Piano Teacher

The Milwaukie School of Music (formerly Milwaukie School of Guitar) is a private music studio offering lessons for a wide variety of instruments. We have a substantial demand for piano lessons, so we are looking to bring on an additional instructor to keep up. The ideal candidate would be comfortable working with young children with no experience, as well as advanced students, and ideally be confident teaching both classical and Jazz.

Shifts available weekday afternoons and weekends. New teachers typically start with one or two days a week. The ideal candidate is someone with ambitions of eventually teaching 20-30 students over 3-4 days a week.

Established instructors at our studio typically teach 3-4 days a week, and have roughly 7-10 students each day. Lessons may be either 30 or 60 minutes. The majority of our students are children, but we have many adult learners as well. Most lessons take place in person, but some will be taught online as needed.

To assist our teachers during the initial building phase, we provide a minimum daily base rate regardless of the number of lessons taught. Our goal is to acquire and keep high-value teachers by being respectful of their time and talents, and offering opportunities for growth. Outside of private lessons, eventually there will be opportunities for group classes, summer camps, and other ventures as well.

Requirements:

• Highly proficient on the piano, and comfortable working with advanced material.
• Must be highly patient and encouraging, comfortable working with children and adults with zero prior experience who may progress slowly.
• Willingness to commit to at least two days a week, ideally including Mondays.
• A strong understanding of music theory.
• At least one year of experience giving private piano lessons on a regular basis.
• Experience teaching piano to children (Students will be as young as 5 years old.)

Preferred Qualifications

• The ability to teach additional instruments
• High proficiency in classical, jazz, and popular styles
• Bachelor's Degree in Music or equivalent training
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in education

This is an independent contractor position.
All applicants must pass background check.

Please be prepared to provide 2 references, including a student or parent of student.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Application Question(s):

• What is your typical approach for a first lesson with a new student who may or may not be ready to commit to ongoing lessons? (Assume you have 30 minutes with an elementary-aged student who has no prior experience).
• Do you tend to use any particular established teaching method or instructional book series (Suzuki, Piano Adventures, Alfred's, etc.).
• Please list the instruments you can teach and the highest skill level to which you are comfortable teaching each instrument. For Example - Piano (Advanced), Voice (beginner), Guitar (beginner).
• Are there particular styles of piano do you consider yourself most proficient? (Classical, Jazz, Popular, Etc.)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Piano Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30 - $35