Instrumental Music Instructor - Band

Posted Monday, November 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM

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Mission:
Culver educates its students for leadership and responsible citizenship in society by developing and nurturing the whole individual, mind, spirit, and body, through integrated programs that emphasize the cultivation of character.

Culver Academies is a private boarding school. We enroll students and employ faculty and staff from across the United States and around the world. Culver Academies seeks diverse and talented educators who value the core commitments of all Culver faculty, support the Culver mission and principles, and embrace the Culver teaching and learning model. At Culver, we are always looking to strengthen our organizational leadership by adding outstanding talent to our faculty and staff whose passion is to serve our students.

Located on the shore of Lake Maxinkuckee, Culver Academies encompasses 1,800 acres of green hills and woodlands, and a historic collegiate-like campus with beautiful Gothic architecture. Our location in Culver, Indiana, offers the best of both worlds; a beautiful, serene setting with access to large cities nearby, including the home of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

We are also less than two hours away from Chicago and Indianapolis.

Culver Academies seek to hire an accomplished and enthusiastic educator to teach instrumental music to guide and grow our distinctive band program in a student-centered environment beginning in the  school year. This role requires not only strong musicianship and teaching ability but also someone with the heart, flexibility, and charisma to connect with our unique student body and inspire them through music, discipline, and tradition.

• Teach and mentor a diverse range of instrumental music students, from beginners with little to no musical background to advanced musicians in an ensemble setting.
• Collaborate in leading the Culver Military Academy Band, a 70-member brotherhood that performs in parades, ceremonies, and other campus traditions.
• Collaborate in the rethinking and revitalization of Culver’s beginning band program, balancing tradition with innovation.
• Maintain a non-competitive marching band focus while bringing clarity, attention to detail, and pride to rehearsals, performances, and routines.
• Recruit, mentor, and support student musicians, including through scholarship opportunities and outreach efforts.
• Collaborate with Fine Arts colleagues in team teaching courses & ensembles, curriculum development, performances, and departmental initiatives.
• Support Culver’s boarding school environment by supervising, advising, and mentoring students beyond the classroom.

• Minimum of 3 years of high school level teaching and conducting experience preferred, with demonstrated excellence.
• Expertise in brass or woodwinds is preferred; all instrumental backgrounds considered.
• Knowledge of or experience with marching/military band traditions preferred.
• Experience in program-building and recruitment a plus.
• Understanding of the boarding school environment and willingness to invest in students’ lives beyond the classroom.
• Growth mindset & flexibility:
  Ability to adapt to changing needs of the program and student body.
• Dynamic and charismatic presence:
  Skilled at motivating teenagers and connecting with them authentically.
• Servant-leader approach:
  Compassionate, positive, and deeply committed to students’ personal and musical growth.
• Attention to detail and discipline:
  Ability to maintain high standards in routines, rehearsal structure, and physical environment (e.g., clean rehearsal spaces).
• Team player:
  Collaborative spirit to work within the Fine Arts Department and across campus.
• Special heart for this work: A deep calling to work with high school students in a setting where relationships matter as much as results.

The successful candidate will work closely with several other colleagues in a department of full-time and part-time instructors. Culver’s music program is expansive and diverse. We seek not only to maintain the quality and scope of the program but also to adjust offerings to meet…