Drum Instructor

Sage Music® is hiring a drum set instructor to teach private lessons and our performance and practice group classes for students of all ages and skill levels. Lessons are taught in person at our San Antonio studio and online. This is a W-2 employee position with benefits for eligible employees, proprietary teacher training, and room to grow from part-time into a full-time teaching career.

Pay: $21.37 to $27.78 per hour. Instructors start at $21.37, with discretionary raises up to $27.78.
Location: 209 W. Poplar St., San Antonio, TX 78212, plus online lessons.
Job type: Part-time, building to full-time as you grow and retain your student roster

As a drum instructor at Sage Music, you'll teach everyone from kids sitting behind a kit for the first time to adults who've played for years and want to get better. Every student's lessons are built around their own goals. One lesson might be a beginner learning to hold a steady beat, and the next an advanced player working on jazz comping or chart reading.

You'll teach:

• Private lessons with adults and children, one-on-one, in person and online
• Performance and practice group classes
  , where students of all instruments learn effective practice habits and performance strategies

Multi-instrumentalists have more opportunities for teaching hours. Tell us every instrument you teach when you apply.

• A strong drum set player with solid time and feel in multiple styles
• Reads drum set and snare notation well
• A classical or rudimental foundation (concert snare, orchestral percussion, or drum corps) is preferred
• Mallet percussion experience is a plus
• Comfortable teaching children, teens, and adults
• 2+ years of teaching experience preferred

Sage Music is an award-winning music school with private lessons in New York City, San Antonio, and online. Our science-backed teaching methods help students learn faster and more deeply, and every student's lessons are built around their own goals. Our teachers are W-2 employees, and every one of them is trained in the Arpeggio® Method, our lesson framework built from learning science research.

• W-2 employment. We pay the employer share of payroll taxes, so you won't owe self-employment tax the way 1099 contractors do.
• Benefits. 401(k) with employer match, plus health, vision, dental, disability, and life insurance for employees who meet minimum requirements. Pre-tax benefits are also available.
• Performance-based pay. Earn more by being a better teacher and by keeping your students, with discretionary raises up to $27.78 per hour and bonus opportunities along the way.
• Training and career coaching. You'll complete our proprietary teacher training and keep growing through ongoing professional development and career coaching.
• Support so you can focus on teaching. We support you with student recruitment, scheduling, billing, student communication, and administrative work.
• Room to grow. This role starts part-time and builds to full-time as you retain your students and your roster grows.
• A team that supports you back. You'll join teachers who are always working to improve their teaching and musicianship. We won’t treat you like a number.

• You’re a great performer and an even greater teacher.
• You’re friendly and great with people. You enjoy making every student and parent feel welcome and well taken care of.
• You value your teaching career more than performing, and you want to grow with a school that will value you long term.
• You want to be part of a community of teachers who are always working on their teaching and their musicianship.
• You work hard to reach your goals.
• You want more than a job. You want a career that challenges you and supports your personal and professional growth.
• You’re a consummate professional who works well with a team for the success of your students and the school.

• A live audition. Prepare a piece that showcases your musicianship.
• Completion of Sage Music's proprietary teacher training, plus ongoing professional development
• Available to teach in person in San Antonio
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred