The Office of Career Development provides career-building services to current students and alumni and acts as a resource center for a wide array of employment opportunities outside the School.

Those seeking to hire musicians for private parties, corporate events, concert series, ensemble concerts, private lessons, or teaching positions can contact the office to post a job announcement. For more information on this service, visit our Hire a Musician page.

Students and alumni have available to them services, resources, and opportunities that range in scope from single-engagement employment to full-time positions, from counseling on the development of publicity materials to advice on negotiating a contract, and from brochures on writing a résumé to files on competitions and festivals. Details on how to take full advantage of career development can be found on our Career Services for Students and Alumni page.

Outcomes

"Thank you for providing opportunities, encouragement and helping all of us to develop our own vision of what we should be doing with our lives."

Jason Arnold (current graduate tuba student)

"I just want to thank you for your beautiful work in getting us lots of information about outside auditions. . . I sent my application and I won. I think that it is thanks to the School that I got this. I really appreciate all the help."

Sungji Kim (Class of 2001)

"I just wanted to give you many, many, many thanks for the Rosie O'Donnell Show job . . . I really appreciate you passing along my name."

Tara Chambers (Class of 1994)

"With your assistance, I recently landed a couple of great internship positions with two excellent and well-known music organizations. Your office is viable and essential to my experience at Manhattan School of Music."

Edward Montoya (Class of 2002)

"Thanks so much again for your help with my production of Noyes Fludde. I would hire any of them again. . . . It looks like coming to your office in search of musicians was the right thing to do. My best to you and congratulations on your fine students."

Thomas Conroy (client)