So anyone who has been following along (all 3 of you, I’m sure) knows that I gave up a full time teaching gig because Marta got a better, tenure-track, offer at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. In the interim, I’ve been canvassing the St. Louis area universities with phone calls to try to find some way to make a bit of extra cash and to fill in the year on my C.V.

Well, I’m happy to report that I’ve accepted offers for adjunct work at two schools. One of the two jobs is at SIUE, so I’ll be working (again) with my wife, teaching two sections (8am and 9am, surprise!) of freshman theory and ear-training five days a week. The second job offer I received was from Maryville University in St. Louis to teach keyboard harmony/aural skills, world music, and some sort of ensemble.

The Maryville gig is only 3 days a week, and the world music is a 3-hour night class that only meets once a week and runs for a meager 8 weeks beginning in October. The ensemble is a bit scary, not because I’m unqualified (I was a high school band director, once upon a time…) but because it is currently amorphous with no definite ensemble and no telling what type of musicians might just show up that first day of class. If worst comes to worst, I’ll break the class up into small ensembles and just punt, but I’m hoping for something with a bit more structure!