What are the responsibilities and job description for the Independent Contracted Piano Instructor position at Hackley School?
Summary of Responsibilities
Hackley School’s Music Institute program seeks an Independent Contracted Piano Instructor to provide individualized instruction to students K-12 on a weekly basis through the school year–September through May, excluding school holidays and winter and spring breaks. During the year, instructors may be invited to coach or play with ensembles/orchestras/bands and are compensated at the hourly rate.
Lessons take place on Hackley campus Monday-Thursday, 2:30-6:30pm, Friday, 2:20-6:30pm.
Specific Responsibilities
- Prepare individually tailored lesson plans for each student
- Provide needed music or lesson material in advance of each lesson
- Describe and demonstrate best practices in practice and performance skills
- Correspond timely with parents, students and administration
- Maintain daily lesson logs for each student (through Google Drive)
- Attend Music Institute meetings
- Maintain professional standards of conduct
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in music or music education preferred
- Minimum of five years’ professional teaching experience
Skills and Abilities
- Commitment to developing students’ skills, understanding, and appreciation for the instrument, and for music
- Puts well-being and education of students first
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to use Google Drive folders and sheets
Salary:
Compensation is based on lesson times:
30-minute lesson: $42.00
40-minute lesson: $55.00
60-minute lesson: $81.00
About The Music Institute:
The Music Institute at Hackley School was created in 1974 to offer students private and group music lessons on campus, in addition to our curricular music program. Parents and faculty, as well as students and adults from the surrounding community, also have access to our offerings.
Our instructors arrange a course of study that is suited to each student’s individual needs. They offer comprehensive lessons in both classical and jazz, as well as–depending on the instrument–musical theater and contemporary music. Our pedagogic approach to learning an instrument, in addition to developing the skills required to play it, focuses primarily on learning music theory, sight reading, and ear training, but can also explore improvisation, composition, and music production.
We have access to a brand new, state-of-the-art facility featuring two large performance spaces (550-seat Music Hall, and 100 seat Black Box theater), and numerous practice studios for instruction. These immaculate music studios are acoustically treated to reduce unwanted reverberation and keep sound that reaches their exterior to a minimum–an ideal environment for focused, high-quality instruction.
Learn more about The Music Institute at Hackley at www.hackleyschool.org.
Salary : $42 - $51