Part-Time Private Violin, Viola, or Cello Instructor
Company: Expressions Music Academy
Location: Reston
Posted on: May 15, 2022
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Job Description:
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*EXPRESSIONS MUSIC ACADEMY IS EXPANDING FROM DETROIT TO DC!*
In 2010, 24-year-old piano teacher, Jessica Schatz, did something
crazy and started up her own music school in the metro Detroit area
with less than five thousand dollars and her 50 students. 11 years,
5 locations, over 130 employees, and over 2,000 students later, she
is spreading the love and excitement of her company to the DC metro
area! With plans for multiple locations in Virginia and Maryland,
Expressions is primed to grow and is looking to hire exceptional
new instructors to teach the students in our DC schools.
*NOW HIRING VIOLIN, VIOLA, & CELLO INSTRUCTORS IN ANNANDALE, BURKE,
FAIRFAX, GREAT FALLS, HERNDON, MCLEAN, ROCKVILLE, & VIENNA*
*REQUIREMENTS*
* Preferably pursuing or obtained a university degree related to
strings or at least has received substantial training in stringed
instruments
* Experience teaching private music lessons to children and
adults
* Comfortable teaching a variety of styles and genres
* Planning to remain in the area and commit to this position for at
least a few years
* Organized, reliable, punctual
* Open to learning and growing with our community of amazing
instructors!
WHY MUSIC TEACHERS CHOOSE TO TEACH AT EXPRESSIONS:
*A CONSTANT FLOW OF NEW STUDENTS TO KEEP SCHEDULES AS FULL AS
POSSIBLE*
Over the course of the year, students can move or quit. This can
leave a teacher with gaps or holes in their schedule. At our
schools, we spend a lot of money on advertising and marketing
year-round to keep our teachers' schedules as full as possible. We
are continually registering new students for our private music
lessons even during typically slower registration months like June
and July.
UNLIKE internet referral services, it is in our best interest to
keep your schedule full! With the other companies, they want as
many teachers as possible in as many places as possible. They don't
care if you only have 2 students. We have to pay for studios and it
takes time and money to hire instructors. Therefore we want you to
have a full schedule and succeed as a music teacher! It is far
easier to support one teacher with a full schedule than it is to
support 15 teachers with a couple students each. *Our instructors
across the board maintain schedules each day that are 80-95%
full.*
*EXTRAS ARE TAKEN CARE OF - YOUR ONLY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO
TEACH*
Our organized and friendly administrative and management staff
handle all of the details. From scheduling to collecting fees to
organizing recitals. These details are handled by our
administrators, not the teacher. This means the teacher is free to
focus on teaching and not get bogged down by administration or
handling awkward situations in regard to tuition collection or
scheduling. Driving all over town for a couple lessons, trying to
remember who is months behind on tuition, and trying to protect
your time against student cancellations with no pay are all
problems of the past.
*PAID TRAINING, ONGOING COACHING, & BONUSES PROVIDED*
Expressions is one of those rare places that actually has a vision
statement which they live by and make decisions by every day. Our
vision is all about growth, and we believe in fostering an
environment of growth for _everyone_, teachers included. Whether
you have only taught a handful of students or have been teaching
for 50 years, we believe that you can grow and refine your skills
at our school without being put into a box or forced to follow any
certain curriculum. We have an abundance of resources and work
together as a team (we actually have teacher teams) to uphold and
continually raise EMA's reputation of excellence to what it is.
While we welcome all beginning students to our school, we don't
want to simply be a revolving door for them, but rather to create
an environment of long-term growth where they take lessons and
progress for years and years and years. We are revolutionizing the
music school industry with our inspiring teacher training and
incentive programs, and are always seeking teachers who are
open-minded to growth and improvement.
*OUR TEACHERS ARE EMPLOYEES*
Most music schools or stores hire their teachers as independent
contractors to come and go. At Expressions, our teachers are part
of our _family_, and so even if they only teach one day with us,
they are classified as an employee, which provides many benefits in
the case of seeking a car loan, home mortgage, or other
applications which look more favorably upon a consistent employee
job as opposed to a contractor position. Employee jobs are
sometimes hard to come by for professional musicians, so we are
proud to offer this benefit! Our teachers are conveniently paid via
direct deposit every two weeks.
*YOUR TIME IS RESPECTED AND YOU ARE PAID WHEN STUDENTS CANCEL
LATE*
Our teachers are paid when students do not provide 24-hour notice.
Even when they DO provide 24-hour notice, we do our best to book a
make-up lesson in that spot so that you are still paid. Our
teachers are very comfortable knowing how much income they will
make in any given month.
*NO HAVING TO COME IN FOR EXTRA MAKE-UP LESSONS*
Make-ups only occur within your regular teaching schedule; no
make-ups on random days and times. Students sign up for make-up
lessons over other students' absences. This means when one of your
students is absent, we turn that lesson time into an available
make-up time for another student. The system is flexible for our
students and families and means you never have to worry about
setting aside time outside of your regular schedule for make-ups,
or teaching an unpaid make-up lesson.
*USE THE MATERIALS YOU LIKE BEST*
There is no mandated school-wide curriculum or set of method books.
Unlike many other music schools or stores, we are not looking to
sell any merchandise or books. We trust our teachers at EMA to be
experts in their fields, and encourage them to use the materials
they think are best for each individual student.
*WE ORDER YOUR STUDENTS' BOOKS FOR YOU*
We take care of all book ordering and can order whatever you like
for your students! So when your student needs a new book or sheet
music, just fill out our quick online Material Request form, and
we'll take care of it for you and get it into your hands within a
week!
*STUDENT RECITALS*
All recitals are completely organized and run by EMA staff and are
offered every month. We have a beautiful concert venue in Novi and
our administrative team takes care of all logistics from helping
students sign up to the physical set-up/breakdown, as well as
everything involved with the post-recital reception.
*COMFORTABLE AND PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ENVIRONMENT*
We provide our teachers with a beautiful, comfortable, spacious
teaching space. All of our locations are incredibly clean, new, and
well-maintained with ample waiting room for all students, as well
as large, comfortable teaching rooms. Plus, we have coffee, WIFI,
and a teacher's lounge for making copies, socializing, or taking
breaks.
*ALWAYS KNOW YOUR SCHEDULE WITH OUR ONLINE SCHEDULING SYSTEM*
Access your updated schedule, absences, make-ups, etc. online
through our teacher app at all times. Our teacher app is incredibly
easy to navigate and allows teachers to always be kept up to date
on their students and schedule from home or on-the-go or wherever
you are. Plus every time a student enrolls or drops or changes
their schedule, you will immediately be sent an email and text
notification, and your schedule automatically updated.
*MOTIVATE YOUR STUDENTS WITH OUR LEVEL UP PROGRAM*
Our Level Up program and app is incredibly customizable for
teachers and very motivating for students. The Level Up app help
keep things organized and provides an easy way for parents to see
their child's progress. If you've ever wanted a way to inspire
students to practice harder, make more progress, and get parents on
board like never before, this is it! Our students remain in lessons
longer and achieve higher because of this program, which is so
flexible and easy for teachers to use.
*TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR GIANT LIBRARY OF MUSIC*
Finding repertoire at EMA is easy. All of our teachers have access
to our huge library of sheet music and songbooks. The contents of
the library can also be viewed through our Teacher Portal from home
or wherever you are, meaning you won't have to comb through stacks
of books to find what you're looking for.
*FRIENDLY COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES*
We are constantly creating opportunities for instructors and staff
to get to know one another and support one another. One of the
greatest resources available at EMA is membership in a huge,
friendly, chatty community of other teaching professionals. When
new teachers are hired at EMA, they are placed onto a Teacher Team
to make it even more fun!
*RESPECT AND APPRECIATION*
Excellent teachers don't grow on trees. We truly value and respect
each one of our instructors. Feel free to ask for references from
other current instructors. They love it here!
*CURRENT TEACHER REVIEWS: *
As a piano teacher for some thirty years now, I've found
Expressions Music Academy to be an outstanding venue to do what I
love to do--teach! The atmosphere is vibrant with music, and
excited children of all ages and ethnicities scurry the
brightly-colored, decorated halls. The support staff is friendly,
competent, and efficient in handling the steady influx of new
students. Their hard work allows teachers the freedom to
concentrate their energies on doing what they do best. As one of
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