Spring Musical: Lead Music Director & Conductor

Lincoln School, Grades 5-8; Lincoln (MA); On-site; USD 2,000 - 3,000; Part time

Job summary

Lincoln School, Grades 5-8 in Lincoln, Massachusetts seeks a Music Director for the Spring 2027 Musical under a teacher stipend. Responsibilities include teaching music, conducting rehearsals and performances, and coordinating with the director, sound crew, and cast.

Qualifications center on high-level professional music instruction and preparation for auditions, rehearsals, and performances. Stipend position with LEA preference.

Responsibilities

• Attend pre-audition meeting, answer questions, teach the audition song
• Attend auditions and callbacks, and work with the director to cast the show
• Conduct during rehearsals and performances
• Teach all music to the cast members, including multiple voice parts
• Teach vocal/singing technique
• Prepare for rehearsals (learn accompaniment, and all singing parts, prepare for conducting)
• Provide materials for students for home practice, including making and recording videos of vocal tracks for individual parts
• Provide piano accompaniment for rehearsals
• Work with the director during large cast rehearsals, focused primarily on music, but also supporting all aspects of performance
• Ready to step in if anything happened to the director (illness, absence)
• Work with sound crew students and actors on microphone placement and use
• Conduct sound checks prior to technical rehearsals and performances
• Work with sound crew and stage manager for timing of all recorded sound cues and accompaniment tracks

Job description

Lincoln School, Grades 5-8 in Lincoln, Massachusetts seeks a Music Director for the Spring 2027 Musical under a teacher stipend. Responsibilities include teaching music, conducting rehearsals and performances, and coordinating with the director, sound crew, and cast.

Qualifications center on high-level professional music instruction and preparation for auditions, rehearsals, and performances. Stipend position with LEA preference.