Tune Up Philly Teaching Artists

Hiring: Teaching Artists for Group Class Instruction on Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Guitar

Job Opening for 2025-26 season faculty and substitute teachers:
After-school operations throughout Philadelphia.

Program Mission:

The mission of PYO Music Institute’s (PYOMI) Tune Up Philly-Orchestral Pathways Program offers programming in under-served neighborhoods by keeping children engaged in success through weekday out-of-school hours music instruction.  Through its Tune Up Philly program, the PYOMI organization believes and demonstrates annually that music education is a powerful vehicle for children to master skills that will enable them to acquire valuable tools for cooperative learning, teamwork, academic success and self-esteem.

Employment Offerings:

- Performances at the Kimmel Center and Temple’s Performing Arts Center

- Full Calendar year of contracted teaching commitments

- Develop opportunities to increase your visibility and influence in the performing arts

- Learn from a core group of experienced educators in effective urban approaches and networking throughout the PYOMI calendar of operations and professional development

Responsibilities:

- Unwavering commitment to the calendar of operations, concerts, rehearsals, and communication requests.

- Coordinate with program faculty to meet student learning benchmarks and carry out shared pedagogical approaches
- Develop creative and challenging lesson plans in advance of daily classes with regular staff meetings
- Learn, understand, and represent the program’s philosophies of uplifting youths, families, and communities through the pursuit of musical excellence

- Lead group classes for students in grades 2nd and up, assist with ensemble rehearsals and program events
- Participate in program events such as professional development and concerts

- Have the ability to solely manage a classroom of students and commitment to a calendar year

- Have the ability to report directly to Tune Up Philly director and respond to all correspondence in a timely fashion

Qualifications:

- Passion for music and the arts as a vehicle for positive social change

- Excellent musicianship with emphasis on multi-instrumental competency

- At least two years teaching experience with beginners and in group classes
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
- Ability to be flexible and capable of working in challenging environments

- Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills
- Strong knowledge of standard music pedagogy
- Ability to oversee groups of children and teenagers
- Four-year undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required; post-graduate degree, certifications, or equivalent experience a plus
- Experience teaching more than one instrument a plus

- Must have up to date FBI, PA Police Background and Pennsylvania Childline clearances

- Experience teaching in out of school time settings (afterschool, summer) a plus

Compensation:

$50 per hour for After-school Group Class instruction, each instructional day offers at least two hours of instruction per day.

Please send a resume with references and cover letter to Paul Smith, Director of Tune Up Philly, at: [email protected]. For more information, visit www.PYOMusic.org.