PEP Instructor

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The Piano Extension Program (PEP) has been providing piano lessons to students in the community of all ages and levels at a reasonable rate since 1996. Piano lessons at the PEP are held in the Paul Creative Arts Center and taught by a qualified roster of teachers. PEP teachers are competent at playing the piano and have a good understanding of the instrument. Being a good communicator with students and guardians is also an important aspect of the job.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Communication with students and guardians: 10% of the duties of a PEP teacher is clear and prompt communication with students and guardians. This includes scheduling lesson times, coordinating make up lessons if needed, making sure the student understands what to practice at home, and letting them know of important dates such as recitals.
• Instruction of materials: 50% of the lesson should be focusing on teaching the student materials through a lesson book or a particular piece of music. This includes note reading, dynamics, and articulation along with the history of the music and composer.
• Technique: 20% should be allotted to teaching proper playing technique such as finger and hand placement, scales, and arpeggios.
• Ear training and music theory: Theory and ear training is another essential part of learning piano and should take up 20% of each lesson. This includes hearing games and exercises, exploring tone quality, and discussing why music is composed a certain way.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• This section of teachers must be current high schoolers 15 years and older who have studied piano for multiple years and are competent at the instrument.
• There is no requirement for prior teaching experience, but they are expected to work closely with the director of the Piano Extension Program for pedagogical instruction.
• Teachers are expected to communicate promptly and clearly with students and guardians.
• They must know how to play piano and how the instrument works.
• They must be competent at reading music and understand basic music theory.
• Time management is important, such as starting lessons on time.
• Flexible working with different personalities, disabilities, and individual learning styles.
• Enthusiastic about instructing each student.
• Conscientious and professional in all interactions with students and guardians.
• Prepared with teaching materials and lesson plans.
  
  

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Location:

Durham

Salary Grade

Adjunct Hourly Staff 00