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Piano Instructor (Part-Time) – Glenview, IL
Location: Twelve Tone Music School – Glenview, IL
Position Type: Part-Time (Saturdays 10:00am–3:00pm, with possible additional hours on Thursdays)
Compensation: $27–$29/hour starting pay
Start Date: As soon as available
Are you a passionate and dynamic music educator who loves working with kids and wants to be part of a collaborative, fast-growing team? Do you bring energy, creativity, and a strong musical foundation to your teaching? If so, Twelve Tone Music School would love to hear from you!
Why Join Twelve Tone?
At Twelve Tone Music School, our mission is to foster a love of music through innovative instruction, a vibrant community, and a culture that supports both students and teachers. We believe music is meant to be learned, created, and experienced together — and that starts with our instructors. We’re a modern music school dedicated to redefining the traditional private lesson experience. We incorporate technology, performance-based opportunities, and collaborative learning into our curriculum, and we’re always looking for teachers who want to help us shape what music education can look like.
What We Offer:
- A fun, positive, and creative teaching environment.
- Guaranteed teaching hours during your scheduled shifts — even if a student cancels!
- Support from a collaborative and music-loving team.
- A structured curriculum and teaching tools to make your lessons impactful and successful.
- A clear path for growth within the school, including administrative and leadership opportunities
- Performance opportunities for your students throughout the year.
- Great employee benefits!
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Teaching small group piano classes (1-4 students) to students ranging from beginner to beginner-intermediate level.
- Inspiring students through engaging, structured, and age-appropriate lessons.
- Following and contributing to our piano curriculum.
- Preparing students for recitals, performances, and school events.
- Using cool classroom tech and digital tools (we’ll train you!) to enhance the learning experience.
- Creating a welcoming and inclusive classroom environment.
- Communicating regularly with students, parents, and admin.
- Maintaining a consistent teaching schedule and participating in school events.
What We’re Looking For:
- A strong background in piano with the ability to teach up to a high school level
- Vocal experience is a plus, but not required
- Experience working with kids ages 6–14 in a private lesson or group class setting.
- Ability to connect with students and build a sense of excitement and trust
- Willingness to learn and use classroom technology such as piano marvel, musescore, and canva, as well as our in-house LMS.
- Team-oriented mindset and excellent communication skills.
- Ability to teach and manage a class of up to 4 students at once.
- Music arranging skills a plus.
- Availability to work Saturday shifts, with potential Thursday availability.
- Must pass a background check.
If you're looking for more than just a teaching job — if you're looking to be part of a community that values creativity, collaboration, and personal growth — we’d love to meet you!
Twelve Tone Music School is located in the Northern suburbs and is an equal opportunity employer with regards to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, and genetic information
Salary : $27 - $29