Music Tech Teaching Artist

Please complete your application by using the 23-24 Teaching Artist application at ymf.org/teaching-artist... YMF’s Teaching Artists are at the heart of our organization's mission by providing tuition-free weekly music instruction to students and community members. Reporting to the Community Programs Manager, the Music Tech Teaching Artist is responsible for teaching music tech/production at the YMF Center for Music and Creative Technologies (CMCT). You are: • A music producer/engineer experienced in working with students from diverse and/or underserved communities in a classroom or group setting • Well-versed and able to teach music production and composition with the following programs: Ableton Live, Logic, and BandLab • Able to challenge Eurocentric structures inherent in the music education system and actively explore traditional and modern intersections of music across cultural perspectives • Knowledgeable of a variety of culturally responsive repertoire, curriculum, and pedagogy • Experienced with classroom management and organizational techniques that emphasize a positive, anti-bias, and restorative justice approach to supporting students • An effective communicator with excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written) and have the ability to excel as part of a team Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Maintain a safe and nurturing environment for students • Develop and facilitate lessons in music tech/production • Track and maintain student attendance as required • Create detailed substitute lesson plans and arrange for substitute coverage as needed • Facilitate setup/cleanup of classrooms for lessons as needed • Preparing students for a culminating project at the end of each term • Additional duties as required