Digital Music Production Teaching Opportunities

Location: St. Louis

Location:

On-site at partner schools; varies by assignment

Teaching Mode:
In Person Grade Levels:
Elementary, Middle, and High School; varies by assignment

Schedule:

Typically 1-4 instructional service hours per week after school

Program Length:
Commonly approximately 10 weeks per assignment

Start Dates:
Opportunities become available throughout the school year Compensation:
Typical compensation of $50+ per completed instructional service hour, depending on assignment scope, experience, location, schedule, and agreed compensation ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide digital music production enrichment services for K-12 students.

This is a potential independent contractor assignment, not an employee position. Contractors may choose whether to apply for, accept, decline, or ignore available opportunities.

Assignments vary by school, grade level, schedule, available technology, software platforms, curriculum, student experience levels, and program objectives.

Concorde may provide curriculum guidance, lesson-plan suggestions, instructional resources, project ideas, or program objectives. Contractors may use their professional judgment to adapt instruction within the assignment scope and applicable site requirements.

ASSIGNMENT SCOPE Depending on the accepted assignment, contractors may:

Plan and facilitate engaging, age-appropriate digital music production sessions;

Introduce students to beat-making, digital recording, music composition, and audio production through project-based learning;

Adapt instruction based on student experience levels, available technology, software platforms, site requirements, and assignment objectives;

Guide students in creating original beats, songs, podcasts, soundtracks, remixes, or other digital audio projects, where applicable;

Introduce students to digital audio workstations (DAWs) such as Band Lab, Soundtrap, Garage Band, or similar platforms;

Support students in recording, editing, arranging, mixing, and exporting audio projects appropriate to the assignment;

Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and age-appropriate learning environment;

Exercise professional judgment when adapting instruction based on available equipment, student ability, technology limitations, school policies, copyright considerations, and assignment requirements;

Communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns with Concorde and school staff, as appropriate;

Complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session; and Follow applicable site safety, visitor, technology, internet-use, emergency, and student-protection procedures.

EXAMPLE PROGRAM TOPICS Assignments may include topics such as:

Beat-making and rhythm fundamentals;

Looping, sampling, and layering sounds using approved resources;

Melody, harmony, chord progressions, and song structure;

Recording vocals or instruments where equipment and assignment scope permit;

Audio editing, arranging, and sequencing;

Basic mixing concepts, including levels, balance, panning, and effects;

Exporting, sharing, and presenting completed music projects; and Creativity, collaboration, digital citizenship, and responsible use of music technology.

Specific software platforms, recording equipment, curriculum, and project requirements vary by assignment.

QUALIFICATIONS Preferred qualifications include:

At least 60 college credits, where required by the applicable assignment or site;

Experience using Band Lab, Soundtrap, Garage Band, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, or similar digital audio software;

Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, or leading activities with school-age students;

Strong communication, organization, classroom facilitation, and technology troubleshooting skills;

Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable; and Familiarity with Chromebooks, laptops, web-based applications, audio equipment, headphones, microphones, MIDI controllers, or related music-production technology.

Preferred backgrounds may include musicians, producers, audio engineers, DJs, composers, teaching artists, music technology students, recording professionals, music educators, and others with relevant instructional or creative experience.

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES Assignments may utilize school-provided computers, Chromebooks, headphones, microphones, MIDI devices, digital audio workstations, curriculum resources, lesson plans, project guidelines, and other instructional technology where available.

Contractors may use their own instructional methods and materials when appropriate, safe, age-appropriate, lawful, properly licensed, and consistent with the assignment scope and site requirements.

Contractors are responsible for ensuring that any music, samples, loops, software, or instructional materials they introduce are appropriately licensed or otherwise authorized for educational use and comply with applicable copyright…