Teaching at the teVelde School of Music

The teVelde School of Music (TSM) is the South San Luis Obispo Guild Adjudication Center for the National Guild of Piano Teachers and the American College of Musicians. Bonnie teVelde is the Chairperson of this Center, having Founded it in 1998. TSM is also the exclusive center for the Dou Dou Sight Reading Method Examinations, and we have an exclusive contract to provide the only Sight Reading/Ear Training/Rhythm/Sight Singing Judges in the County of San Luis Obispo.

The teVelde School of Music has the Following Permanent, Part-time Teaching Positions Available:

Piano, Guitar, Violin, Harp , & Other Teachers. Training is available for qualified applicants. Also listed below are Pay Rates, and other benefits for teachers at TSM, as well as Work Hours.

Piano Teacher:

Must have had at least 8 years of piano lessons, and attained at least the level of Late Intermediate. Must practice regularly, and have a desire to teach and continue to improve in musical skills. Must have a good understanding of music theory, solid instrumental technique, and a good ear. Must sight read music accurately and quickly. Experience playing for a school or church choir a plus. Must have a patient, kind, enthusiastic personality, and enjoy working with children. Will consider training the right candidate. This could turn into a full time, permanent management position for the right, motivated person who wants to make a career in music. Must be available to work 1-2 days per week, M-F, between 3-7 p.m., to start. Position may grow to as much as 3-5 days per week, and/or hours may expand outside of the range stated. There will be flexibility for the right candidate. Other Qualifications.

Violin Teacher:

Seeking a teacher that is willing to work with beginning and intermediate students. Must have studied violin for at least 8 years, and have played in an orchestra for at least 3 of those years. Must read music well, have good instrumental technique, and have a desire to be continually improving personal skills. Must have a patient, kind, enthusiastic personality and get along well with children. We will consider training the right candidate to teach. The right Candidate must be willing to prepare beginning through intermediate students for participation in the SLO Youth Symphony. Position could grow into a full time position managing a string program in the South County area in the next five years. Must be available to work 1-2 days per week, M-F, between 3-7 p.m., to start. Position may grow to as many as 3-5 days per week, and/or hours may expand outside of the range stated. There will be flexibility for the right candidate. Other Qualifications.

Guitar Teacher:

Looking for a guitarist who can read music on staff, TAB, and chord charts. Someone who works well with children and adults. Must be reliable, and willing to pass a security background check. Must have had at least 8 Years of private lessons, or a degree in music focused on guitar. Other Qualifications.

Harp Teacher:
Must have had at least 5 years of private harp lessons, as well as experience playing in an orchestral environment or equivalent performace experience. Must be reliable, and enjoy working with children and adults. Other Qualifications.

 

Other Instruments and Voice: I am always interested in talking to teachers of other instruments, and voice. Please contact me if you play an instrument well, and have thought of teaching to supplement your income. Other Qualifications.

Are You Missing Out On Your Calling?

We are always interested in musicians that love their instrument of choice, and have a passion for sharing that craft with others. Have you ever thought these things:

• I have played all my life, and always wished I had chosen teaching music as a career rather than what I do now...
• I took lessons for years, and now I'm not doing anything with it. Could mentoring a student fill a void that has been missing in my life for years?
• I am still in high school or college. Am I really good enough to teach a beginner? How can I be sure I wouldn't miss something critical that would damage them?
• I would like to teach, but I don't want to have strangers coming into my home, and I don't want to run my own business.
• I already teach, but I'm driving around to student's homes, and it's costing me more in time and gas, not to mention the days when the student "forgets" there's a lesson, and it just not worth it. I wish I could just teach my students in one place, all in a row, with 24-hours notice if they aren't going to show up.

If you've thought any of these things at one time, I would like to talk to you. Please send me an email and tell me what your dream is. I want you to work and study music at the same time. We will be getting you trained and certified, so you can really be an excellent teacher, with students that are happy and successful. Every time they are, you get paid more.

I have a place where the students are scheduled to come, and you just teach them, using your gift without the stress of having to drive all over the county for a maybe. And if you prove your worth as a teacher, with student retention and guild scores, you get paid real money for it, as well as the true knowledge that you will be greatly appreciated for sharing that which has cost you so much of your life and your time with someone else. People come to this school because of teachers that want to be the very best of the best. If you are continually working towards this end, we want to help you at any stage of that development.

And you don't have to start with 20 students. You can mentor 1 student and see how it goes. Our new mentoring program would set you up with a student who can't afford full time lessons, and when you share, they win. When it goes from mentoring to teaching, and you feel really good about it, you can change from a mentor to a Certified Teacher.

Students at this school have a choice about who they wish to have teach them. The better you get at interacting with students, and motivating them about music, the more will choose you as the teacher they want.

All Mentors and Teachers Must Be Willing To:

- Pass a background check
- Provide references
- Be willing and open to learning new teaching ideas and styles
- Be patient, gentle, and kind to their students
- Be reliable, responsible, & honest; no excuses
- Remain completely drug and alcohol free on the job, and have a clean criminal record

What We Offer the Right Candidate:

1. The highest hourly contract pay of any music school on the Central Coast.
2. The best work environment, equipment, and software of any music school on the Central Coast.
3. The most motivated, talented, hard-working, and highly intelligent students anywhere, period.
4. The most supportive parents you will find anywhere, period.
5. Fully evaluated students, and parents who understand them, with clear goals, and a pre-written assessment that will tell you exactly how to teach each student.
6. The best teaching team anywhere on the Central Coast. No interpersonal conflict, just stress free support.
7. The best computer, software, and sound engineer anywhere, period. (He does the sound for Jon Anderson as well.)
8. The most beautiful outdoor and indoor environment of any music school on the Central Coast.
9. A second teaching location for teaching larger groups in Grover Beach. This second location has a large stage w/pro lighting, a baby grand piano, a complete sound system, and a full setup for a band. At any time, as a teacher at the teVelde School of Music, one may submit a request to teach a class at this second location.  We are looking into opening additional locations in Nipomo, San Luis Obispo, and Avila Beach in the future.

A teacher with the teVelde School of Music can schedule all of their students back to back in a private teaching room, with Arroyo Grande Creek outside the back window. Each teaching room has 2 pianos, a full drum kit, an amplifier, wireless internet access, and a full library of music outside your door. The larger teaching room includes a full recording studio, a MIDI studio, and a myriad of music teaching software for use during your teaching sessions. You will have access to the scheduling computer from any internet connection, allowing you full control over schedule changes. You will be teaching with state of the art technology, including a MIDI studio, and full recording studio.

The teVelde School of Music has access to 3-4 concerts/”recitals” per year, and all of your students will be able to participate in these showcases of talent. Our concerts are different from most “recitals” in that students do not have to play. They fill out raffle tickets at the beginning of the concert, and if they decide that they want to play, they put it in the bowl, and it may be drawn, like a gift. Playing in the concert becomes a “prize”to be won, not a stress filled evening of angst.

Pay: We pay our contract teachers and mentors the highest hourly rate of any school in the San Luis Obispo area. Teachers rates range from $22-$30 per hour, depending on experience. Mentors rates range from $12-18 per hour. Trainees are paid $10 per hour during the training period. Each teacher, mentor, and trainee is considered a Contract Employee, and is responsible for their own equipment, scheduling, insurance, and taxes.

Each year, there are many requests for TSM teachers to perform at public and private events around the county. These include large functions at the Christopher Cohan Center for the Performing Arts, and the Clark Center as well as private weddings, parties, church events and services, and many more. These requests come into the school because of our excellent reputation for fulfilling those requests in the past, and we pass those requests on to our teachers without taking a cut or finder's fee. This way our teachers can earn extra income through performance and accompaniment requests leads that come in to the school. These are usually in the form of playing for weddings, churches, rehearsals, Christmas parties, etc. We pass these leads on to our teachers without taking any cut or finder’s fee.  We think it is good for our teachers to be out there playing and being heard.

We pay our teachers a finder’s fee of $100 for every new student that starts with TSM after having been referred directly to the school by you.  They must mention your name when they first call in for lessons. 

There will be many opportunities for personal growth on the job, including extra hours and extra responsibilities as various persons prove themselves over the next several years. We are looking for a select few teachers to add to our team.

Hours are flexible, M-F 3-6 p.m. (1-2 weekdays per week, once set, pretty much the same each week). Hours will be added depending on the reliability of the employee, and the demand for the instrument... possibly developing up to 20 hours per week.

Please send a resume and include short and long range employment goals, as well as salary requirements to: Bonnie@teveldemusic.com. Go to TOP