Music Instructor

Mount Holyoke College; South Hadley (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 102,000; Part time

Job summary

Mount Holyoke College seeks a part-time Music Instructor to teach Individual Performance Study (music lessons) for students. Instructors are on active roster for lessons in their instrument(s), with total hours dependent on enrollments.

Lessons support the Music major and ensembles and are offered to majors and non-majors alike. Applicants should have a Master’s in Music and at least one year of private teaching experience, with a commitment to a welcoming, inclusive studio environment and to

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Music.
• Minimum one year prior experience teaching one-on-one private music lessons.
• Commitment to Mount Holyoke College’s climate of academic excellence and inclusive learning within our gender-diverse women’s liberal arts college environment.

Responsibilities

• Offer 10 30-minute or 60-minute lessons per student per semester, depending on credits and enrollments.
• Assist students with placement and enrollment.
• Prepare and distribute syllabi and materials for lessons.
• Prepare for lessons and tailor instruction to student needs.
• Assist students in preparing for end-of-semester performances and recitals.
• Submit grades each term.

Skills

Private music lessons

Teaching placement assistance

Education

Master’s degree in Music

Job description

Job no: R-0000003532

Position Title: Music Instructor

Faculty or Staff: Staff

Full Time or Part Time: Part time

In-Person, Hybrid, or Remote: In-Person

Minimum Starting Rate of Pay: $0.00

Rate of pay commensurate with experience

Job Description:

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Music seeks MusicInstructors to teach Individual Performance Study (ie. musiclessons) for interested students. Instructors are on the activeroster for lessons in their instrument(s), though the total numberof billable teaching hours each semester is subject, as always, tostudent enrollments. Our Music Instructors teach students at alllevels, from beginner to advanced, across a range of voice typesand instruments.

Individual Performance Study is one of the requirements for theMusic major, supports excellence in our many department ensembles,and is also very popular with non-majors/minors. Lessons are one ofthe few instructional areas where a student can experiencesustained one-on-one teaching, and may have the same instructoreach semester for their entire undergraduate career. We thereforeprize Music Instructors who cultivate welcoming, respectful, andsupportive studios; offer students a diverse range of repertoire;prioritize wellness and sustainable approaches to technique; andhelp students develop pathways for a lifetime of thoughtfulengagement with music, whatever the future professional goals maybe.

This is an academic-year, non-benefited appointment (September 1 -May 31), renewable annually.

Instruments currently offered:

• Piano
• Voice
• Flute
• Oboe
• Clarinet
• Saxophone
• Bassoon
• French Horn
• Trumpet - Currently Searching for Trumpet Instructor (forAY26-27)
• Trombone
• Tuba
• Percussion
• Harpsichord
• Organ
• Harp
• Guitar
• Electric Guitar
• Violin
• Viola
• Cello
• Double Bass
• Electric Bass
• Early instruments: Lute, Viola da Gamba, Recorders, etc.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Offer 10 30-minute or 60-minute lessons per student persemester, depending on the number of credits and studentenrollments
• Assist students with placement and enrollment
• Prepare and distribute syllabi
• Prepare for lessons
• Assist students in preparing for end-of-semester performancesand half or full recitals
• Assist students with mentorship and musical opportunities asappropriate
• Submit grades

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Music
• Minimum one year prior experience teaching one-on-one privatemusic lessons
• Commitment to Mount Holyoke College’s climate of academicexcellence and inclusive learning within our gender-diverse women’sliberal arts college environment

Compensation:

Compensation: $ 73.54/HR for lessons and $36.78/HR foradministrative work

Background Checks:

Mount Holyoke College is committed to providing a safe and secureenvironment, supported by qualified employees that will allow allof its students, faculty, staff and those associated with them tosuccessfully carry out the mission of the college. As a conditionof employment, the College will conduct appropriate backgroundchecks for all new hires. Mount Holyoke has designated the Officeof Human Resources as the office responsible for ensuring thatbackground checks (CORI, SORI, Credit History, & DriverCredential) are completed and utilized in the hiring process andFive College Office of Compliance and Risk Management as the officeresponsible for facilitating background checks as articulated inthis policy.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a liedetector test as a condition of employment or continuedemployment.