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Assistant Professor - Clarinet
Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
What performing do you plan to do, and how will it support your teaching and the department?
What they are checking: Whether they will keep an active performance career that counts as creative activity for tenure.
Tell me about a time you advised a student who was unsure about their career path in music.
What they are checking: Whether they give honest, practical career advice as part of advising.
What would you do
Tell us about your recruiting. How would you bring clarinet students to UW-Stevens Point?
What they are checking: Whether they will actively build the studio, since recruitment and retention are part of the job.
A strong student is thinking of leaving the program. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they work to retain students by understanding what is wrong and helping where they can.
How would you work with ensemble directors to support your students in bands, orchestras and chamber music?
What they are checking: Whether they can collaborate across the department rather than treating the studio as separate.
How would you handle a student with performance anxiety before a jury or recital?
What they are checking: Whether they can help students manage nerves with concrete preparation and support.
About the work
How do you run an applied clarinet lesson with a student who plays well but has stopped improving?
What they are checking: Whether they can diagnose what is holding a player back and give specific steps forward.
How would you teach music theory to students who would rather be practicing?
What they are checking: Whether they can connect theory to what students play, since theory is part of this position.
How do you prepare music education majors to teach clarinet to young band students someday?
What they are checking: Whether they support the department's strong focus on music education, not only performance.
How do you handle a student who has a reed or equipment problem that is holding back their sound?
What they are checking: Whether they can teach the practical details of reeds and setup that clarinet players depend on.
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