String Music Instructor

Great Lakes Center for the Arts seeks a full-time String Music Instructor to join the Dorothy Gerber Strings Program, with the primary responsibilities of teaching in classroom and private lesson contexts. Other skills and abilities that could serve DGSP’s mission would be openly considered. You would work with a team of teachers, yet have a significant amount of independence as you serve students in multiple communities in the beautiful Northern Michigan area. If you are passionate about music education and are looking to join a multi-layered program to fulfill that calling, we’d like to meet you.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Work within the DGSP mission and strategic plan, under the supervision of the DGSP Director
• Teach classroom strings in multiple schools, including beginning students through high school
• Teach private lessons on at least one stringed instrument
• Work with the DGSP team to recruit new students
• Represent the DGSP within the community by being a responsible citizen and an active advocate of the DGSP
• Teach at DGSP summer programs, including camps and the Summer School of Music
• Assist with equipment setup and teardown for classes, lessons, rehearsals, concerts, recitals, and other events
• Maintain instrument skills by practicing and performing
• Contribute additional, relevant expertise to DGSP, including possibilities such as:
o Performing in The Cummings Quartet, DGSP’s professional ensemble
o Teaching Suzuki private and group classes
o Instrument repair, inventory and coordinating rental arrangements
o Arranging/composing music for DGSP use
o Accompanying (piano) for rehearsals, recitals and concerts
o Assisting with public relations and recruiting, possibly contributing to social media, photography, speaking to groups, etc.
o Conducting the Dorothy Gerber Youth Orchestra
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned