Instructor - Music jobs in Chicago, IL

Job description

Private Music Instructor

Job Type: Part Time

Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit, professional demeanor, and genuine love for music? Apply now to be part of Edge Music Academy, our growing music academy in the Chicago suburbs.

EMA offers the opportunity to be part of a growing and new music school in the Chicagoland area. We are locally and family owned. Our instructors focus on laying a strong musical foundation while also engaging students with the opportunity to learn fun music that they enjoy.

As a musician-run business, we value providing fair and equitable pay to our employees. Part of our mission is to create good jobs for musicians and teachers. As such, EMA pay rates are negotiated directly with you based on level of experience and education in primary instrument(s). Individuals hired with us have the opportunity to potentially become full-time employees as we grow and build our business.

*Full Job Description

Edge Music Academy is seeking a part-time, Music Teacher to provide music and performance lessons to students for any combination of the following instruments:

• Piano
• Guitar
• Voice
• Violin
• Woodwinds
• Brass
• Drums
• Ability to teach additional instruments is a bonus!

Edge Music Academy is dedicated to high quality music education, committed to making music fun and promoting excellence in the community. We believe that music empowers people of all ages to learn, create, and become the best version of themselves. Edge Music Academy strives to build a community that is strengthened and enriched through the power of music. We hold ourselves to high standards of professionalism and teaching excellence, while also making music fun!

We’re looking for someone to do the following:

• Teach private or group lessons, in-studio, via zoom or at the student’s home depending on mutual availability
• Provide feedback and coaching to parents to work as a team monitoring students’ musical progress

Qualifications

• Demonstrate an understanding of music concepts and be able to communicate those concepts effectively to students
• Understanding of music theory and technique relevant to primary instrument
• Effective time management and organizational skills to keep students on task in lessons
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Professional demeanor
• Responsive, open and professional in all communications
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with children and adults
• Ability to pass a background check
• Experience working with youth and/or beginning musicians (At least one year of teaching preferred).
• Music degree from a 4-year undergraduate university preferred, but not necessarily required.
• Ability to travel to students located in the Chicago suburbs, including but not limited to:
• Lemont, Lockport, Tinley Park, Homer Glen, Palos, Oak Forest, Orland Park, Woodridge, Naperville, Bolingbrook
• Note: you will not be required to teach in all these locations, we will assign you a region based on your current location and ability to travel.

Job Type: Part-time

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• Homer Glen, IL 60491: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person