Hiring Procedures and Requirements
Community Music School offers private instruction in most band and
orchestra instruments, piano, voice, guitar, and hammer dulcimer,
as well as Music First classes based on Gordon Music Learning Theory,
and Kindermusik. Also offered are DrumSticks, Fiddles 'n' Strums,
and Kids Choir. CMS hires based on resume, interview, performance,
and sample lesson. Prospective faculty with at least the following
qualifications may submit resumes at any time:
Bachelor’s degree in music
Proficiency and continuing performance on major instrument(s)
Three years teaching experience
Two professional references available for contact by the CMS
CURRENT HIRING NEEDS [as of May 10, 2010]
piano [Hastings]
brass and woodwinds [Hastings]
piano [Marshall]
Prospective Faculty FAQ's
• What is the current rate of pay?
$8.30 each for 20-minute lessons, and $23.55/hr for all other lessons.
Class rates are $26.80 and $29.55. The IRS gets its cut, which benefits
the faculty, as they do not pay self-employment tax on this income.
Pay is biweekly.
• Are there opportunities for students and faculty to
perform?
Each CMS site offers monthly Spotlight Recitals as well as a Fall
Festival and a Share-A-Thon in the spring. Students are encouraged
to perform often to improve their skills. Faculty are expected to
perform to keep up their skills, though it need not be at the CMS.
CMS recitals are for CMS students and faculty only, unless the visiting
performer is an accompanist or part of an ensemble.
• Will I be evaluated?
Teacher evaluations are done by the CMS Director within the first
year of employment and afterwards as needed. CMS families also evaluate
their teachers once a year. The Director is available by comment
card, email, and phone to discuss concerns about and with faculty.
• When can I start?
It is sometimes hard to get started in your teaching studio if you
live out of town and have a high minimum number of students you
require to make the trip. Our business is a demand business, and
even names on a waitlist do not guarantee students.
• Can I teach at any CMS site?
When hired for CMS, you are welcome to teach in any site without
another interview, if the need for your services arises.
• Are faculty paid for missed lessons?
Faculty are paid for a lesson they miss when it is made up. If a
student cancels, the faculty is paid when the lesson was scheduled,
and are asked to make up one student-canceled lesson per semester
per student, schedule permitting. Faculty are paid for no-shows,
and the lesson is not made up. There are make up weeks at the end
of Fall and Winter semesters, and other times can be arranged as
well.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Resumes may be sent to:
Community Music School
P.O. Box 1613
Battle Creek, MI 49016
Attn: Nancy D. Brown, Director
For more information:
269.963.1911 ext 2502
nbrown@musiccenterscmi.com
