Lecturer of Musical Theatre Voice

Lecturer of Musical Theatre Voice

Category: Faculty

Department: Department of Theatre, Harpur College

Locations: Binghamton, NY

Position ID: 204976

Binghamton University seeks applicants for a full-time lecturer in
the Theatre Department to serve the university's musical theatre
BFA program for an appointment of up to three years, with the
possibility of renewal, beginning August 16, 2027. The ideal
candidate will have distinction and a firm foundation as a voice
teacher, vocal pedagogue, and/or musical theatre performer/teaching
artist.

This position will teach musicianship, studio voice lessons, vocal
technique, and music skills to musical theatre students. This
requires an effective vocal technician invested in the success of
their students through teaching healthy, sustainable, voice
scientifically informed technique and the ability to connect with
students from a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender
identities. The ideal candidate will possess both the patience and
creativity to work with students new to vocal study, as well as the
high standards and expertise to continue pushing students who are
further along in their vocal development.

Beyond the voice studio, this position will attend occasional
rehearsals, teach or co-teach regular workshops as part of a weekly
seminar series, teach musicianship courses for musical theatre
majors covering the continued development of sight-singing, ear
training, arrangement, piano, and other music skills. This person
may also have the opportunity to teach other courses depending upon
their specialties and areas of interest.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following in their
teaching and artistic practice:

• Inclusive teaching and mentorship that will help make music,

singing, and musical theatre accessible to a broad range of
students

• Empowering all gender identities and expressions
• Providing students with objective, supportive critique and

actionable feedback across many musical styles relevant to the
current musical theatre landscape

• A commitment to the collaborative process, including with

students, colleagues, and other artistic team members

The ideal candidate will be an artist whose teaching, creative
activity, and professional experience will contribute to the
diversity, equity, access, and inclusivity goals of the Department
of Theatre and seek to address questions of interest to
historically under-represented or underserved communities. Their
teaching should support and enhance the Department's offerings by
increasing its range, depth, and diversity of curriculum.

Job Requirements:

Required Qualities:

• Master's degree (MM, MVP, MFA, MA) or other relevant advanced

degree, awarded by August 16, 2027

• Demonstrated success teaching college students and/or

professional performers

• Experience teaching singing in the diverse repertoire and

styles common in contemporary musical theatre (such as pop, rock,
classical, soul, jazz, funk, R&B, hip-hop, rap, country,
etc.)

Preferred Qualities:

• Knowledge in and demonstrated application of contemporary vocal

science research, vocal technique, and vocal pedagogy

• Knowledge of current trends in musical theatre and musical

theatre-adjacent performance styles, techniques, and performance
practices

• Additional training in vocal pedagogy as it relates to musical

theatre and/or contemporary commercial music

• Previous university-level teaching experience
• Sufficient piano skills to facilitate private voice lessons

without the assistance of an accompanist

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you
currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to
maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility
requirements. Additionally, please note that Binghamton University
is not an E-Verify employer.

Additional Information:

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opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with
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2017.

Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion
of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s)
and credentials.

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