Singing Tutor, Make Music Adults - Seven Bridges

Job Salary

SCP 50 including planning and preparation (£27.94 per hour/ £47.47 per session)

About The Glasshouse International Centre for Music 

We’re a place where you can hear rock legends or pop icons on the same night as folk trios or opera singers. Where new musicians are nurtured and showcased on the same stages as platinum- selling performers.  And where youth choirs and tambourine- shaking toddlers practice in the same spaces as our acclaimed orchestra Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Whether you’re front of house, waiting in the wings or keeping things running behind the scenes you will be part of a team that means 2 million people enjoy top – notch gigs, concerts and classes in our own venue at Gateshead Quays, out in communities across the North East and through live- streamed performances and digital lessons.

Seven Bridges Singers

If you like to sing and love a good harmony then, Seven Bridges Singers is just what you’ve been waiting for. You’ll learn inspiring arrangements of well-known popular favourites, covering everything from pop and folk to traditional pieces. There’s no need to be able to read music, no ability level required, just a love of singing.

We are looking for a leader to lead weekly sessions, help singers grow in confidence and develop their singing skills and have an inclusive and supportive approach.

Weekly sessions will take place on Wednesdays, 8 – 9.30pm at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music.

Sessions take place in 10-week blocks, with a week’s break in the middle.

About you 

Are you self-motivated, happy working in a team environment and flexible enough to adapt to a changing environment? If this sounds like you, read on to find out how you can hit the ground running.

It would be great if you had experience in: 

1. Singing and/or singing leading at a professional level.
2. Leading groups of adults of varying abilities and from a wide range of backgrounds including those with Additional Needs and/or Disabilities
3. Leading with the focus on achieving personal, social and musical outcomes.
4. Leading music learning using a wide range of approaches and pedagogies.
5. Developing and using inclusive music practices and pedagogy.
6. Creating music resources to support activities and performances.
7. Excellent organisational skills, including:
   1. Excellent written communication skills, including creation of music teaching materials.
   2. Commitment to teamwork and collaboration.

Skills and knowledge of:

• Safeguarding in education contexts.
• Community music and musical inclusion.
• The social and personal reasons why people experience barriers to learning.
• The historical origins and social context of the music being used.
• Current policy and plans related to musical inclusion and music education.

You’ll be responsible for: 

Strategy and Plans

• Keep up to date with The Glasshouse policies and plans.
• Maintain an understanding of the needs of adults alongside the barriers they might experience.

Evaluation and Reporting 

• Contribute to the evaluation and monitoring of programme performance where required.
• Support and contribute to consultation with adults as required.

Programme (artistic)

• Keep up to date with current developments in relation to your own performance practice, specialist education and learning practice.
• Develop and lead high-quality inclusive music learning activities performances, events, rehearsals, recordings and resources as agreed.
• Support the development and maintenance of excellent and inclusive music practice, social and musical pedagogies within Make Music Adult.
• Work with colleagues to remove barriers to engagement and make sure music learning activities meet a range of different needs, interests, and contexts.
• Attend and/or lead performances, events and programme activities as required.

Programme (operational)

• Attend team and organisational meetings as agreed.
• Understand and work in line with operational handbooks and guidelines.

Marketing and Comms

• Work with the Senior Programme Leader to support effective recruitment of participant musicians.

Health and Safety and safeguarding 

• Accept individual responsibility for reading, understanding and working in line with Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity, Dignity at Work and other policies with the Trust.

General

• Advocate for North Music Trust and specifically the Make Music programme.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the post and in line with the needs of the organisation.

Note: This job opportunity is advertised on The Glasshouse International Centre for Music website and accessible in the public domain.