Looking for a job in music, dance, or theatre? Start by visiting the College of Fine and Applied Arts Career Services office. They've got job listings, resume guidance, workshops, and more.
The School of Music also maintains a career opportunity list.
If you are a musician looking for a festival to attend this summer, Career Services also has a festival list.
Look for more information on our website in the near future!
Did you know that the Music Library has hundreds of DVDs in various genres (not just opera!) that you can check out? All you have to do is take the call number to the circulation desk and ask for the item. Here is just a small sample:
DVD M5 C538 2002 Claudio Arrau: Schumann Piano Concerto, Schumann Carnaval, Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32
DVD M1060 K378 2005 Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic: Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
DVD M1630.18 S736 2002 Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette: Standards
DVD M1741.18 L439 2003 Led Zeppelin: Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1970
DVD M1812 K63 R4 Kodo (drummers) Live at the Acropolis
DVD PN1992.8 D6 J646 2002 John and Yoko's Year of Peace
To find these and more DVDs in the library catalog, set limits to "Film/Video" and do an author, title, or keyword search for what you want.
iTunes turns five
from Wired.com
The Music Library has many resources in many formats. The JVC Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance is an indispensable resource for those study music, dance, and cultures of America and other nations. The series is divided into three parts and each set of DVDs has accompanying guide books.
Music and Dance of Africa
Music and Dance of the Americas
Music and Dance of Europe
Summer Stages (From NY Times)
Theater
Published: May 11, 2008
Plays by Shakespeare, John Guare, Michael John LaChiusa and more, in festivals from Alabama to Washington.
It comes as no surprise that students use YouTube for fun and for research, because it's easy to use and has a lot of content. Respected music writer Norman Lebrecht writes about how he too has been pulled into YouTube.
While he's writing about music specifically, there is also a lot of dance content. Looking for a demonstration of how a dance move goes (especially popular dance)? Try searching YouTube. Theatre researchers can also use YouTube to their benefit. Of course, as with any tool, you have to evaluate what you find here critically. But, YouTube can be very useful.
How YouTube shrank the classical world
By Norman Lebrecht / June 25, 2008
the Lebrecht Weekly in LaScena Musicale
31 articles about how to practice more efficiently on any instrument
31 Days to Better Practicing: A Readers Guide
Suggestions for how to get the most out of "31 Days"
Both from the Collaborative Piano Blog
Perhaps you haven't started writing those term papers yet, or perhaps you are knee-deep in your thesis or dissertation. In either case, if you need a quick reminder about how to cite things in your paper, see the online version of the Chicago Manual of Style.
More help is available under the "How do I manage my research" section of the new Research Guides page of the MPAL website.
Take advantage of these great workshops offered by the Main Library:
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/instruction/workshops.html
