Music Educator – Part Time

Living Classrooms Foundation; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Living Classrooms Foundation seeks a part-time Music Educator to teach vocals, songwriting, and music technology across sites in Baltimore. You will develop engaging lessons, lead ensembles, and support students from youth to adults.

Expect 5–10 hours weekly with after-school and weekend availability. Responsibilities include equipment maintenance, content creation for program platforms, and collaboration with the director.

Qualifications

• Mastery of at least 2 of the following: piano, guitar, bass, drums, singing, rapping, engineering.
• Preferred: basic proficiency or willingness to learn other instruments or creative competencies.
• 2 years of experience working with a group of young adults and older adults in a structured setting.
• Understanding and knowledge of basic music theory as it relates to making and creating music.
• Preferred: comfort with reading and creating music (improvisation, compositions, and/or song lyrics).
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Teach group and 1:1 sessions in vocals and songwriting.
• Assist and/or lead facilitate performance groups and ensembles.
• Maintenance of program equipment, instruments, materials and tools.
• Create and facilitate sequential and engaging lessons, activities and experiences that develop skills, knowledge, creativity and confidence in music.
• Plan and guide students in preparing final projects and/or performances.
• Collaborate with Director and team on program-wide performances, recordings, and projects.

Skills

Piano

Guitar

Bass

Drums

Singing

Rapping

Engineering

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Group instruction

Reading music

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Living Classrooms’ Ascend through Music Program is based atthe UA House on Fayette, working with the surrounding Baltimore City communityand youth. Through its various initiatives, AMP provides opportunities to learnskills in music technology, musical instruments, creating original music,recording and performance with the purpose of developing self-expression andpositive character/life skills.

Under the direction of the Director of Music programming,Music Educators will develop and teach programming across Living Classroomssites that encompasses musical development, self-expression and positivecharacter skills. Programming involves working with children, youth and adultsand integrating music technology, music instruments, performances, and creatingoriginal music and projects, as well as designing creative project andperformance concepts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Approximately5-10hrs/wk, hours flexible within Monday-Friday 3-8pm or weekends 9am-2pm
• Teach group and1:1 sessions in vocals and songwriting
• Assist and/or leadfacilitate performance groups and ensembles
• Maintenance ofprogram equipment, instruments, materials and tools.
• Create and facilitate sequential and engaging lessons,activities and experiences that develop skills, knowledge, creativity andconfidence in music
• Plan and guide students in preparing final projects and/orperformances
• Incorporate effective classroom management to maintain astructured, positive learning space
• Collaborate and Assist Director and team with program-wideperformances, recordings, and projects
• Interact professionally and appropriately with students,parents, teachers, staff, community
• Participate in site staff meetings and on-going trainingopportunities
• Capture, create, and upload content on program’s onlineplatforms
• Comply with all LCF/AMP policies and procedures

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Mastery of at least 2 of the following: piano, guitar, bass,drums, singing, rapping, engineering
• Preferred: basicproficiency or willingness to learn other instruments or creative competencies
• 2 years of experience working with agroup of young adults and older adults in a structured setting
• Skill in planning and preparingstudents for performances
• Understandingand knowledge of basic music theory, as it relates to making and creating music
• Preferred: comfort with reading and creating music (improvisation, compositions, and/or song lyrics)
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work in a changingenvironment and address the varying needs of students
• Preferred: Connection to Baltimore City community and/or local musiccommunity
• Preferred: Bachelor'sDegree

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The dress code isbusiness casual. Living Classrooms will provide each staff person with a staffshirt. Staff shirts should be worn with slacks/skirts or appropriate jeans(e.g. no holes, no writing, too revealing, etc.).