Music Teacher
About The Position
Peabody School seeks an experienced, creative, energetic, collaborative educator to serve as a music teacher beginning in August 2026. Duties & Responsibilities: Understands the academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners, and creates a learning environment that allows them the opportunity to activate their creativity and ingenuity Designs and implements a music curriculum to ensure that all students become proficient in music, with particular emphasis on differentiation to meet the needs of all students Instills a love and appreciation for music through a comprehensive and sequential music curriculum Is enthusiastic, creative, and dynamic, and enjoys working with students of all ages Seeks advanced materials and unusual opportunities for his/her students and implements a broad repertoire of teaching skills and techniques Differentiates instruction by content, process, and product Works with students with varied learning styles and levels of mastery Facilitates, monitors, and assesses student learning appropriately and effectively Creates and maintains a learning environment with high standards of student behavior, in which all students are actively engaged and are contributing members H as extensive knowledge about both the use and production of music in an educational setting Keeps informed on the latest practices, teaching methods, and programs related to music Seek advanced materials and unusual opportunities for his/her students and implement a broad repertoire of teaching skills and techniques Aids students in developing music literacy skills while introducing them to a variety of different instruments and genres of music
Requirements
- Must have previous classroom experience in teaching music
- Experience designing and implementing music curriculum
- Strong instructional and classroom management skills
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in education or music education
- Experience teaching in elementary education in a public or private school
- Experience working with academically advanced children
- Experience with Orff or Kodaly practices
- Is able to play through most of book 1 (Essential Elements and Standards of Excellence) on the following instruments: (violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, alto sax, trombone, trumpet, baritone, French horn)
- Is proficient in piano and guitar
Responsibilities
- Understands the academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners
- Creates a learning environment that allows students the opportunity to activate their creativity and ingenuity
- Designs and implements a music curriculum to ensure that all students become proficient in music
- Differentiates to meet the needs of all students
- Instills a love and appreciation for music through a comprehensive and sequential music curriculum
- Seeks advanced materials and unusual opportunities for his/her students
- Implements a broad repertoire of teaching skills and techniques
- Differentiates instruction by content, process, and product
- Works with students with varied learning styles and levels of mastery
- Facilitates, monitors, and assesses student learning appropriately and effectively
- Creates and maintains a learning environment with high standards of student behavior
- Keeps informed on the latest practices, teaching methods, and programs related to music
- Aids students in developing music literacy skills while introducing them to a variety of different instruments and genres of music
