Collaborative Pianist/ Assistant Choir Director
Collaborative Pianist/Assistant Choir Director Needed – Contract Position
The Youth Singers Kids & Music Program is seeking a dynamic, energetic, talented and empathetic musician to accompany our Grade 2 program.
This position has the potential to expand into a teaching role as well, for the right candidate.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of Grade 10 RCM piano achieved.
- Excellent sight reader.
- Comfortable with or interested in exploring musical improvisation on the piano.
- Ability to “go with the flow.”
- Interested in working with young children, and most importantly, likes young children!
- Comfortable singing and can model singing well—including harmonies.
- Some choral directing or an interest in choral directing an asset.
Duties:
- Attend all rehearsals, workshops and concerts for the Grade 2 kids and music class.
- Support the choir/rehearsals with excellent musicality, and model good professional behaviour at all times.
- Support all four kids and music groups (Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2) in our Christmas and year-end recitals.
- Prep all music that has been given ahead of time, and be ready to play any last minute requests as well as possible.
- Have a general knowledge of the vocal as well as the piano music assigned, so they may support the children by singing as directed.
- Be pleasant, kind, gentle, and caring around children.
- Work well with a dynamic and energetic choral director/instructor.
- Understand that working with children means every lesson is a new adventure.
- Have as much fun as possible in every lesson.
- Be prepared to substitute teach a class should the director be ill or absent.
Bonus
If you are interested in subbing for any of the other kids and music classes—this position has the potential to expand into a secondary instructor for the program as it grows, if you are the right candidate and have an interest in pursuing music education for young children
Contract Commitment
- Weekly Class Tme: Wednesdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
- Classes run until April 20, 2022.
- Choreo Workshops: March 12, April 2, 2022, 1:30 – 3:30pm
- Year End Presentation: April 28, 2022, 1:00 – 4:30pm
All rehearsals take place at the ATCO Performing Arts Centre (1371 Hastings Cres, SE).
Youth Singers of Calgary pays $40/hour for this position.
Send resume and cover letter to hr@yourhsingers.org.
