Get Ready - Career Service of the university

The job interview for orchestral musicians is the audition. And here, too, a decision is made within a few minutes as to whether someone is considered suitable or not. The anxiety and expectations are correspondingly high. You practise for this moment for decades. And then everything has to work out. How do you manage to stay so focussed? How can you control your stage fright? And how can you keep yourself motivated despite various failures?

And then comes the moment when you finally have a position in the orchestra, but are now under scrutiny for a year. How do you withstand this pressure? How do you fulfil the various demands? And what are you actually allowed to do and what not?

We want to look at all these questions from different angles. There are no recipes, but perhaps there are solutions that are worth trying out.
 

Part I: Study and preparation (practise, reflect, synchronise)

⇒ What methods do I know for practising and which do I use?

⇒ How do I deal with criticism and when do I know that I am well prepared?

⇒ How much routine and how much spontaneity do I need for a good presentation?

 

Part II: Audition and rehearsal year (performing, focussing, communicating)

⇒ How can I prepare myself mentally for the audition?

⇒ What is my "safe place" on stage and how do I get to it?

⇒ How do I communicate with other people and how do I set boundaries?

The workshop parts build on each other.

Sat, 20 April 2024 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | University Centre at the Horn, Room 301
Sun, 21 April 2024 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | University Centre at the Horn, Room 301

About the person
Matthias Frieling studied musicology, German studies and Protestant theology. He worked at the Opera School of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar, headed the artistic operations office of the Mainfrankentheater Würzburg and co-founded the early music agency "Onartis". In 2018, he successfully completed his training as a psychological counsellor. Since then, he has been offering counselling, mediation, supervision and coaching for the music profession.

www.musikerberatung-frieling.de

How does the tax return work? Artists also have to pay taxes and therefore submit a tax return, which you have to complete yourself if you don't have a tax consultant. In this event, Dieter B. Simon will use practical examples to explain that you can complete a tax return yourself with your own background knowledge. So if you have ever wondered how to fill in your tax return, whether it is worthwhile for you as a student to submit a tax return and/or have other questions about tax returns or tax in general, this is the right event for you!

The seminar is aimed at students of the University of Music and Bauhaus University.

Sat, 20 April 2024 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | University Centre at the Horn, Seminar Room 1

About the person

Dieter B. Simon (Diplom-Kaufmann) is treasurer of the Tonkünstlerverband Würzburg and advises the association on financial accounting and tax matters. At NUSSMANN Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH, he specialises in providing tax advice to artists, especially sound artists. Since May 2019, he has been a member of the Tax Committee of the German Cultural Council Berlin.

Every artist and creative faces the question in their career: How can I finance myself and my work? How can I best prepare for successful funding acquisition in good time?

The workshop first provides an overview of the funding landscape and its utilisation possibilities and shows the various options for your own funding. Public funding programmes, grants, prizes and corporate sponsorship of projects will be covered, as well as new digital funding formats. Participants will then learn about the special features of various funding providers and practise preparing applications and cost and financing plans in practice. Above all, the workshop is very practically orientated and is intended to provide initial guidance on the path to a financially secure artistic career.

Contents:

⇒ Overview of the funding landscape for artists and creatives

⇒ What needs to be considered when approaching funders?

⇒ Advantages and challenges of new digital funding formats

⇒ How do I create an application with a cost and financing plan?

⇒ What are the advantages of collecting societies?

Literature tip:

Ina Roß: "Wie überlebe ich als Künstler*in? Eine Werkzeugkiste für alle, die sich selbst vermarkten wollen." Transcript-Verlag, 2022
 

Sat 20 April 2024 | 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm University Centre at the Horn, Seminar Room 1

About the person

Dr Ina Roß is a lecturer, consultant and coach for cultural institutions and artists. She also teaches at Saarland University, Saarland University of Fine Arts and Braunschweig University of Art, among others. Her guiding question is: How can creative individuals, but also cultural institutions and initiatives, communicate their work and concerns more effectively and assert themselves in the competition for attention and resources?

www.ina-ross-kulturmarketing.de/

Nowadays, it is essential for all musicians to know how to manage and market themselves. This includes, above all, how to successfully land gigs in order to have sufficient performance opportunities. In this workshop, you will learn how to attract the interest of event organisers and receive specific tips on how your application documents should look.

Please bring your CV and a cover letter or application material from your ensemble or send the documents in advance to kontakt(at)juliasophiekober.de 

Sun, 21 April 2024 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | University Centre at the Horn, Seminar Room 1

About the person

Julia-Sophie Kober is a singer and supports musicians holistically in successfully taking their careers into their own hands and finally being seen with their entire personality. She used her free time during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 to set up an online business as a career mentor for musicians. Thanks to her professional experience in a global agency and as head of the Career Centre at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, she knows exactly what musicians need to position themselves effectively on the free market.

www.juliasophiekober.de 

How do I find out what a fair fee for concerts, gigs and lessons is? How do I prepare myself for negotiation situations and how do I manage to sell myself confidently?

In this interactive course, we will talk about how you can gain more security and confidence in negotiation situations. By learning the basics of negotiation and tips on how to prepare properly, you will find out how you can manage yourself more effectively and become less dependent on the sometimes very low fees on the free market. You will learn how to determine your personal minimum fee and find out how to deal confidently with a wide variety of negotiation situations using numerous practical examples.

Please send your specific questions in advance by e-mail to kontakt(at)juliasophiekober.de 

Sun, 21 April 2024 | 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | University Centre at the Horn, Seminar Room 1

About the person

Julia-Sophie Kober is a singer and supports musicians holistically in successfully taking their careers into their own hands and finally being seen with their entire personality. She used her free time during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 to set up an online business as a career mentor for musicians. Thanks to her professional experience in a global agency and as head of the Career Centre at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, she knows exactly what musicians need to position themselves effectively on the free market.

www.juliasophiekober.de