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Suzuki Cello/Violin/or Viola Teacher- Part Time

Location: West Barnstable & Falmouth, MA
Posting Date: New on Mar 3 2010

Description: The Cape Cod Conservatory of Music and Arts is leading arts education school on Cape Cod. We are housed in two campuses with eighteen individual studios, two small ensemble/classrooms and two orchestra halls. Our programs include private lessons, ensembles, large concert band, jazz and rock groups, early childhood, Suzuki, and community outreach.

Duties: Establish Suzuki program for Cello/Violin/or Viola. Duties include teaching private lessons, group classes and introductory classes as well as recital participation.

Qualifications: Minimum Bachelors Degree in Music; minimum Level II registered SAA training in cello/violin/or viloa

Salary: Please contact for details

Contact: Kevin M Howard
Cape Cod Conservatory of Music and Arts
2235 Iyannough Road
West Barnstable, MA 02668

Phone: 508-362-2772
Email: [javascript protected email address]

Website: www.capecodconservatory.org

Suzuki Cello/Violin/or Viola Teacher- Part Time

Location: West Barnstable & Falmouth, MA
Posting Date: New on Mar 3 2010

Description: The Cape Cod Conservatory of Music and Arts is leading arts education school on Cape Cod. We are housed in two campuses with eighteen individual studios, two small ensemble/classrooms and two orchestra halls. Our programs include private lessons, ensembles, large concert band, jazz and rock groups, early childhood, Suzuki, and community outreach.

Duties: Establish Suzuki program for Cello/Violin/or Viola. Duties include teaching private lessons, group classes and introductory classes as well as recital participation.

Qualifications: Minimum Bachelors Degree in Music; minimum Level II registered SAA training in cello/violin/or viloa

Salary: Please contact for details

Contact: Kevin M Howard
Cape Cod Conservatory of Music and Arts
2235 Iyannough Road
West Barnstable, MA 02668

Phone: 508-362-2772
Email: [javascript protected email address]

Website: www.capecodconservatory.org

Suzuki Violin, Cello, and Piano Teachers

Location: Buffalo, NY
Posting Date: New on Mar 1 2010

Description: Celebrating 40 years of musical excellence, Buffalo Suzuki Strings is a not-for-profit music program with 300 violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, and classical guitar students. Infant/Toddler, Repertory and Enrichment classes are offered. Work in a well-established, nurturing, supportive environment in a beautiful building.

Duties: Private and group lessons, beginning, intermediate, and advanced. Two 16-week terms plus 8-week summer session.

Qualifications: Bachelors in performance or music education required. SAA registered teacher training preferred. Additional training available.

Salary: Commensurate with experience. Health benefits.

Contact: Send resume and cover letter to Mary Cay Neal, 4 Webster Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120.

Phone: 716-743-8728
Email: [javascript protected email address]

Website: www.buffalosuzukistrings.org

Suzuki Violin Teacher

Location: Sault Sainte Marie, MI
Posting Date: New on Feb 22 2010

Description: Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) is a community arts center offering instruction in music, dance, theater and yoga for students of all ages. STARS is a program of the Soo Theatre Project, housed in the historic Soo Theatre complex.

Duties: Take over a growing program teaching Suzuki violin individual and group lessons and reading orchestra. Also opportunities exist to teach viola, cello, preschool music, and elementary summer arts camps.

Qualifications: Suzuki teacher training through Book 2 minimum; music degree preferred; Suzuki teaching experience.

Salary: Contracted position

Contact: Colleen Arbic, President of the STP Board of Directors
Soo Theatre Project, Inc.
534 Ashmun St.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

Email: [javascript protected email address]

Director, Aber Suzuki Center & ASI, College of Fine Arts & Comm.

Location: Stevens Point, WI
Posting Date: New on Feb 8 2010

Description: The Aber Suzuki Center (ASC) offers a year-round program that teaches music, using the Suzuki method, to 250 students from 30 cities in central Wisconsin. The curricular offerings include private instruction in violin, viola, cello, piano and voice; repertoire classes, weekly chamber music coaching, ASC String Orchestra, the Dolce Strings, the Central State Chamber Orchestra, and parent education. The ASC sponsors the American Suzuki Institute, an internationally acclaimed two-week summer program that is the oldest and largest Suzuki summer school outside Japan. The ASC also sponsors an SAA-approved long-term violin teacher training program, and co-sponsors the biannual International Research Symposium on Talent Education.

Duties: Administer all of the Aber Suzuki Center business and educational activities including program planning, implementation and evaluation; faculty recruitment, assignments and evaluation; budget planning and financial management; student recruitment; volunteer supervision; and promotional and public relation endeavors. The Director serves as a voting member of the American Suzuki Foundation Board of Directors, and is a member of the College of Fine Arts and Communication Executive Committee. The Director position includes administrative and teaching responsibilities. The teaching load is equivalent to a half-time position, and the Director supervises a staff equivalent to 6.5 full-time employees. During the summer institute, the Director oversees nearly 100 faculty, support staff and volunteers.

Qualifications: Bachelors required, Masters preferred. Commitment to the Suzuki philosophy with Suzuki training and teaching experience required. Preference given to teachers of instrument areas with potential for growth. Program administration experience is required, with a strong record of leadership skills and administrative accomplishments. Must possess a reputation for integrity, fairness and collaboration. Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, and the ability to cultivate relationships within the University, and at the local, national and international levels. Experience in recruiting and fundraising preferred. Commitment to promoting high standards of performance and achievement within the entire Suzuki community.

Salary: This is a full-time, 12 month appointment that reports to the Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication. Salary dependent on experience and includes the complete University of Wisconsin System benefits package.

Contact: Send letter of application; resume; transcripts; a list of 3-5 references providing names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses; and a video or DVD that includes a performance of one piece (or movement) from the Suzuki repertoire, a contrasting piece (or movement) from beyond the repertoire, and the candidate teaching two students at different levels of development (20 minutes maximum for the teaching portion) to:

Director Search & Screen Committee
Aber Suzuki Center
1800 Portage Street, Room 147
Stevens Point, WI 54481

Only complete application packages will be considered.

Questions should be directed to the Chairperson of the Search & Screen Committee,
Mary Hofer, 715-346-4921 or [javascript protected email address]

Deadline: The committee will begin reviewing applications on April 1, 2010. The search will continue until a successful candidate has been chosen.

Appointment date: August 16, 2010.

The University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, Vietnam era veterans, disabled veterans, and
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Employment will require a criminal background check.

Under a court approved settlement agreement and Wisconsin Statutes, we are required to provide a list of all nominees and applicants who have not requested in writing
(addressed to the UWSP Equity & Affirmative Action Office) that their identity not be revealed. Persons agreeing to be final candidates will have their identity revealed
as a final candidate.

Email: [javascript protected email address]

Suzuki Piano Teacher

Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Posting Date: New on Jan 25 2010

Description: Palm Beach Suzuki School of Music, a nonprofit school, is the largest Suzuki program in South Florida with over 120 (ages 2.5 to 18) students and 7 teachers in Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Guitar, and Piano. It has a very good reputation in the community and a very supportive Suzuki parent community. We are located down town of a small but vibrant city on the ocean.

Duties: Teach piano 20 plus hours per week. Group Classes. Accompanying.

Qualifications: Master’s Degree. Suzuki Association of the Americas registered training units ECC-Book 4 at minimum.

Salary: please contact for details

Contact: Robert T. Norvell, President of the PBSSM board and Executive Director .

Phone: 561-628-5264
Email: [javascript protected email address]

Suzuki Cello Teacher- Part Time

Location: East Providence, RI
Posting Date: New on Jan 21 2010

Description: The Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School is the education arm of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. We are housed in a new teaching and performance facility with over thirty individual studios, six small ensemble/classrooms and two large orchestra halls. Our programs include private lessons, chamber music, orchestral training, large wind ensembles, jazz and rock groups, early childhood and Suzuki, and community outreach.

Duties: Take over an existing cello studio currently with three full days of teaching. Duties include teaching private lessons, group classes and introductory classes as well as recital participation.

Qualifications: Minimum Bachelors Degree in Music; minimum Level II registered SAA training in cello

Salary: Please contact for details

Contact: Mychal Gendron, Suzuki Program Chair
RI Philharmonic Music School
667 Waterman Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914

Phone: 401-248-7020
Email: [javascript protected email address]

Website: www.riphil.org

Suzuki Violin Teacher (Part-time)

Location: Calgary, AB
Posting Date: Renewed on Jan 14 2010

Description: The Suzuki Talent Education Society offers Suzuki instruction in violin, viola, piano and early childhood education, and has played a vital role in Calgary’s musical environment for over 35 years.

Duties: Teach Suzuki violin individual and group lessons.

Qualifications: B.A. degree (required), M.M. degree (preferred) in music performance or music education with SAA registered Teacher Training Violin Books 1- 4. We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced applicants who have a love for children, desire to work with a teaching team, strong desire for continued learning and commit to Suzuki philosophy.

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications (based on education, training and experience).

Contact: Email resume, cover letter and references to Wan Tsai Chen, Artistic Director

Email: [javascript protected email address]

Website: www.suzukitalented.org

Suzuki Violin Teacher

Location: Memphis, TN
Posting Date: Renewed on Jan 13 2010

Description: The University of Memphis invites applicants for the following nine-month, faculty/staff position in the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music beginning August 2009.
The University of Memphis is a comprehensive urban university located in Memphis, one of the most musically active communities in the Mid-South.

Duties: Teach violin twenty-six hours per week. Teaching hours will be a combination of private lessons and group classes for Suzuki violin students. Administrative responsibilities include, but are not limited to: preparing for recitals, planning community outreaches and organizing student graduations.

Qualifications: Master’s Degree, preferably with Suzuki Violin Pedagogy emphasis. Suzuki Association of the Americas registered training Units ECC- Book 10 desired. Demonstrated success as a Suzuki Violin Teacher at all levels with minimum five years teaching experience.

Salary: Competitive, includes benefits.

Contact: Screening of the applicants will begin July 20, 2009, and may continue until the position is filled.
Candidate should go to http://workforum.memphis.edu to submit an application. Additional items required at time of application include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references with appropriate contact information. For information regarding this position, contact Samuel Sidhom, Chair, Suzuki Violin Search Committee, Community Music School.

Phone: 901-678-4244
Email: [javascript protected email address]

Suzuki Piano Teacher- Part-Time

Location: Newton, MA
Posting Date: New on Jan 13 2010

Description: The Suzuki School of Newton (SSN), a non-profit organization, was founded by Gwendoline Thornblade in 1986 with the mission to instill in children at an early age a love and respect for music that will enrich them throughout their lives. One of SSN’s key components is require students to take a solfege/music theory class as part of its core program and to provide students at the earliest levels with chamber music and orchestra opportunities.The school participates actively in the community through public concerts. Instrumental instruction spans a range of instruments: violin, viola, cello, flute, recorder, guitar, piano and harp. The school and Preschool have a total of 300 students and a team of 22 teachers and accompanists and a very active board of directors. Since September 2005, SSN is located in the Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada Street in Newtonville and is in close proximity to culturally rich downtown Boston.

Duties: Part-time Suzuki piano teacher to cover two month maternity leave from late April-June. May lead to possible permanent position. Additional summer teaching optional. Teaching schedule is for Tuesdays & Wednesdays from approximately 2:30-8:00 and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Qualifications: Must be registered Suzuki piano teacher for books 1-5 with SAA. Additional performance background a must and experience with both individual and group lessons.

Salary: $35-45 per hour, commensurate with experience

Contact: Ms. Sachiko Isihara, Executive Director, Suzuki School of Newton, PO Box 66022, Auburndale MA 02466. Send cover letter explaining extent of experience and resume. References, videotape of teaching and/or live audition will be requested following interview.

Phone: 617-964-4522
Fax: 617-969-8918
Email: [javascript protected email address]

Website: www.suzukinewton.org

Suzuki Violin Teacher

Location: Northbrook, IL
Posting Date: New on Jan 6 2010

Description: The Christopher Laughlin School of Music, located in the heart of Chicago’s affluent north suburbs, currently serves 300 students, offering lessons in guitar, piano, voice, bass, violin, viola and cello, along with Music Together® classes for pre-schoolers, and Suzuki® Talent Education.

Duties: Teach private violin lessons and group classes.

Qualifications: A Bachelor of Music is required. At minimum, candidate should have registered at least two of the Suzuki books with the SAA. A minimum of 3 years teaching experience preferred.

Salary: Negotiable

Contact: Please mail resume to Christopher Laughlin, Christopher Laughlin School of Music, 1955 Raymond Drive, Suite 113, Northbrook, IL 60062 or send via email.

Email: [javascript protected email address]

Website: www.laughlinschool.com

Suzuki Violin Teacher

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posting Date: Renewed on Dec 16 2009

Description: The Center for Young Musicians is a highly-regarded, 16-year old private music school north of Pittsburgh.

Duties: Teach students. Perform regularly for the school and in the community.

Qualifications: A Master of Music is required. At minimum, candidate should have registered at least two of the Suzuki books with the SAA. Candidates with experience in developing early childhood music literacy skills and leading such classes are preferred. A minimum of 3 years teaching experience required.

Salary: Salary commensurate with experience. Faculty meetings, recitals and special events are also paid. Company benefits, including health, life and disability, and a company retirement plan, are available.

Contact: Please mail resume to Center for Young Musicians, Instructor Search, 120 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090 or send via email to [javascript protected email address]

Email: [javascript protected email address]

Website: www.youngmusicians.org