Ethnomusicology Cover Letter

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I write to apply for the position of Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology at the College of Arts, Media and Design, Northeastern University, Boston. Ihold a PhD degree in Ethnomusicology and Composition from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the University of Sydney. I also have a twenty-year background as a jazz and operatic performer, composer, and teacher in France, French Polynesia, and Australia. My international experience as a musician and scholar relies on a strong education background in jazz and popular music, with sound references in art music. I have successfully led several creative and practice-as-research projects in Europe and in the Pacific, in a range of musical genres, including jazz and intercultural music. Since 2012, I have published my ethnomusicological research in several book chapters and peer-reviewed journals, and I have presented both my ethnomusicological and my artistic research outcomes in a number of national and international conferences around the world. I am currently the artistic and …show more content…

I have taught internationally jazz piano, theory, harmony, arrangement, and composition in a variety of educational contexts, ranging from conservatories and music academies to universities. I also have designed and monitored several workshops in Ethnography of Polynesia and in Creativity, intended for postgraduates in France and Australia, as well as for the French cultural institution, the Philharmonie de Paris. I consider jazz more as an artistic and human mindset drawing on experience, which can expand beyond this specific musical context. This drives my teaching goals, which can be summarized as follows: (i) bring students towards autonomy in individual and collective jazz practice; (ii) perpetuate knowledge through the study of jazz repertoire, theory, history, styles, and connections with other musical and artistic realms; (iii) inspire learning in creating and maintaining

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