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This is a great place to work if you love working around a lot of amazing children and talented, educated instructors. You build great relationships with the clients since you are seeing the same people each week, and watching their musical interests be nurtured is a very rewarding experience. The teachers and staff are also great people and understand that by working together, everyone succeeds. The owners are great and have always been flexible and understanding as long as you keep the line of communication open and remain respectful. After the pandemic, they were quick to figure out a way for us to keep working from home, which shows that they care about their employees and clients. Once we were allowed to reopen, we saw how much work they put into equipping the studio to be as safe as possible. We have HEPA filters in every studio as well as the lobby and bathroom, cleaning supplies, plexiglass dividers, masks, gloves, and shields. We clean all equipment after every student as well as the handles to doors and bathrooms every 30 minutes, and they do have a professional cleaning service that comes in periodically as well. There are new policies in place to limit the amount of foot traffic in the building and all families have been great about following them. We also get our temperatures taken before starting our shift. Overall it's a great place to work!

I've taught at WCMA for almost 6 years now because it's a fantastic place to work. I really like the atmosphere there - which I would call both "professional" and "easy going." Several of the students I teach have been with me since I started there - and as a teacher, it's not only a really rewarding experience to see those students grow and evolve, the fact that students "stick around" for as long as they do speaks volumes for the school itself. The office staff is awesome. For instance, if a student does fall off my schedule, the staff always goes the extra mile to fill the space with a new student asap - and that means my schedule/income stays consistent - which I really appreciate. (And on that note, getting paid has never been an issue. I've ALWAYS gotten paid right on time.) The studio owners are absolutely great and I have found them really stellar (and decent) to work for. (When the pandemic hit, and in the following months, they went above and beyond to accommodate their teachers and keep us all safe.) As a teacher, I've never felt micro-managed -  and I've always felt they trust that I know what I'm doing. Sure, there are policies to follow (like there are at any job), and if you're considerate, mindful, and on the "up and up" with them, they are always supportive and willing to work with you. As a musician, I've had a lot of gigs over the years, and this is - hands down- one of the best I've ever had. 

I just read the review above and from my experience, it couldn't be further from the truth. WCMA has been super on top of making sure they are following all protocols during COVID: they are taking our temperatures every time we have a shift, they provide sanitizing equipment in every room for us to use as well as PPE in case we need it, parents are asked to wait outside as well as other family members and all students are required to wear masks. I feel extremely safe while teaching there and everyone I know who works there say they do as well. I've really enjoyed teaching at the Academy as they take care of everything for you from scheduling to billing. I really just have to worry about coming in and teaching - none of the other headaches that I used to deal with. Oh, and as for the comment about sick pay not being available - I've never had an issue if I've needed to take mine. Highly recommend if you're looking for a really good place to teach at!

At West Coast, I was able to just come into work and my schedule was usually full of students. I could create my own curriculum and aside from remembering to test my students every 3 months on the musical ladder (which kids LOVE) for their trophies and bracelets,  the job was a walk in the park. I came up with their personalized goals for the test and I was never micromanaged. 

Overall, I really loved the freedom to teach whatever curriculum I felt best fit each student. Over the 5 years I taught at the school I developed a really strong ability to teach a wide variety of students with a wide variety of learning styles. I learned so much teaching there and will never forget the experience!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Instructor 4 salaries reported	$30.50 per hour
Guitar instructor 1 salary reported	$30.00 per hour
Front office assistant 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour
Music teacher 1 salary reported	$30.00 per hour
Piano teacher 3 salaries reported	$26.67 per hour

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