartino, Associate Professor UK
Richard Jones, Principal Trumpet, Rochester Philharmonic
Howard Rowe, Music Director, Rush-Henrietta School District, Henrietta NY
James Hines, Instructor, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo NY
Robert Grocock, Professor DePauw
Chapman Perry, Principal Trumpet, Indianapolis Symphony
Principle Teachers-Jazz:
Thomas Ghiudi, Jazz Ensemble Director, Fairport High, Fairport NY
Randy Salmon, Assistant Professor, DePauw
Raymond Ricker, Professor ESM
Master Classes:
Allen Vizzutti, Rych Byrd, Doc Severenson, Don Ellis (1982), Jamie Aebersol
Professional Certification:
IN and KY elementary and secondary certification
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