Consulting

After spending years teaching writing to music students, I’ve picked up on the trends, both in what our students are struggling with, and where our pedagogy needs refining when it comes to writing. I offer a range of consulting services, from single sessions where we can look at your syllabus or an assignment prompt, to a full, on-site miniature writing lab in your music department for up to a week, with services available to faculty and students. I can provide workshops, in-class lectures on writing topics, and one-on-one meetings with students and faculty to tackle individual questions.

I offer a variety of workshops that can be tailored to meet your needs. Workshops are offered in single sessions online or you can choose a daily package (online or in-person) that includes two workshops plus three hours of individual sessions for students or faculty. A list of available workshops is below, organized by their intended audience; however, the list is always growing and the intended audiences are not meant to be restrictive. If you think something listed for faculty could be beneficial to your students, let me know and I’ll prepare accordingly. If you have a need that’s not being met by a workshop currently listed, I can create something perfect for your students and faculty.

List of Available Workshops

For Everyone:

AI in the Classroom
Developing a philosophy for meeting the challenges and possibilities that AI brings.

Time Management Skills and Research Planning
Practical approaches to time management for daily practice, research planning, and writing planning.

Communicating about Sound
Addressing the challenges musicians face when it comes to writing about music.

Using Creative Practices in Your Research and Writing
Feeling stuck? This workshop is inspired my attempts to “paint my thesis,” and looks at different ways to bring creativity into the research and writing process.

For Students:

Graduate Teaching Assistant Training
Designed for your TAs, GAs, reader/graders and other graduate students, this provides training for assessment of writing assignments as well as creating prompts and rubrics.

Writing for Non-Native English Speakers
Guidance for students on writing and research in English as a non-native language.

Plagiarism
Helping students practice proper citation and understanding what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.

Bibliography
Research skills, citation tools and tips, and the style guide overview of your choice.

Doctoral Treatise/Dissertation/Thesis Workshop
Practical advice on planning, researching, and writing the document.

Professional Development
Encompassing various aspects of professional development, from writing and preparing conference presentations, to cover letters and CVs, to networking and communicating professionally.

For Faculty:

Pedagogy: Assignment Creation
Best practices for writing assignments in the music classroom.

Grant Writing
Guidance on finding grants and other sources of funding as well as presenting your self and your project in writing.

Developing a Peer Review System
How to teach students to be effective reviewers of each other’s work.

Multi-Modal Writing in the Classroom
Approaches to bringing non-traditional writing projects and digital humanities to your writing assignments.

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