There is a particular kind of teacher who shapes a young musician's life. At WPMA, that is the work, and it comes alongside some of the most committed young string players and pianists in the Southeast.
WPMA is a pre-college, conservatory-style academy in Alpharetta, just north of Atlanta. Our students train the way pre-professional musicians do: weekly private lessons, structured musicianship and theory, regular studio classes and recitals, chamber and orchestral repertoire, and masterclasses with visiting artists. We are expanding our string and piano faculty, and we are looking for accomplished musicians who want to build a studio within a program of real distinction.
WHERE OUR STUDENTS GO
Each year, our students earn concertmaster, principal, and section-leadership chairs in ensembles including NYO, NYO2, the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, and GMEA All-State. WPMA places more students in All-State and leading youth orchestras than any other academy in the state. Our students place as prizewinners in regional, national, and international concerto and chamber competitions, and study at leading summer programs, including the Heifetz Music Institute, Yellow Barn, Tanglewood, Meadowmount, Brevard, Interlochen, Atlanta Festival Academy, Montecito, and Aspen Music Festivals. Our graduates have gone on to conservatories such as Juilliard, Peabody, the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, New England Conservatory, and the San Francisco Conservatory, as well as universities including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, UPenn, MIT, Stanford, UChicago, Brown, Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Duke.
Teaching here means working with students of real ambition, teachability, and familial support.
WHO THRIVES HERE
The teachers who flourish at WPMA are accomplished performers in their own right, musicians who have played and taught at a high level, including those with international careers, and who still take real satisfaction in developing a young player. They are as invested in a student's audition presence and practice habits as in their technique. And they want more than a roster of students; they want to build a studio they can be proud of.
If that describes you, we would like to meet you.
WHAT THE ROLE INVOLVES
- Teach weekly private lessons on your instrument.
- Build, mentor, and grow your own studio of dedicated students.
- Lead your own studio class each semester for your students.
- Coach students toward youth-orchestra auditions, competitions, festivals, and conservatory auditions: repertoire, practice strategy, audition tape recording, and performance presence.
- Take part in WPMA masterclasses, recitals, and events across the year.
WE HIRE AND TRAIN CAREER TEACHERS
Here is what that means for you:
- We help you build your studio. Rather than starting from nothing, you are introduced to committed students from supportive families, and as you keep and develop them, more come your way. A studio here is earned, and it grows with you.
- We develop our teachers. Teaching at WPMA happens in the open, the way conservatory training does, through masterclasses, recitals, and studio classes among senior faculty. You can have your teaching coached by our most experienced faculty, and as their studios fill, students are referred to you.
- Your studio, your pay, and your standing grow together. As your studio fills and your students achieve, your rate rises, your name earns its place on our faculty, and you gain the benefits of teaching at a conservatory: the right to audition and select your incoming students, chamber music coaching, invitation to annual faculty performances, a dedicated teaching room, and involvement with our distinguished artists masterclasses, Pre-College track, and Summer Festival, among other things.
- You always know your next step. Growth here follows clear, published standards. You will know exactly what earns your next step, and when you meet it, it is yours.
Compensation begins at $55 per hour, with a clear, published path to significantly higher pay as your studio grows and your students flourish. What draws teachers here is the students, the colleagues, and an environment devoted entirely to classical music education at its best.
WHAT WPMA HANDLES SO YOU CAN TEACH
- We manage the scheduling, billing, and family communication, so your time goes to teaching rather than administration.
- Musicianship, aural skills, and music theory training available to all academy students.
- Frequent performance opportunities for your students.
- Staff collaborative pianists are available for your students' performances.
- Elite chamber music and ensemble training for students to aspire to.
- A conservatory environment to support your students' and studio's growth.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Relocation assistance for the right candidate.
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS
- An accomplished violinist, violist, cellist, double bassist, or pianist with a strong performance résumé.
- Substantial experience teaching pre-college or pre-professional students.
- Training from a leading conservatory or music program; international training and performance experience is especially welcome.
- A clear, motivating method for building technique and repertoire across ages and levels.
We review applications as they arrive, and we encourage strong candidates to apply early.
Pay: From $55.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
Application Question(s):
- Please share the best email to reach you at.
Work Location: In person
