Teacher, Arts-General Music

Summary

Supervises and coordinates general music activities; including but not limited to music theory, AP music theory, music technology, piano, or guitar. Supports each participant in achieving a higher level of personal skill, fosters an enhanced appreciation for music, and increases student musical capability through practice. Provides students with an opportunity to participate in extracurricular music activities;
Ensures compliance with all state and district regulations and requirements.

• Teaches general music classes such as; music theory, AP music theory, music technology, piano or guitar.
• Prepares lessons that reflect accommodations for individual student differences
• Plans and uses appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned
• Collaborates with Orchestra, Chorus, Band and Drama teachers to provide students with integrated experiences
• Conducts on-going assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing
• Creates an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students
• Ensures compliance with federal and state laws and Fulton Board of Education board policy
• Manages administration of a highly successful and supportive booster organization
• Works collaboratively with feeder school band directors to recruit and retain students at the high school
• Communicates budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs
• Coordinates fundraising activities and manages funds if appropriate and necessary
• Oversees process of cleaning, repairing, and storing all music equipment used to teach general music
• Accompanies and supervises students on out-of-town trips
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Maintains emotional control under stress
• Communicates responsibly with students, parents, colleagues, and school leadership
• Accounts for student attendance and punctuality
• Follows professional ethics in all work-related activities
• Maintains professional relationships with colleagues, students, parents, and community members
• Prepares adequately for responsibilities to be assumed when absent
• Facilitates home-school communication by such means as holding conferences, telephoning, and sending written communications
• Avoids behaviors which detract from staff morale
• Performs other duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator

• Teaches general music classes such as; music theory, AP music theory, music technology, piano or guitar.
• Prepares lessons that reflect accommodations for individual student differences
• Plans and uses appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned
• Collaborates with Orchestra, Chorus, Band and Drama teachers to provide students with integrated experiences
• Conducts on-going assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing
• Creates an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students
• Ensures compliance with federal and state laws and Fulton Board of Education board policy
• Manages administration of a highly successful and supportive booster organization
• Works collaboratively with feeder school band directors to recruit and retain students at the high school
• Communicates budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs
• Coordinates fundraising activities and manages funds if appropriate and necessary
• Oversees process of cleaning, repairing, and storing all music equipment used to teach general music
  
  Accompanies and supervises students on out-of-town trips
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Maintains emotional control under stress
• Communicates responsibly with students, parents, colleagues, and school leadership
• Accounts for student attendance and punctuality
• Follows professional ethics in all work-related activities
• Maintains professional relationships with colleagues, students, parents, and community members
• Prepares adequately for responsibilities to be assumed when absent
• Facilitates home-school communication by such means as holding conferences, telephoning, and sending written communications
• A voids behaviors which detract from staff morale
• Performs other duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator

Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited university in Music Education

Valid Georgia Teaching Certification in applicable field required, or must be eligible to hold a valid Georgia Teaching Certificate

Minimum 3 years of successful teaching of dance techniques experience required;
Experience at the high school level preferred

• Ability to collaborate with staff in an extremely active…