Employment Opportunities
Ardmore, PA and Conshohocken, PA

Current openings - August 2008
Drum Instructor
Piano Instructor
Theater instructor/director
Guitarist/singer to lead pre-K music classes

Please click on any links below to apply.
Some positions might not be currently available.
If you would like to inquire about current opening before applying,
please email employment@musictraining.com

Benefits of teaching at the Music Training Center: 

• We take care of all scheduling, customer billing, and accounting, including booking students, receiving payments, schedule changes, cancellations, and makeup lessons. 

• You can check your schedules and monthly pay at any time on the internet.

• You will be working in a clean, modern, social environment.  Our schools are located in major shopping areas, and include hi-tech theater's for your student's recitals.  Check out our recital videos on youtube.

• You will be teaching in new, climate-controlled lesson studios, equipped with the latest Dell PC's and high-speed internet access. 

• You are paid for every timeslot scheduled by your students, including cancelled lessons.

• Base Salary and Pay: You are compensated at a base rate of $23 per hour, plus a 10% ($2.30/hour) monthly retirement savings bonus.  You may be eligible for other benefits as described below.  We guarantee a minimum monthly salary per teaching day, year-round.  In total, our compensation and benefit package equates to more than $28/hour in "self-employment/1099" pay.

• You are paid as a W-2 Employee.  We take care of your tax withholdings.  Your FICA/medicate tax rate is 7.65% (vs. 15.3% for independent contractors).

• Retirement Bonus: We add a 10% tax-deferred bonus to every paycheck, paid to your IRA at Fidelity Investments (All employees over age 21 are eligible, starting in 7th month of employment).

• Dental Insurance: We provide you with free Dental Insurance through (United Concordia DHMO Plus), which has zero deductible for exams, fillings, and other common dental services.  (Starts in 4th month, must work 2 days or 12 hours per week.) 

• Health and Prescription Insurance: We offer the Blue Cross Keystone HMO Health Insurance, Prescription, and Vision benefits coverage at a discounted cost subsided by Music Training Center.  Our Blue Cross plans have low deductibles and 100% hospitalization coverage.  In 2008, your net cost after taxes is around $175/month for health, prescription, and vision benefits coverage (vs. $300+/month typical cost for self-employed instructors).  Eligibility is in the 4th month of employment, for employees working at least 4 days or 25 hours per week.

• Paid Vacation: All private lesson instructors receive up to 6 days paid vacation per year (at a rate of $100/day, one day per year for each regular teaching day that you are scheduled for.  If you teach 4 days a week, you receive 4 paid vacation days per year).  Vacation days are paid during the winter break.

Piano Instructors
You will be teaching on brand new Yamaha pianos that are always maintained in perfect working order and tuned every 3 months.  Your lesson studio includes a new Dell PC with a high quality digital recording system that allows you to record your students during a lesson.  The lesson studio computers are also equipped with software that allows you to play realistic jam tracks to assist with teaching students to solo or improvise.
 

Guitar and Bass Instructors
Our lesson studios are stocked with brand new acoustic, electric, and classical guitars (full-size, ¾-size, left-handed, and right-handed guitars), and electric basses.  You do not need to bring your own guitar, unless you prefer to.  Your studio includes a brand new Dell PC, with a Line6 Guitar Port, along with software that allows you to play realistic jam tracks to assist with teaching students to solo or improvise. 

Vocal Instructors

You will be teaching on brand new Yamaha pianos that are always maintained in perfect working order and tuned every 3 months.  Your lesson studio includes a new Dell PC with a high quality digital recording system that allows you to record your students during a lesson. 

Drum Instructors
Our drum studios have 2 brand new, full-size drum kits - one for you, one for the student.  No need to constantly switch places with your student to demonstrate playing technique.  You can watch your student play, and your student can watch you play, during the entire lesson.  A stereo is provided to allow you to listen to student’s CD’s during lessons.  Drum sticks are also provided.

Children’s Musical Theater Directors

MTC’s Children’s Musical Theater Company comprises up to 60 children at each MTC location.  You will be directing small groups of elementary-school age children (up to 12 children per group).  Rehearsals are held after school several days per week, and performances are held at the end of each season.  You will be directing rehearsals and performances on Music Training Center’s small, yet beautiful and professionally designed stage, which includes a superb sound system and professional stage lighting.  MTC’s prior productions included Disney’s Aladdin Jr. and Disney’s Jungle Book Kids.
 

Guitarist/Singer to lead Pre-K (“Makin Music Rockin’ Rhythms) classes

Makin’ Music is the Philadelphia Region’s foremost pre-K music program, with 25 locations including Music Training Center’s Plymouth Square location, and the soon-to-open Ardmore West location.  Children ages 0-3 attend Makin' Music classes each week, singing and dancing and playing music along with their parents, and the talented musicians who lead each class.  To qualify as a Makin’ Music Instructor, you must be a good acoustic guitarist (able to strum open and bar chords fluently), a good singer, and have a engaging personality.  Two musicians lead each class.  We provide all the training you will need to get started.

Rock Band Instructors (Rock 101 and Rock Band Camp)
Music Training Center's Rock 101 and Rock Band Camp programs provides musicians and singers ages 10-15 with the opportunity to perform in a Rock band all year long.  Performances are held both at Music Training Center's facilities, as well as public venues such as Grape Street Philadelphia and World Cafe' Live.  Click here for a full color brochure on the Rock 101 and Rock Band Camp programs.  Click here for a photo gallery of recent Rock 101 performances.  You will be rehearsing weekly with these young musicians, mentoring them in live performance technique, and helping them prepare for a final concert at the end of each season.  Requirements include solid guitar skills, singing ability, and strong knowledge of classic and modern rock songs.

Front Desk Receptionists

Weekday and Weekend positions may be available.  You will be working in a dynamic, social environment where you will interact constantly with dozens of musicians and hundreds of customers per week.  Good administrative and computer skills are required, along with the ability to handle a wide range of customer service situations.  Complete training is provided. PLEASE NOTE:  You must reside within 15 minutes drive time of the MTC location you are applying for, and you must have a car (public transit is not an option for receptionist positions)