Musical Mentors Teaching Artist Application

Musical Mentors Collaborative hires Teaching Artists for our Musical Mentors Online, Musical Mentors Academy, and Summer Sounds programs. If hired, you will be part of our MMC Teaching Artist roster and matched with students by the Program Director.

Teaching Artists commit to:

Private lessons with one or more students
Submitting lesson reports to communicate attendance and progress
Mentoring a student/students through a shared joy of music
1 onboarding training
2 professional development trainings per year

Teaching Artists gain:

A community of professional musicians and teachers
A mutually beneficial and authentic relationship with a young musician
Support from MMC’s Grandmentors
Opportunities for social service and musical training
A new perspective and a deeper appreciation for the value you have to offer

MUSICAL MENTORS ONLINE

MMO offers one-on-one music instruction and mentorship to at-risk youth grades 3-12 at no cost to the student. The program runs during the school year (September through May). We partner with CASA organizations, homeless shelters, Title 1 schools, and other youth-serving social service organizations to reach students most in need of mentorship. Students receive 18 private lessons, a free instrument should they need one, monthly workshops and studio classes, recital opportunities, and multiple community gatherings both in person and virtually.

MUSICAL MENTORS ACADEMY

MMA offers subsidized one-on-one music instruction for advanced students looking to be accepted into high-school or collegiate music programs or who have ambitions of becoming professional musicians. The program runs year round. Students take 25 lessons with their assigned teaching artist and are paired with one of MMC's Grandmentors. Students perform in studio classes and public performances, participate in monthly workshops and masterclasses with Grandmentors, and receive scholarship opportunities for additional enrichment learning such as summer festivals and preparatory programs.

SUMMER SOUNDS

Summer Sounds is a free, six-week online summer program intended on closing education gaps that often occur over the summer. Students take weekly private lessons and participate in masterclasses with creative professionals, community gatherings, and an end-of-summer recital.

First name

Last name

Date of birth

Email address

We use an email address to coordinate communication. We respect your privacy. We will never rent, sell, or share your information.

Primary phone number

HomeCellWork

Home

Cell

Work

Street Address

City

State

Postal Code

Country

Pronouns

He/Him/HisShe/Her/HersThey/Them/TheirsOther - please specify

Other Pronoun

Ethnicity

Hold down the ctrl-key to select multiple ethnicities

Other Ethnicity

What's your primary instrument?

What is your primary instrument?

How many years have you played or studied your primary instrument?

Do you play any other instruments you’d feel comfortable teaching?

YesNo

Please list any other instruments you’d feel comfortable teaching.?

What is your secondary instrument?

How many years have you played or studied this instrument?

What style(s) of music do you teach?

Press 'ctrl' to select multiple styles

Briefly tell us a bit about your musical background, including ensembles performed in, degrees earned, teachers you’ve studied with, festivals you’ve been to - anything that can help us get to know you better as a performer.

We'll give you a chance to attach a CV in a moment, but use this space to draw attention to your most meaningful work. Please keep this under 300 words.

If you have a relevant CV, please feel free to attach it here.

Do you have a dedicated website highlighting your music career? If so, please link us.

Do you have any online media of your performances (YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.)? If so, please link them here.

Do you have prior teaching experience, musical or otherwise? If so, tell us about it.

Have you taught music online before?

YesNo

What platform have you used?

We don't believe in prescribing our teachers a curriculum. We will absolutely provide guidance, and can supply some optional materials, but we believe our teachers teach best if they have the freedom to structure their own curricula. If you have any particular teaching methods in mind, please share them with us.

Do you speak any other languages other than English?

YesNoThis is not a requirement to teach in our program!

Which other language?

What is your speaking level in this language?

BeginnerConversationalFluent

What is your writing level in this language?

BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced

If you have any specific experience, concerns, or questions regarding the type of student we match you with, please let us know.

For example, "I have experience teaching students with learning disabilities," or, "I've never taught before and am nervous about the prospect of doing so over video. Do you have any advice?" (We do, and we suspect you'll be a great teacher.)

Do you have access to a computer, tablet, or cell phone with a camera for lessons? Do you have a professional level microphone? Please tell us more about your online teaching studio equipment.

Outside of music, what are your favorite hobbies?

What were your favorite subjects during elementary, middle, and/or high school? (i.e. PE, Art, Science, Recess)

Is there anything else you would like to share about yourself to help us best match you with a student/students?

What week days/times are best for you? Please list a few and also let us know if there's anything in your upcoming schedule we should know about.

Finally, is there anything you'd like to ask us about this program or to add that we haven't covered?