Music Teacher

Peabody School seeks an experienced, creative, energetic, collaborative educator to serve as a music teacher beginning in August 2026.   

Duties & Responsibilities:

Understands the academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners, and creates a learning environment that allows them the opportunity to activate their creativity and ingenuity

Designs and implements a music curriculum to ensure that all students become proficient in music, with particular emphasis on differentiation to meet the needs of all students

Instills a love and appreciation for music through a comprehensive and sequential music curriculum

Is enthusiastic, creative, and dynamic, and enjoys working with students of all ages

Seeks advanced materials and unusual opportunities for his/her students and implements a broad repertoire of teaching skills and techniques

Differentiates instruction by content, process, and product

Works with students with varied learning styles and levels of mastery

Facilitates, monitors, and assesses student learning appropriately and effectively

Creates and maintains a learning environment with high standards of student behavior, in which all students are actively engaged and are contributing members

Has extensive knowledge about both the use and production of music in an educational setting

Keeps informed on the latest practices, teaching methods, and programs related to music

Seek advanced materials and unusual opportunities for his/her students and implement a broad repertoire of teaching skills and techniques

Aids students in developing music literacy skills while introducing them to a variety of different instruments and genres of music 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in education or music education 


• Experience teaching in elementary education in a public or private school 


• Experience working with academically advanced children 


• Experience with Orff or Kodaly practices


• Is able to play through most of book 1 (Essential Elements and Standards of Excellence) on the following instruments:  (violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, alto sax, trombone, trumpet, baritone, French horn)


• Is proficient in piano and guitar
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Must have previous classroom experience in teaching music


• Experience designing and implementing music curriculum


• Strong instructional and classroom management skills