Private Lessons Drums Faculty Substitute-Mountain View – Sign-on Bonus $500
Top Benefits
About the role
Category Teaching
Employee Type Part-time, Hourly, Non-Exempt
Offer Salary $35-$55/hour depending on experience; Sign-on Bonus of $500
Experience Minimum 2 years of music teaching experience
How to apply
Summary : The Community School of Music and Arts is looking for a motivated, experienced, and engaging Drums instructor to join our teaching faculty! This part-time, hourly substitute teaching assignment of six weeks begins November 10, 2025, at our primary Finn Center campus in Mountain View. The role involves teaching in-person private drum lessons to children and adults in a supportive and creative environment.
Qualified candidates will have the opportunity for additional teaching assignments subject to need once the substitute teaching assignment concludes.
Skills/Qualifications
- Thorough knowledge of the principles and practical aspects of private music instruction and a solid understanding of percussion pedagogy.
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in performance and/or music education with an emphasis in Percussion.
- Proven success in teaching in a private studio.
- Experience and interest in teaching students of all ages, abilities, and interest levels, with an emphasis on appreciation and enjoyment of music.
- Demonstrated success teaching beginning-level students preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Ability to teach and converse comfortably with diverse groups of people.
- The ability to communicate in a positive and consistent way with parents, students, and administration.
- Performing experience preferred.
Education
- BA in Music or Music Education.
- Preference will be given to those who have specialized in percussion
Work Environment
- Recruiting, scheduling, billing and customer service are handled by a full-time staff.
- Staff takes into account the individual teaching philosophy of each teacher when placing students.
Benefits Include
- Paid Sick Leave accrual
Schedule
- Up to 30 hours of teaching per week for the substitute assignment
- Teaching days – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – 2:30 onwards; Saturday, and Sunday – 9:30 onwards
To Apply Please submit cover letter and resume to jobs@arts4all.org; with “ Private Lessons Drums Faculty – Substitute (Mountain View) – Sign-on Bonus $500 ” as the subject line.
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About Community School of Music and Arts
The Community School of Music and Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit center for arts education, serving Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto and over 20 other Bay Area communities. CSMA is Northern California’s largest nonprofit provider of arts education programs. With a $6 million budget and 160-member staff and faculty, we are one of the ten largest community schools in the United States.
CSMA is dedicated to making the arts and arts education accessible to all, regardless of age, skill level, background or financial means. We are proud that each and every one of our programs are designed to provide the opportunity for meaningful engagement in the arts to those who would otherwise have no access. Every day we see the power of the arts to inspire people to discover their passions and become fully engaged in the world around them.
Headquartered in Finn Center in Mountain View, CSMA serves over 28,000 people through on-site and off-site programs each year. Financial aid, scholarships and program subsidies are available for all CSMA programs.
CSMA programs include: *Art4Schools and Music4Schools provide art and music classes to over 18,000 students at 50+ schools in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.
*The Music School provides on-site private lessons, classes and workshops in over 20 instruments.
*The Art School offers a professional quality art studio environment for students of all skill levels and interests.
*Preschool Programs (both on-site and off-site) provide art and music curriculum to children ages 18 months-5 years.
*The Special Needs Program delivers art, music and dance classes for teens with autism and developmentally disabled adults.
*The Community Concert Series in Tateuchi Hall brings free, world-class music events to the general public every month.
*Free art exhibitions in Mohr Gallery showcase emerging and established visual artists with artist talks, receptions and workshops.
Private Lessons Drums Faculty Substitute-Mountain View – Sign-on Bonus $500
Top Benefits
About the role
Category Teaching
Employee Type Part-time, Hourly, Non-Exempt
Offer Salary $35-$55/hour depending on experience; Sign-on Bonus of $500
Experience Minimum 2 years of music teaching experience
How to apply
Summary : The Community School of Music and Arts is looking for a motivated, experienced, and engaging Drums instructor to join our teaching faculty! This part-time, hourly substitute teaching assignment of six weeks begins November 10, 2025, at our primary Finn Center campus in Mountain View. The role involves teaching in-person private drum lessons to children and adults in a supportive and creative environment.
Qualified candidates will have the opportunity for additional teaching assignments subject to need once the substitute teaching assignment concludes.
Skills/Qualifications
- Thorough knowledge of the principles and practical aspects of private music instruction and a solid understanding of percussion pedagogy.
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in performance and/or music education with an emphasis in Percussion.
- Proven success in teaching in a private studio.
- Experience and interest in teaching students of all ages, abilities, and interest levels, with an emphasis on appreciation and enjoyment of music.
- Demonstrated success teaching beginning-level students preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Ability to teach and converse comfortably with diverse groups of people.
- The ability to communicate in a positive and consistent way with parents, students, and administration.
- Performing experience preferred.
Education
- BA in Music or Music Education.
- Preference will be given to those who have specialized in percussion
Work Environment
- Recruiting, scheduling, billing and customer service are handled by a full-time staff.
- Staff takes into account the individual teaching philosophy of each teacher when placing students.
Benefits Include
- Paid Sick Leave accrual
Schedule
- Up to 30 hours of teaching per week for the substitute assignment
- Teaching days – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – 2:30 onwards; Saturday, and Sunday – 9:30 onwards
To Apply Please submit cover letter and resume to jobs@arts4all.org; with “ Private Lessons Drums Faculty – Substitute (Mountain View) – Sign-on Bonus $500 ” as the subject line.
back to Job opportunities
About Community School of Music and Arts
The Community School of Music and Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit center for arts education, serving Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto and over 20 other Bay Area communities. CSMA is Northern California’s largest nonprofit provider of arts education programs. With a $6 million budget and 160-member staff and faculty, we are one of the ten largest community schools in the United States.
CSMA is dedicated to making the arts and arts education accessible to all, regardless of age, skill level, background or financial means. We are proud that each and every one of our programs are designed to provide the opportunity for meaningful engagement in the arts to those who would otherwise have no access. Every day we see the power of the arts to inspire people to discover their passions and become fully engaged in the world around them.
Headquartered in Finn Center in Mountain View, CSMA serves over 28,000 people through on-site and off-site programs each year. Financial aid, scholarships and program subsidies are available for all CSMA programs.
CSMA programs include: *Art4Schools and Music4Schools provide art and music classes to over 18,000 students at 50+ schools in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.
*The Music School provides on-site private lessons, classes and workshops in over 20 instruments.
*The Art School offers a professional quality art studio environment for students of all skill levels and interests.
*Preschool Programs (both on-site and off-site) provide art and music curriculum to children ages 18 months-5 years.
*The Special Needs Program delivers art, music and dance classes for teens with autism and developmentally disabled adults.
*The Community Concert Series in Tateuchi Hall brings free, world-class music events to the general public every month.
*Free art exhibitions in Mohr Gallery showcase emerging and established visual artists with artist talks, receptions and workshops.