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Immediate Opening - Applications Reviewed on a Rolling Basis - Posted Until Filled
Walnut Hill School for the Arts seeks a part-time faculty member to join the Music Department to teach hourly private composition lessons during the school year starting in February, 2025. This is a part-time position reporting to the Director of Music.
The Walnut Hill Music Department educates dedicated young musicians in a creative community that believes in the power of music as a force for good in the world. Our unique partnership with the New England Conservatory engages our students in a comprehensive music curriculum delivered at both schools. We value artistic excellence and prepare our graduates to thrive in a conservatory, university, or college setting. The five programs of the Music Department include Orchestral Instruments; Piano; Voice; Composition; and Jazz and Contemporary Musical Arts.
Compensation : $66.95 per hour
Responsibilities : Teaching Duties :
- Teach weekly private music composition lessons to both Composition Majors and Non-Majors during the school year;
- Enrollment varies by semester depending on the needs of the Music Department;
- Lessons are taught on campus at Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, MA.
Skills and Qualifications :
About us :
Walnut Hill School for the Arts, located in Natick, Massachusetts and 20 minutes from Boston, is an independent boarding and day high school offering a transformational educational experience designed for student artists in grades 9 through post-graduate. Walnut Hill combines a comprehensive college-preparatory academic curriculum with intensive, pre-professional artistic training in theater, dance, music, visual art, and writing, film & media arts. Walnut Hill is committed to creating and enhancing an inclusive environment, welcoming and celebrating a wide range of cultural, artistic, and educational backgrounds that complement and support our diverse community.
Commitment to the school’s Core Values, of Community, Growth, Excellence, Creativity, and Respect are imperative to the success of all Walnut Hill faculty, staff, and administration members. All Walnut Hill faculty / staff are active and engaged members of the school community who are committed to collaborating and growing in their field, participating in school events, supporting students in their arts, supporting other faculty / staff members, and who have the ability to self-reflect on their own practice.
Physical Demands :
Physical demands include dexterity for tools, equipment, and office machine and supply operation including but not limited to writing, typing, using electronic devices, computer, phone, calculator, copy / fax machine, and printers. Physical demands also include the ability and dexterity to practice and demonstrate the appropriate academic and artistic discipline. Stooping, bending, traveling to / from locations on campus, ascending / descending stairs, reaching, and sitting or standing for extended periods of time are common. Ability to physically and verbally demonstrate and instruct students in the applicable artistic discipline required.
To Apply : Submit resume and cover letter through the Walnut Hill School for the Arts online Career Center.
Note : All offers of employment are contingent upon enrollment and the successful completion of state and federal background checks. Walnut Hill does not provide visa sponsorship.
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