Vocal Instructor - Community Music Center

LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY

Job Title:          Vocal Instructor - Community Music Center

Department:   Learning & Engagement

Reports to:      Serafin Paredes

Status:             Part-time, non-exempt

Start Date:      Immediate            

Salary:             $45/hr.       

Job Type:        In-person                                  

WHO WE ARE

La Jolla Music Society is one of the most prestigious and highly respected performing arts presenters in the United States. Our winter season presentations showcase a rich variety of classical, jazz, global roots, spoken word, family, and dance programming, at its state-of-the-art venue, The Conrad, as well as off-site venues throughout San Diego. In addition to our winter season and award-winning Learning & Engagement Programs, La Jolla Music Society also produces SummerFest, a renowned four-week chamber music festival featuring world-class artists and ensembles performing an array of concerts and programs curated by SummerFest Music Director, Inon Barnatan.

SUMMARY

La Jolla Music Society has operated its award-winning afterschool music program, the Community Music Center (CMC), for 25 years. Based in Logan Heights at the Logan Memorial Educational Campus (formerly Memorial Preparatory), the CMC provides free instruments and free group lessons four days per week to 130 students annually. The program is designed to increase students’ self-confidence and resilience, while providing a safe, equitable, and culturally responsive environment for studying and creating music.

The Community Music CenterVocal Instructor plans and instructs group voice lessons for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students from 3:45pm-5:45pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from September-May.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Teach group lessons to students, ranging from elementary to high school, at all levels of learning.
• Assess students’ abilities and education needs, plan lessons to ensure musical progress, and adjust to suit students’ needs and learning styles.
• Provide encouragement to students with direct and open feedback.
• Monitor students’ learning progress and seek assistance from program director, as needed.
• Prioritize music literacy and proper technique by implementing current and culturally receptive teaching practices.
• Cultivate a safe and encouraging learning environment.
• Be reliable and punctual to ensure lessons start and end at their scheduled times.
• Prepare students for and help produce two recitals per year.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of relevant teaching experience.
• Fluency in both Spanish and English.
• Ability to read music.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking.
• Dedicated to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices.
• Knowledge of classical music repertoire, jazz, dance, and California Arts Standards.
• A bachelor’s degree in music preferred but not required.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT

By exemplifying broad representation throughout the institution, it is our goal to dissipate traditional lines of separation, enabling audiences, artists, staff, donors, and students to connect with those who are different from themselves. We believe that through that connection—both on stage and off—we can enrich all our lives, broaden our experience, open our minds, and achieve La Jolla Music Society’s mission. We seek to create a working environment where everyone knows they are welcome and valued regardless of who they are or how they identify; where difference is encouraged; and where those differences help us learn from one another.