For what it may be worth:<br><br>I can reflect on my own experience on theory search committees (as a regular member and as chair who has helped write job descriptions). A common concern is that a composer really wants to teach composition, not theory in the lecture hall. The fear of hiring a composer to teach theory full-time comes from the dread that within a year or so, that composer will want to teach comp lessons, and will have accrued a number of would-be composition students (for which a dean or associate dean will be inclined to accommodate). <br>
At this point, a situation with two bad aspects arises. These aspects are that the full-time theory teacher is no longer willing to teach a full-time load in music theory (in this case, the applicant is re-writing his/her job description) and also that the burden returns to the coordinator of music theory to find qualified staff for those classes that no longer fit in the composer's load. <br>
<br>I'm not ranting here, but this situation did happen to me within my first year as a theory coordinator. I also think it's reasonable to assume that (at least some) other institutions think along similar lines. So, this probably is a factor that influences a number of committees who decide to write job descriptions that require applicants have a degree in music theory. <br>
<br>Certainly hope this isn't taken in the wrong way (meaning I don't want to start anything, either). Similarly, I wouldn't want to be accused of over-generalizing. Just thought I'd share this concern. I do enjoy working alongside composers, and I quite often find their perspectives enlightening. <br>
<br>best wishes, <br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Steven Rosenhaus <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:srosenhaus@earthlink.net" target="_blank">srosenhaus@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Again, my apologies to all for starting a ruckus about this. As I explained to Kris, I am =not= against theory-only degrees, or with hiring folks with them to teach theory. The problem I have is with the attitude -- not promoted by most theorists I know but rather by the nameless committees who determine what qualifications are needed for a position -- that =only= people with theory degrees should apply for such a position.<br>
<div><br></div><div>Really, that was it.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Steven</div></font></span><div class="im"><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13px">-------------------------------</span></div>
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