October Greetings from the Arts Leadership Program! New students have now been admitted to the program and we’re starting to churn along.  This month is information on advising, a party and more.  Don’t forget the ALP home page and the ALP facebook group will always provide you with the latest and greatest regarding ALP.  In this issue: ALP Advising Sign up for all current students Welcome to new ALP students ALP Halloween Party – Thursday, October 28 Special Alumni Edition of the ALP update Upcoming opportunities ALP Advising – Sign up Now  Believe it or not, it’s time to start thinking about next semester and pre-registration for ALP courses.  Please schedule an advising session now.  Sessions will be held October 19-28, 2010.  Sign up sheets are located at the reception desk in the IML Suite, Miller Center First Floor (open M-F, 9 am - 4 pm).  You must attend an advising session to pre-register for any ALP courses and be considered for internships. Please review ***in advance*** all forms, course lists, and instructions located on the ALP Advising page. Sign up early—spaces fill quickly. ALP Halloween Party …Thursday, October 28 4:30 to 7:30 pm Hope you can make it! RSVP by October 12 to Linda Altpeter Special alumni edition of the ALP update Check out a special alumni edition of the ALP update to see what many of our 200+ ALP alumni are doing. Upcoming Career & Fellowship Opportunities/Guest Speakers New Venture Challenge - want to turn a great idea you have into a new venture and possibly win $2000 by entering a contest proposal?  See some examples of past winners and the ideas they have championed. ALP Guest speakers – so much to take advantage of!  See the IML Events Calendar. Current students --don’t forget to take advantage of Special Opportunity Grants available to you!  Here’s a few examples of upcoming events that you could use the grant money for: January 5-14, 2011 – Essentials of Orchestra Management – presented by the League of American Orchestras, this 10-day seminar is a demanding, intense, opportunity to build your professional network and learn from over 45 leaders who work with orchestras.   more January 13-16, 2011 – Chamber Music America conference, The Next Generation:  Tradition and Trends.  more March 31 – April 2, 2011 – National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ithaca College, Keynote Speaker Branford Marsalis.  more Other opportunity ideas »» Visit the ALP Website today! Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program (ALP) Institute for Music Leadership at the Eastman School of Music Mailing address: 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604 Office Location: Miller Center, 25 Gibbs Street, 1st Floor Phone (585) 274-1112 Fax (585) 274-1047 http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/alp/ alp@esm.rochester.edu

October 2010 Welcome New ALP students! We welcome this month 12 new certificate students to the Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program at the Eastman School of Music (7 graduate and 5 undergraduate students).  Read about this diverse group.  more Upcoming IML Events photo: Michael Ou Have an ensemble but don’t know how to take it to the next step?  Ivan Trevino from Break of Reality talks about “Developing a Working Ensemble” Thursday, October 7 7:15 – 8:15 pm   MC 320 Community outreach—how will it affect you while you’re at Eastman and beyond?  Guest speaker McKenzie Keenan, Executive Director, Young Audiences of Rochester speaks on the topic, "Beyond the Practice Room:  Music and the Community" Wednesday, October 20 10:35 – 11:25 am  MC 320 See the IML Events Calendar for more events Helpful Sites in the ALP Local Internships Summer Internships Post Graduate Internships Special Opportunity Grants ALP Forms ALP Course Information Helpful Sites in the IML Résumé writing help Gig service On site auditions Employment Opportunities

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