Brass Music Instructor - Ensemble & School Programs

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Inverness; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

High Life Highland seeks a Music Tutor to teach the full range of instruments across schools, creating performance opportunities and promoting ensemble playing where possible.

You will liaise with the Music staff and Head Teacher on recruitment, develop progressive, stimulating materials, and maintain pupil progress records, ensuring alignment with curricular developments and the wider school music provision.

Responsibilities

• Teach the full range of instruments expected within specific disciplines, to pupils at all stages
• Create performance opportunities and promote ensemble playing where possible
• Liaise with the Music staff or Head Teacher on recruitment of new pupils & work with all partners to develop and broaden the reach and impact of the post
• Provide a wide range of progressive, stimulating and attractive material
• Keep abreast of curricular developments relating to music, and maintain personal development in the full range of instruments taught
• Provide pupils with a structured programme of work for the periods between lessons, ensuring that information is incorporated into pupil progress records (online or paper formats)
• Provide pupil reports, based on accurate assessments of pupils work and the subsequent recording of such information
• Ensure that instrumental provision relates closely to the wider Music provision in the school
• Prepare pupils for external exams where appropriate and guide towards opportunities for participation in school/area ensembles; Highland Young Musicians groups and national organisations
• Understand the relevance of music-making to Highland communities
• Contribute to the preparation of pupils who wish to undertake tertiary education in music
• Maintain communications with the Head of Music Development & High Life Highland business support staff
• Maintain an awareness and knowledge of the risk management responsibilities appropriate to their role, as identified within the HLH Risk Policy and associated guidance documentation

Job description

High Life Highland seeks a Music Tutor to teach the full range of instruments across schools, creating performance opportunities and promoting ensemble playing where possible.

You will liaise with the Music staff and Head Teacher on recruitment, develop progressive, stimulating materials, and maintain pupil progress records, ensuring alignment with curricular developments and the wider school music provision.