Music Teacher K-8 - Winter 2023-Spring 2024 Openings
Become a Music Teacher with Education Through Music
Job responsibilities include:
- Serving as school music faculty
- Coordinating and developing the in-school music program with program staff
- Producing two school-wide concerts each year
Each music teacher's program is designed in consultation with Education Through Music's Program Staff and based on ETM's curriculum and benchmarks. Lesson planning is required and will be reviewed on a regular basis. We provide all ETM Music Teachers with ongoing professional development, training, and mentoring by experienced instructional supervisors, supplying the practical training critical to success in urban schools that is often missing from standard education preparation programs.
- An elective employer-subsidized health coverage plan is available
- Part-time and full-time teaching opportunities are available
- Most of our partner schools are located in the Bronx, but we are in all 5 boroughs
The pedagogical approach is Orff-influenced and we provide a variety of tools and resources, including:
- Hand-percussion
- Orff instruments
- Handbells
- Keyboard
- Recorders
- Guitars
- Other String Instruments
- Technology
Applicants must possess a BA in Music, Music education, or a related subject and have experience teaching groups of children
- Previous classroom teaching experience is strongly preferred
- Singing, conducting, keyboard, guitar and presentation skills are all pluses
- A Music Education degree is preferred
ETM welcomes applicants who hold or are pursuing certification, and seeks placements that will support the career advancement of certified teachers, helping them create top quality music programs at schools with the greatest need, and eventually securing career teaching placements directly with the NYC Department of Education.