Community Embedded Musician - Teaching Artist

The Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement initiatives aim to engage the diverse communities of Houston through a wide range of programs. We are seeking versatile and passionate violin teaching artists to join our team as Community-Embedded Musicians.

Requirements

• Deliver engaging and effective violin instruction to small or large groups of elementary or middle school students
• Create inclusive and supportive learning and performance environments
• Collaborate with program managers and other faculty/teaching artists to shape and implement curriculum for lesson plans
• Perform in chamber ensembles with tailored and interactive programs
• Work in hospitals, using music to provide comfort and healing to patients and their families
• Participate in program evaluations and assessments
• Attend professional learning sessions to enhance teaching skills
• Maintain professional and prompt communication with the Symphony’s staff team
• Identify and report any challenges that need to be rectified proactively

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off