Faculty Piano Instructor

Full-Time Piano Instructor — Brownsville Piano Studio
Brownsville, TX | Full-time | $40,000–$45,000/year with guaranteed annual raises

Who we are

Brownsville Piano Studio is a growing music school with one conviction at its center: a child who loves music will outlast a child who only fears the teacher. We teach through structured play — real technique, real standards, built on top of joy rather than instead of it. Our students perform, compete, and stay for years. Our families call the studio a second home. We intend to keep it that way.

Who we're looking for

A pianist who teaches with soul and structure. You meet each student where they are, you make the first lessons genuinely fun on purpose, and then you layer in the technique and discipline that turn play into skill. You care about doing this work well — we believe competence is a moral duty, and we hire people who feel the same. If your teaching style is drilling notes until the joy leaves the room, we're not the studio for you, and that's okay.

What the position looks like

Teach private lessons (30, 45, and 60 minutes) and weekly group classes, inheriting an established roster of students from day one — you start with a studio, not an empty bookMonday–Friday schedule: mornings 10:00–1:00 and evenings 4:00–8:30 (Mon–Thu), with your midday break genuinely yours; approximately 34.5 scheduled hours per weekMornings blend teaching with the studio's inner life: administrative duties, program building, and your part in a clear, visionary plan for how this studio grows — this is a creative position, not just a teaching oneYour ideas are valid here. Every full-time instructor carries a Studio Portfolio: one named area of studio responsibility matched to your strengths (recruiting, events, festivals and competitions, family experience, and more), with real ownership behind it — we build roles around people, not people into slotsA studio year of two 17-week semesters plus recital weeks, an 8-week summer session, and roughly 6 weeks of paid studio closure annually — we built rest into the year on purposeWhat we offer

$40,000–$45,000 starting salary, commensurate with experience, with raises guaranteed in writing every year — no negotiating for what you've earnedYour own designated teaching studio and office with a well-maintained Yamaha or Baldwin uprightTwo weeks of paid temporary housing if you're relocating, while you find your own placeAnnual professional development fund ($350 for conference attendance; $500 if you present)Paid referrals for university accompanying work, and performance opportunities through our ClassiCulture Concert Series — if you want to keep performing, we'll keep you performingMonthly faculty seminar where our teachers teach each otherNo state income tax, in one of the most affordable cities in the country — this salary genuinely stretches hereInternational musicians on OPT or CPT are encouraged to apply — for faculty who grow with us, work-visa sponsorship may be considered on a case-by-case basis.What we ask

A degree in piano performance, piano pedagogy, or music education (Master's preferred), or equivalent professional experienceDemonstrated experience teaching children — including beginners, including group settingsWarmth, patience, and standards, in that order and all threeAll positions contingent on a background check; our instructors work with childrenTo apply

Apply through our short application form: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPoxCTh4Wfnf4vUVpen7q9SvE_9tjSszodCh_YH7Q03P60aA/viewform?usp=header]. It includes the one question we care about most — tell us honestly why you teach. Video of your teaching is required.

Pay: From $40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Employee assistance programEmployee discountPaid time offPaid trainingProfessional development assistanceTravel reimbursementWork Location: In person