Hill Spring International School is looking for a Guitar teacher for the Academic Year 2026-2027.
About the Role
Deliver an inquiry-based music curriculum that balances technical skill with the development of the IB Learner Profile for students grades 1-10.
Beyond teaching chords and theory, facilitate student agency by integrating guitar studies into broader transdisciplinary units and fostering international-mindedness through diverse musical genres.
A collaborative educator who can document the learning process, prepare students for school assemblies, competitions and annual days.
Inspire young risk-takers to express themselves creatively through performance and composition.
Responsibilities
- Deliver an inquiry-based music curriculum.
- Balance technical skill with the development of the IB Learner Profile.
- Facilitate student agency by integrating guitar studies into broader transdisciplinary units.
- Foster international-mindedness through diverse musical genres.
- Document the learning process.
- Prepare students for school assemblies, competitions, and annual days.
- Inspire young risk-takers to express themselves creatively through performance and composition.
Qualifications
- Instrumental Proficiency: Demonstrate advanced performance skills, across acoustic, electric, and classical guitar. Be able to train students as bass and lead guitarists as well.
- Music Theory & Notation: Fluency in reading and writing standard musical notation, including complex rhythm, harmony, and sight-reading.
- Educational Technology: Proficiency in digital music tools to support digital composition and editing.
- Pedagogical Knowledge: Experience with elementary-specific methods which emphasize hands-on, playful musical discovery.
Required Skills
- Advanced performance skills on various types of guitar.
- Fluency in music theory and notation.
- Proficiency in digital music tools.
- Experience with hands-on musical discovery methods.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in teaching diverse musical genres.
- Ability to integrate music into transdisciplinary units.
Please send your resume to [Confidential Information].
