The Blue Devils, due to religious reasons, will change their name to the Blue Angels.
They will then get sued by the US Navy for using the name, causing them to call themselves “The Drum Corps Previously Called The Blue Devils” for the 2026 season.
Hi. I’m a music education teacher in Indiana. For the last few years my school district has been gutting the band program slowly but surely. It has caused me to look for new employment.
I have been applying everywhere and I have gotten 7 interviews so far. However, it feels like no matter how hard a practice questions and research schools and do mock interviews and reach out and everything, it’s never enough. I’m hoping I’m wrong but I’ve never been great at interviewing. Something puts off potential employers.
I’m worried I’m going to have to be here for another year. I feel stuck. Like I desperately want to do more but I’m not being given the opportunity to do so. I know part of it is being there for the students I have now but I want to teach more band. I want to do more. I want to be closer to my friends and family. I don’t want to be stuck in this position where I see my remaining band students and they can never grow to where they need to because admin doesn’t care.
I just want a job I can be somewhat happy in. So my question is this. What more can I do to get people to hire me and how do you cope with being in a position you hate, even if you don’t want to leave the profession?
Sometimes it feels like Music Ed is abandoning me not the other way around. I’ve talked to other music ed people and they’ve all said it’s pretty easy to find a new teaching job after working in music ed for a few years. That has simply not been true for me at all. Part of me thinks I should give up on everything because clearly I’m not built to be good at interviews or anything of that sort. I’m always gonna be stuck where I am forever.
Throughout the last couple of years, I’ve heard the same thing from educators. That it’s easy to get a new job. There’s a teacher shortage. Blah blah blah. Even in my music specialty, I’ve heard it’s easy to find new employment.
I have been trying and trying. I get to the interview phase fine but something about me puts people off I think. I have thought out my answers to interview questions. I say please and thank you. I try to showcase my passion for the job to them. I watch videos on how to interview well. I videotape myself and critique it. And it all still feels like it isn’t enough. Like I’m just going to be awful at these interviews my entire life.
I hate my current job. They’ve destroyed everything I loved about it. I can’t stay there. I don’t want to leave the profession but I might have to simply because nobody else wants me.
Edit: I want to clarify a few things. I’ve been getting a solid amount of interviews. I have so far gotten 7 interviews. It’s the next step that is always that problem. Also I’ve been applying to most job openings and I am willing to move all across the state for a new job. In fact I’m trying to relocate so that isn’t the problem.
My life has been the same for the past few weeks.
I apply for new jobs in my field
I get job interviews
I go to interview and answer questions with thought out and semi-rehearsed answers.
I shake hands politely and am kind to everyone at the place.
I sent a thank you note the day after the interview
I get rejected from the job.
I hate my current position and want out asap. I love my field though so I really don’t want to change careers. I just want one of these places to actually hire me. I’m doing everything I can to get a new job. I’m practicing most commonly asked questions, I’m videoing myself and sending it to others to critique, I’m doing mock interviews, I’m sending out emails to places. It just feels like it’s never enough and I’ll never be able to achieve my dreams and aspirations. I just want to be happy,
I was watching Phantom 2010 and I thought to myself “this show is timeless. If Phantom did this show now it would still do well”
I was wondering what other shows you think that for.