Music Teacher

Job summary

Teach music lessons in students’ homes, the instructor’s studio, or online, using the academy’s flexible curriculum. Help students develop technique, theory, musicianship, creativity, repertoire, and performance skills while continuing to pursue personal performance and creative work.

Job details

Company Description Familiar Music Inc., led by founders Daniel Monte and Antonio Cocuzzo, brings over 30 years of combined experience as session musicians, artists, and instructors. The company has built a strong network of industry professionals who actively support and mentor students. At Familiar Music Academy, music is viewed as a meaningful and lifelong practice, and the curriculum is designed to help learners integrate music into their daily lives. Students receive comprehensive training in performance, composition, theory, harmony, and production. This holistic approach enables learners to develop lasting skills and creative forms of expression that continue beyond their time at the academy. TEACH MUSIC. BUILD YOUR CAREER. GROW WITH FMA. Join Familiar Music Academy At Familiar Music Academy (FMA), we believe great music teachers should have the freedom to teach, perform, create, and grow as musicians. We’re building a modern music academy for students and families and we’re looking for professional, university- and conservatory-trained musicians and educators who want to be part of it. WHY TEACH AT FMA? Competitive Pay Instructors start at $25/hour for in-studio lessons and $30/hour for in-home lessons, providing very competitive compensation when compared within the other schools in the regional market. Teach Your Way Contrary to traditional conservatory curriculum, FMA's flexible curriculum allows teachers to play into their own strengths and bring their own personality, experience, and teaching style to every lesson. FMA also prides itself on providing structure, direction, and consistency to all our teachers and students. A Curriculum Built for Real Musicians FMA’s curriculum is built around our Six Pillars of Music Education: 1. Technique 2. Theory & Harmony 3. Musicianship 4. Creative Studies 5. Repertoire 6. Performance Studies Students aren't simply taught to play songs. They develop the skills to understand, create, perform, and communicate through music. KEEP PERFORMING. KEEP CREATING. FMA is led by real working musicians and music professionals who understand that teaching and performing can and should exist together. We encourage our instructors to continue pursuing their own performance careers, creative projects, and professional development alongside teaching. Your experience as a performer makes you a better educator. And your experience as an educator makes you a better musician. We also actively seek paid performance opportunities for our instructors, alongside performance opportunities for our students. FLEXIBILITY THAT WORKS FOR YOU Teach in the format that fits your career and schedule: ● In the student's home ● In your own studio ● Online Our technology-driven systems handle scheduling and payments, helping reduce administrative work and allowing you to focus on what you do best: teaching music. Location We are currently hiring in the Vaughan area including the following zones Woodbridge Maple Kleinburg MORE THAN A TEACHING JOB FMA is building a community of musicians, students, performers, and educators. As an FMA instructor, you become part of an academy that values: ● High-level music education ● Creative freedom ● Performance ● Professional musicianship ● Community ● Modern technology ● Long-term student development If you're a musician who wants to teach without putting your own musical career on hold, FMA was built with you in mind.

What you’ll do

Teach music lessons in students’ homes, the instructor’s studio, or online, using the academy’s flexible curriculum. Help students develop technique, theory, musicianship, creativity, repertoire, and performance skills while continuing to pursue personal performance and creative work.

Requirements

The academy is seeking professional musicians and educators with university or conservatory training. Candidates should be able to teach music and bring their own strengths, experience, and teaching style to a structured but flexible curriculum.

Listed skills

• Organization · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Administrative · Preferred
• scheduling · Preferred
• Flexible · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Music Instruction
• Music Performance
• Music Composition
• Music Theory
• Harmony
• Music Production
• Technique
• Musicianship
• Creative Studies
• Repertoire Development
• Performance Studies
• Student Mentoring

Job areas

• Education
• Creative & Media
• Art & Design