MUSIC DEPARTMENT, Director of Music Education/Instrumental Activities

Northwest Nazarene University

Northwest Nazarene University (NNU), a comprehensive Christian university, offers over 60 areas of study, 19 master’s degrees in seven different disciplines and one doctoral degree. In addition to its 90-acre campus located in Nampa, Idaho, the University also offers 26 online degree programs as well as courses at a regional campus in Idaho Falls. Founded in 1913, the university now serves over 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and more than 11,000 continuing education and concurrent credit students. NNU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities, and has been rated by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top master’s level universities in the West and a “Best Value” for delivering a high-quality education at a remarkably affordable price. The university’s location in the Boise valley provides a wealth of regional opportunities: easy access to local ski resorts, mountain hiking, and river rafting; and a wide array of cultural opportunities from the Boise Philharmonic Orchestra to the National Old-time Fiddlers Festival. NNU has a long and deep association with the Church of the Nazarene, and all University faculty commit themselves to living out their faith in a community shaped by serious scholarship and vital Christian piety.

The Music Department
NNU Department of Music offers degrees in Bachelor of Arts, Music Education, Applied Music Emphasis, Worship Ministry, and Music Industry. Music majors engage in a full complement of theory, history, methods and applied coursework. NNU students participate in a variety of ensembles and private study with faculty members and professional musicians from the Treasure Valley, including members of the Boise Philharmonic Orchestra which performs monthly on campus. The Department of Music also offers an iMac-based Center for Digital Media along with a recently renovated recording studio. On campus performances are held in our state-of-the-art Brandt Center’s 1500 seat hall along with intimate recital halls. Our ensembles perform frequently, traveling locally, throughout the Northwest, and internationally. NNU has a wonderful array of pianos in practice rooms and performing halls and is moving towards the completion of the All-Steinway School designation.   

Description of Position
The Director of Music Education/Instrumental Activities is a full-time, nine-month tenure-track position. Duties include conducting the Concert Band, Orchestra, supervising the Music Education program, and teaches appropriate courses. 

Position Responsibilities and Goals

• Recruit for and conduct the NNU Concert Band. Cultivate relationships with local high school bands and instrumentalists. 
• Recruit for, build, and conduct the NNU Symphony Orchestra. Cultivate working relationships with local instrumental ensembles and instrumentalists.
• Supervise the Music Education program through advising of students, teaching appropriate courses, and giving recommendations to the Chair of Music regarding part-time instructors for music education courses.
• Supervise the Instrumental Jazz program.
• Attend and assist in adjudicating all end-of-semester instrumental juries. Track student instrumentalist progress from semester to semester, with regard to technique, repertoire, and ensemble participation.
• In consultation with the Chair, manage the hiring, evaluation, and retention of instrumental instructors. Maintain collegial relationships with all instrumental instructors. Enforce departmental policies, and see that instructors uphold the Department’s and College’s shared mission.
• Attend six-to-eight departmental staff meetings each semester.
• Supervise students pursuing the instrumental track in the Music major, including their preparation and recitals.
• Manage the instrumental music budget and the department’s instrumental music resources (instrument inventory, instrument lockers, sheet music, music stands, chairs, etc.)

Northwest Nazarene University is sponsored by the Church of the Nazarene and seeks to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the body of Christ in its faculty, staff administration and students. All those interested are encouraged to apply and will be evaluated equitably. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.