GA - Teaching (Voice) School of Music - Fall 2025/Spring 2026

GA - Teaching (Voice) School of Music - Fall 2025 / Spring 2026

Job no : 519653

Work type : On Campus

Location : Normal, Illinois

Title : GA - Teaching (Voice) School of Music - Fall 2025 / Spring 2026

Division Name : Academic Affairs

Department : School of Music

Campus Location : Normal, IL

Job Summary

All graduate assistants are required to enroll in a major ensemble appropriate to their applied area every semester you hold an assistantship. The ensemble placement will be determined by audition in your primary applied area.

The majority of the graduate teaching assistant's primary duties are in support of instruction, including but not limited to the responsibilities below :

1. Serve as a primary or secondary teaching instructor in a class or laboratory.

2. Assist a faculty member with teaching-related tasks.

3. Grade student assignments which require knowledge of subjects taught in a class or laboratory.

4. Meet with and / or tutor students, hold office hours, prepare instructional materials, and assist during class and / or lab, etc.

For this position, the specific Teaching Assistant duties may include but are not limited to :

1. Instruction of music minors / studio overload.

2. Teach Group Voice class.

3. Assist with Master Class.

4. Assist in the Choral Area.

5. Perform with assigned choral groups and / or Opera and Musical Productions.

6. Classroom teaching.

7. Other duties as assigned, depending on the candidate's interests and experience and School of Music needs.

Salary Rate / Pay Rate

755.00 per month

Required Qualifications

1. Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be found at

2. Must be a degree-seeking graduate student in the School of Music at Illinois State University.

3. For teaching assistant positions, state law mandates demonstrable oral proficiency in the English language as a requirement for this position.

Proposed Starting Date

08 / 14 / 2025