Graduate Music Student Application for Assistantship

At the Mary Pappert School of Music, we offer competitive performance awards and assistantships to graduate applicants. Assistantship positions and responsibilities range from grading, tutoring, and coaching to assisting in the classrooms and providing faculty and staff with administrative support. All positions are designed to provide Graduate Assistants (GAs) with unique and valuable professional experiences working alongside faculty and staff.

Please complete the form below to apply for Graduate Assistantship:

Applicant Information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Birthdate

Primary Instrument

Program of Study

Areas of Interest
Please express your interest and share qualifications for positions in specific areas of the school:

Musicianship Support—service includes tutoring, grading, and leading some instruction in the musicianship classrooms and providing direct administrative assistance to faculty members.
Ensemble Director Support—service includes directly assisting ensemble directors in preparing for and facilitating rehearsals, administrative tasks, and concert performance logistics.
Applied Area Support—service includes assisting faculty in specified applied areas (woodwinds, brass, keyboards, strings, voice) by supporting teaching studios, small ensembles, and maintaining applied area inventory and supplies.
Degree Program Support—service includes assisting faculty in specified departmental areas (Music Performance, Music Education, Music Technology, Music Therapy, Music Ministry; graduate and undergraduate divisions) and may include grading, coaching, tutoring, and teaching.
Staff/Admin Support—service includes assisting various staff members and administrators in event planning, staging and set up, maintaining computer labs and music libraries, marketing and advertisement, and community arts programming and administration.

Check the boxes below to indicate your areas of interest.
Check all that apply

Qualifications
Please describe in detail any qualifying experience or skill sets for each area of interest expressed above:

Previous Institution

Previous Degree/Certificate

Please take a moment to review your selections and responses before submitting. If you have any questions about this survey or anything relative to Graduate Assistantships or admission, please call (412) 396-5064 or email us musicadmissions@duq.edu.