Music House, School of Performing Arts is adding violin teachers to our staff for group and private students!

Requirements for Group Teachers:

-enjoy working with kids

-ability to play through Suzuki Book 1

-desire and motivation to learn

-attend Music House teacher trainings

Requirements for Private Teachers:

-the above plus:

-minimum 1 year teaching experience

-minimum BA in violin performance

-knowledge of Suzuki method or certification

Pay: $30-60/hour

Please send your resume and cover letter to musichouseresumes@gmail.com to apply

Music House, School of Performing Arts is adding Ukulele teachers to our staff of teaching artists!

Qualifications:

-minimum of BA

-Minimum 1 year experience teaching ukulele and/or working with kids

-enjoy working with kids

-available after school on Mondays and Wednesdays between 2:30-5:30

Pay: $30-60/hour

Please send your resume and cover letter to apply.

Music House is seeking a Theater Teacher and Director for our studio musical theater classes for ages 4 to 9. Theater Director will oversee all aspects of a theater production at Music House and collaborate with the Music House Theater Coordinator and the Musical Theater Team to create powerful educational theater experiences for our students. Classes are held in the evenings and weekends. Teachers are responsible for maintaining an engaging curriculum that is performance-based, preparing students for performances, taking and submitting attendance, following Music House procedures, collaborating with the production team on shows and committing to scheduled classes and tech week schedule.

Schedule:

1. Early Musical Theater - Fable/Folktale/Story-based pantomime class for students ages 4-6 (Spring story is Stone Soup)

- Wednesdays at Humboldt Park Studio from 4:00pm-4:55pm (Starting March 5th, 2025 through May 21)

- Thursdays at West Rogers Park Studio from 4:00pm-4:55pm (Starting March 6th, 2025 through May 22)

2. Beginning Musical Theater - Production based class for students ages 5-9 (Spring show is Annie KIDS)

- Weekly Schedule:

Wednesdays from 5-6pm at our Humboldt Park Studio

Thursdays from 5-6pm at our West Rogers Park Studio

Saturdays 10:30-12:00 at Dance Center Chicago

- Weekly In-Studio Musical Theater Team Meetings (usually Tuesdays at 11:00am)

- Tech Week occurs the week prior to the shows and includes extended rehearsal times as well as some extra meetings to go over tech components as needed. Performances are at Chicago High School for the Arts.

- Shows occur twice yearly at the end of January and the middle of June

- Annual Musical Theater Team Retreat usually occurs in late June and is a day-long meeting

Skills & Qualifications:

Qualifications and Experience

● Bachelors or higher in your discipline (Music / Dance/ Theater) or Bachelors and relevant life experience

● Excellent personal skills, desire to learn, and resilience when it comes to engaging students

● Love of kids and working with children

● Reliable Transportation

● Teaching experience and ability to lead classes in theater skills

● Strong organizational and communication skills

● Strong classroom management skills

● Great collaboration skills and eagerness to work on a team

● Ability to pass a criminal background check

● Experience collaborating with a production team

● Experience directing and overseeing a production and collaborating closely with choreographer and music

director and overall production team.

Responsibilities

● Create and deliver effective instruction that engages learners in ways that empower positive classroom

management

● Collaborate with the theater team to continue to build on the strength of our program and take on various

theater department duties as they arise.

● Collaborate with the theater team (when applicable) to complete a session Timeline and Lesson Plans to

create a structured flow of content.

● Collaborate with the theater team (when applicable) to complete and create the Show Outline, Casting

documents, spacing charts and any other necessary documents for the class/production.

● Create lesson plans for every rehearsal based on the needs of the Musical Theater team as laid out in the

Timeline

● Collaborate with team to hold auditions for the selected show

● Collaborate with team to cast the selected show

● Provide student assessments in the form of Glows and Grows after each session ends

● Provide weekly progress updates to parents and students via google classroom

● Ability and availability to orchestrate the preparation and staging for the selected show

● Ability to identify and collaborate with Theater Coordinator on needs for set and costumes

● Collaborate with Music House administration and serve on the theater production team to produce quality

performances

● Teach strong transferable musical theater skills while creating a fun and collaborative atmosphere.

● Prepare students for performances each session

● Attend Music House trainings and professional developments (or test out of them)

● Give input for creative and technical aspect of the selected show, to include set requirements, sound

requirements, lighting requirements, costume requirements, and backstage management

● Direct and run all rehearsals, including overseeing all aspects of blocking, music, choreography and

technical design in collaboration with the Theater Coordinator, Choreographer, Music Director and Producer.

● Ability to stage manage and provide student support backstage for performance(s) of the show.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $30.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Work Location: In person