AY Dance Student Musician (WS-ST1)

St. Olaf College; Connecticut; On-site; USD 17,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN seeks a Dance Student Musician Tier 1 to provide musical accompaniment for dance classes as a Student Employee. This position supports the Dance Department and offers hands-on performance opportunities within a collegiate setting.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate musical proficiency, improvisation skills, and adaptability. Responsibilities include leading musical phrases, adapting to tempo and energy of dancers, and performing fluently in multiple keys.

Qualifications

• Musical proficiency required.
• Improvisation ability essential.
• Adaptability to changing tempo and dance energy.

Responsibilities

• Provide musical leadership to dance classes.
• Play fluently in all keys and time signatures.
• Track musical form and phrases for extended lengths of time.
• Improvise solo and lead improvisation within a group.
• Adapt music to energy, tempo, dynamics, and style of dancers.
• Create new phrases for any dance routine.
• Recall phrases on instructor request.

Skills

Musical proficiency

Improvisation

Adaptability

Job description

Job Title: Dance Student Musician Tier 1 (WS-ST1)

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057

Department Name: Dance Department

Unit Number (5 digits): 11150

Length of Position: See Employment Authorization

Contact Person/Supervisor: Lead Staff Musician – Dance Department

Wage Range: $12.00-13.00/hour

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position): Provide musical accompaniment for dance classes.

Transferable Skills:

• Improvisation
• Creativity
• Ensemble playing
• Listening
• Time Management
• Adaptability

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing musical leadership to dance students
• Playing fluently in all keys and time signatures
• Keeping track of form and phrases for extended lengths of time
• Improvising alone and leading improvisation within a group
• Adapting the music to the energy, tempo, dynamic and style of the dancers
• Creating new phrases for any dance routine
• Recalling previous phrases per request of the instructor

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)

• Musical proficiency
• Improvisation skill
• Adaptability

Physical and Environmental Factors:

This position requires repetitive motions to perform the essential functions. It also requires exposure to loud noise. Candidates must possess the ability to safely perform the physical work required of all duties with or without

reasonable accommodation.

This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.