From KN 88,000Full TimeEN
Teach violin/viola in the Suzuki/Rolland-based Young People’s String Program (YPSP), Tuned-In Program and String Department at the Peabody Preparatory, a division of the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
DUTIES: Teach violin, and possibly viola, in the Young People’s String Program for beginners through Suzuki Book 7 and students through advanced levels in the String Department. Specific duties include teaching one weekday afternoon/evening at one of the Peabody Preparatory’s branches and on Saturdays at the main campus in downtown Baltimore, attending school and department faculty meetings, and aiding in the evolution of a creative department. Based on enrollment and department needs, there may be the possibility of teaching string class(es) for the Tuned-In program’s Misbin Ensemble and the Young People’s String Program. Training and mentoring on the curriculum of the Young People’s String Program and Tuned-In program will be tailored to the candidate’s experience.
START DATE: Fall 2026
LOCATION: The Peabody Preparatory shares space with the Peabody Conservatory in downtown Baltimore and offers strings at three satellite branches in the communities of Howard County and Towson, MD, and at the Park School of Baltimore. The Preparatory is more than 100 years old and has approximately 2,000 students studying all instruments, dance, theory, early childhood music, orchestra and more. We embrace the novice as well as the serious student aspiring to a career in music.
COMPENSATION: Dependent upon experience.
PRIORITY DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2026
Applications received before May 1, 2026 will be given preference, but the position will remain open until filled.
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