Music Lesson Instructor - Saxophone

Major Areas of Responsibility

Teach individual saxophone lessons, as needed, to music majors and non-majors.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Music Performance
• 3-5 years experience teaching saxophone lessons to college-age students
• Experience in professional performance activities
• Willingness to teach all levels of students from beginning to advanced
• Willingness to work with ensemble directors in order to help support student participation in ensembles
• Evidence of being capable of creating an inspiring and productive teaching environment
• Willingness and ability to accommodate students' needs of individual learning styles
• Ability to teach students who enroll in Music 331/332 or 431/432 for a full credit and a letter grade, in coordination with the Chair of the Department
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion in repertory, for example, music composed by women, historically and geographically underrepresented identity groups, and unfamiliar musics (old and new)
• Commitment to inclusive excellence in teaching

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of an active performance schedule
• Interest and/or experience in teaching saxophone in a liberal arts context

Core Competencies

• Superb musicianship
• Understands, values, and respects diversity as an individual, in a team, and within groups while fostering an inclusive and supportive environment
• Good communications skills
• Dependability

Additional Information

• This is a part-time opportunity.
• Lesson instructors are at-will employees and are compensated $1000/semester per student for 10 one-hour lessons and $500/semester per student for 10 one-half-hour lessons.
• For the first semester only, candidates will be paid for a minimum of three students whether or not three students enroll.
• Candidates are also eligible, by application and pending budgetary approval, to earn additional income by offering masterclasses, recitals, or serving as ringers in other campus ensembles as needed.
• All lessons will take place in person, though music lesson instructors are normally able to arrange their lessons into one or two morning/afternoons of teaching per week.

Application Instructions

• Electronic applications only.
• Please submit as a single document with the following application materials (PDF or MSWord): CV or resume, teaching philosophy statement, links to websites and/or online resources with representative examples of your performances and/or teaching.
• Two written letters of recommendation may be sent directly to Alice Resker, Academic Department Coordinator: aresker@holycross.edu
• Please direct any questions to Jessica Waldoff, Chair, Department of Music, College of the Holy Cross: jwaldoff@holycross.edu.
• Interviews will be conducted remotely.

Weekly Hours

0

Annual Work Schedule

Not specified

Additional Information

• To review our generous benefits options, please review our detailed information here or check out our Benefits at a Glance.
• The College also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the hiring process in compliance with law.
• Please contact Human Resources for questions or to request an accommodation via email at hr@holycross.edu, or by calling 508-793-3391.
• The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning Equal Opportunity in the workplace.