Digital Music Production Instructor Opportunities

About the role

Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide digital music production enrichment services for K–12 students.

Teaching Mode

In Person

Grade Levels

• Elementary
• Middle
• High School

Schedule

Typically 1–4 instructional service hours per week after school

Program Length

Commonly approximately 10 weeks per assignment

Start Dates

Opportunities become available throughout the school year

Compensation

Typical compensation of $50+ per completed instructional service hour, depending on assignment scope, experience, location, schedule, and agreed compensation

Assignment Scope

• Plan and facilitate engaging, age-appropriate digital music production sessions
• Introduce students to beat-making, digital recording, music composition, and audio production through project-based learning
• Adapt instruction based on student experience levels, available technology, software platforms, site requirements, and assignment objectives
• Guide students in creating original beats, songs, podcasts, soundtracks, remixes, or other digital audio projects, where applicable
• Introduce students to digital audio workstations (DAWs) such as BandLab, Soundtrap, GarageBand, or similar platforms
• Support students in recording, editing, arranging, mixing, and exporting audio projects appropriate to the assignment
• Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and age-appropriate learning environment
• Exercise professional judgment when adapting instruction based on available equipment, student ability, technology limitations, school policies, copyright considerations, and assignment requirements
• Communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns with Concorde and school staff, as appropriate
• Complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session
• Follow applicable site safety, visitor, technology, internet-use, emergency, and student-protection procedures

EXAMPLE PROGRAM TOPICS

• Beat-making and rhythm fundamentals
• Looping, sampling, and layering sounds using approved resources
• Melody, harmony, chord progressions, and song structure
• Recording vocals or instruments where equipment and assignment scope permit
• Audio editing, arranging, and sequencing
• Basic mixing concepts, including levels, balance, panning, and effects
• Exporting, sharing, and presenting completed music projects
• Creativity, collaboration, digital citizenship, and responsible use of music technology

Qualifications

• At least 60 college credits, where required by the applicable assignment or site
• Experience using BandLab, Soundtrap, GarageBand, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, or similar digital audio software
• Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, or leading activities with school-age students
• Strong communication, organization, classroom facilitation, and technology troubleshooting skills
• Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable
• Familiarity with Chromebooks, laptops, web-based applications, audio equipment, headphones, microphones, MIDI controllers, or related music-production technology

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

• Assignments may utilize school-provided computers, Chromebooks, headphones, microphones, MIDI devices, digital audio workstations, curriculum resources, lesson plans, project guidelines, and other instructional technology where available
• Contractors may use their own instructional methods and materials when appropriate, safe, age-appropriate, lawful, properly licensed, and consistent with the assignment scope and site requirements
• Contractors are responsible for ensuring that any music, samples, loops, software, or instructional materials they introduce are appropriately licensed or otherwise authorized for educational use and comply with applicable copyright laws, platform terms of use, and school policies
• Purchases requiring reimbursement must be approved in writing by Concorde before they are incurred

Application and Onboarding

• Applicants selected to move forward may be invited to create a contractor profile and complete any required onboarding steps
• Applying, interviewing, receiving an invitation to create a profile, creating a profile, or completing onboarding does not guarantee selection, placement, or future assignment opportunities
• Potential assignments are subject to assignment fit, agreed compensation, completion of required onboarding, applicable background-check review, Fair Chance or pre-adverse action procedures where required, site-specific clearance requirements, and final written confirmation from Concorde Education
• Some assignments may require background-check authorization, fingerprinting, agency clearance, site-specific documentation, identification badges, or other compliance steps before services may begin

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Concorde Education considers contractor applicants without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law and is committed to respectful, inclusive, and student-centered programming.