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Education Through Music · 14 hours ago

Music Teacher Intern

New York, NY

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$20/hr - $20/hr

1+ years exp

Education Through Music is a non-profit organization partnering with New York City Public Schools to enhance music education. The Music Teacher Intern will assist in teaching music classes, managing student behavior, and supporting school-wide concerts while developing their skills as a music educator.

EducationMusicNon Profit

No H1B

Responsibilities

Leading and teaching a class assigned by the Music Teacher-Mentor

Assist with school-wide concerts (Winter or Spring) in which all students perform two pieces of music, respectively. This includes leading rehearsal for and conducting one song. Other tasks include assisting with all logistics – sound, lighting, staging, etc

Assist with managing student behavior to maintain an optimal learning environment that is orderly, productive, free of unnecessary distractions, respectful and safe

Assist with recording student progress toward learning goals based on the ETM benchmarks. This includes the use of formal rubrics customized to measure comprehension/learning for various specific lesson plans provided by the music teacher

Assist the music teacher with the creation of the classroom’s visually engaging bulletin board and maintain keeping the music classroom print-rich, visually engaging, neat, organized and welcoming

Provide support and reinforce the classroom procedures and routines by which students know exactly what is expected of them and how they may interact with others to participate successfully that have been provided by the music teacher. This includes the consistent use of seating charts, posters and rules and consequences

Participate in ETM music teacher professional development training sessions and proactively pursue professional development by utilizing and applying ETM content, concepts, and resources

Commit to growing as a music teacher in order to be culturally responsive to our students and communities

Timely, responsive, and constructive communication in person and through phone/email with ETM and school staff

Create and maintain a portfolio that includes a weekly observation journal and unit plan

If supporting Ensembles: Assist Mentor Teacher to keep accurate records and maintenance of materials and instrument inventory, lead pullout lessons and ensemble rehearsals

Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in MusicTeaching experienceMusical pedagogy knowledgeAdvanced musical notationVocal performance capabilitiesConducting experienceSound musical knowledgeQuality singing modeling