Instructor of Music/Director of Bands, Full-Time Tenure Track - School of Art, Performance and ...

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Teaching lower division college courses in, but not limited to, Symphonic Band, Community Band, Jazz Band, Applied Brass, Woodwinds & Percussion, Music Appreciation, and other general education courses • Produce recitals and concerts; plan, promote and participate in student and faculty recitals and concerts • Supervise the use of performance venues on evenings and weekends for assigned performance projects • Participate in the activities associated with promoting a recital or concert, including, but not limited to, writing press releases, coordinating social media campaigns, and collaborating with the college’s public relations and marketing staff to develop a unified promotional approach for performances • Implement a fair and equitable audition process that provides performance opportunities for all interested students • Outreach and recruitment • Teach applied woodwinds, brass, and percussion • Maintain wind and percussion instrument inventory • Maintain sheet music library • Advancing equitable student learning through dedicated, exemplary instruction in accordance with established course outlines • Informing students of course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements • Preparing and grading class assignments and examinations and informing students of their academic progress • Maintaining attendance, scholastic, and other records and submitting them according to published policies and deadlines • Attending department, division, and college-wide meetings on a regular basis • Posting and holding sufficient and regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy • Developing, implementing, and assessing student-learning outcomes for courses and programs and using the results for improvement • Engaging in data inquiry and self-assessment to develop strategies for student success, persistence, and equity • Collaborating in the development and revision of curriculum and program review • Engaging in department program improvement initiatives • Participating in professional development activities, both departmental and college-wide, especially connected to closing disproportionate impact gaps and improving completion goals • Maintaining current knowledge in the subject matter area and effective teaching/learning strategies to meet the needs of all learning styles • Maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics • Engaging in the college’s participatory governance processes • Perform other duties as assigned • Education, experience and/or demonstrated success in teaching and conducting brass, wind and percussion-based ensembles at the college level • Education and/or experience in teaching brass, wind & percussion applied lessons • Current knowledge of traditional symphonic band repertoire as well as popular, modern, & film • Experience and/or willingness to participate in recruiting and community outreach activities • Current understanding of assessment processes for improving student success at the course, program, and degree level • Competent in new pedagogies, such as accelerated learning, supplemental instruction, on-line or hybrid teaching, and other pedagogies directed at improving student success and student equity • Recent experience working with African American/Black, Hispanic, Native American, and other minoritized students in the classroom, and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes • Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students • Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom • Experience and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in music, especially as it relates to the relevancy of music in students’ lives, interests, and communities • Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within coursework and the classroom • Demonstrated knowledge of the Hispanic-Serving designation for institutional, departmental, and instructional practices • Experience and demonstrated success in teaching and directing jazz ensembles • Demonstrated success in creating innovative partnerships with public schools and/or community musicians • Ability to develop curriculum or services that stress innovation and improve student equity • Enthusiasm for the learning process • Commitment to supportive relationships with students and colleagues • Capable of instructing using teaching methods that accommodate various student-learning styles • Participate in professional growth and remain current in subject area and major state initiatives • Ability to operate effectively in an environment of change and ambiguity • Vision and energy to plan and organize programs to enhance student success • Willingness to participate effectively in shared governance and to work collaboratively • Personal qualifications such as effective interpersonal communication skills, participation in community affairs, ability to conduct effective public presentations Only online application packets will be accepted including: • YCCD Administrative online application, including contact information for at least three professional references . In accordance with Board policy official offers of employment will be made only by the Chancellor or Vice Chancellor/Human Resources, YCCD.