Voice Instructors (PT)

The Old Town School of Folk Music seeks part-time voice teachers to teach private lessons and group classes at the Armitage and Lincoln Square locations.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Music Education or Music Performance preferred
• Minimum two years of teaching experience preferred
• Experience teaching private voice lessons and group classes preferred
• High level of musicianship and personal responsibility
• Ability to teach beginning through advanced levels required
• Experience teaching children and adults preferred
• Candidate with a knowledge of diverse vocal repertoire preferred
• Ability to teach online (Old Town School provides a Zoom account for online teaching) and in person at our multiple locations
• Multi-instrumentalist a plus

Discounts at the school and some voluntary benefits are available for part-time employees.

For consideration, please visit https://www.oldtownschool.org/... for information on submitting your resume.

About Old Town School of Folk Music

Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music (“OTSFM”) is the largest community school of the arts in the U.S. and a non-profit organization committed to celebrating American music and global cultures. Founded in 1957, Old Town School provides a wide range of music, dance, and arts courses to people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Whatever one's interest, Old Town School provides broad access to more than 700 weekly class offerings, a broad array of private lessons, and over 400 concerts and community events per year.

Old Town School of Folk Music opened its Lincoln Square facility in 1998 and expanded in 2012. The Old Town School operates two campuses located in Chicago's Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park neighborhoods that include world-class concert halls, classrooms, an award-winning music store, and a music resource center. Online classes were introduced in 2020 and students from nearly every state and a dozen countries participated over the course of the pandemic. Children's classes are also held at several suburban satellite locations. More information is available at oldtownschool.org

Equal Employment Opportunity

OTSFM is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. OTS strives to be an inclusive and equitable organization that is reflective of the diversity of the city of Chicago. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. This is critical to our success as a community focused organization.