Classical Guitar Teacher

ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

The Royal Academy of Music seeks a skilled Classical Guitar Teacher to join the Guitar Department starting September 2025. The role involves mentoring students and providing a high-quality educational experience, emphasizing flexibility and collaboration in a diverse musical environment. Applications are due by June 15, 2025.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of teaching in a conservatoire environment.
• Major profile as a guitarist and guitar teacher.

Responsibilities

• Advise, mentor, and support students in managing their career aspirations.
• Train guitarists of the highest order and encourage versatility.

Skills

Technical expertise

Artistic expertise

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Education

Experience in a conservatoire environment

Job description

Part-time hourly paid: £56.56 per hour
Reference:

The Royal Academy of Music is a stimulating and friendly environment with a diverse mix of students and staff from over 50 countries. Many of the world's leading musicians and performers studied with us and we are firmly focused on developing tomorrow's musical leaders in a number of disciplines including classical performance, composition, opera, jazz and musical theatre. It is crucial for our students to have performance opportunities that are consistently well attended and that visitors are encouraged to return to the Academy.

Effective from September 2025, we are seeking an experienced and engaging Classical Guitar Teacher to join the Guitar Department. Its mission is the training of guitarists of the highest order, supporting them in realising their full potential and encouraging them to be versatile, creative and professional. The hours will be subject to confirmation of student numbers.

You will have a major profile as a guitarist and guitar teacher. You will be able to advise, mentor and support students in managing their career aspirations and developing their professionalism, along with previous experience of teaching in a conservatoire environment. You will possess technical and artistic expertise and excellent communication skills. You will also need to be flexible, practical, collaborative and well organised.

Please visit to download a full job description and recruitment pack for this role.

Completed applications must be received by midnight Sunday 15 June 2025.
Interviews are expected to be held onsite at the Academy in the week beginning 23 June 2025.

Enquiries or applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

The Academy is committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of all students.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups in these roles. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for students.