Position Summary
The Suzuki Guitar Instructor will provide private instruction and may have opportunities to teach group classes as enrollment and program needs grow. This position begins with at least five hours of private teaching per week during the academic year, with the potential for additional teaching hours over time.
The successful candidate should be flexible and willing to teach at any of Levine Music’s five campuses in the Washington, DC region and to add additional teaching days or hours in the future, based on program needs and student enrollment.
Levine Music seeks candidates who are interested in joining a collaborative and mutually supportive faculty community with a diversity of pedagogical approaches.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Music in Performance or Music Education
- Master of Music in Performance or Music Education is preferred
- Registered Suzuki Method training through Book 4
- A strong dedication to and understanding of the Suzuki philosophy
- Teaching experience with children of various ages and levels
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Group class teaching experience, preferred
- Applicants with less Suzuki training may be considered if they are highly qualified in other areas and are committed to continued Suzuki training, observation, and mentoring.
Compensation and Benefits
Levine Music offers competitive compensation, with hourly teaching rates beginning at $50.00 per hour, based on qualifications and experience.
This position may have the opportunity to progress to a core faculty appointment, generally defined as a teaching commitment of at least 15 hours per week, based on program needs, enrollment, teaching schedule, and performance. An appointment to core faculty includes an increase in pay per hour.
Faculty teaching 17.5 or more hours per week are eligible to participate in Levine Music’s benefits program, subject to applicable plan terms.
Applicants should submit the following materials:
- Letter of application
- Resume
- Copies of the candidate’s and/or students’ recent concert programs
- Video link of the candidate and/or the candidate’s students in performance
This posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Please submit application materials via email to:
Maria Williams
Senior Director Human Resources
Levine Music
2801 Upton Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
hrinstructor@levinemusic.orgwww.levinemusic.org
Levine Music is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Levine Music’s employment policy is committed to anti-discrimination of employees or applicants based on sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law concerning any employment practices.