Violin Teaching Artist - WASO Crescendo Program

From the centre of Perth to the furthest corners of our state, we have provided the soundtrack to life in WA since 1928.

• Deliver Crescendo, WASO’s Crescendo Music Education Program in small group lessons
• Part time violin teaching role – maximum term contract
• A passion for & experience in Music Education and building community relationships
• Knowledge of Violin pedagogy, Kodaly or Suzuki String Method

Our Organisation

As the State Orchestra, Perth’s first and finest, WASO is the largest employer of performing artists in Western Australia and reaches two million people with musical experiences each year on stage, in our community, and online.

From concert halls to classrooms, hospitals to aged care, we bring joy, inspire learning, and nurture participation in our community, because everybody deserves the opportunity to experience live music. Every year, through community and leading industry partnerships, we engage a new generation of young and emerging artists to help secure a bright future for music in Australia.

WASO continues to focus on innovation and excellence for the arts throughout our community and through our Community Engagement and Education Program we currently reach close to 30,000 people each year. In its tenth year, our El Sistema-inspired Music Education Program, Crescendo, has been running in two Kwinana Primary Schools and is the only program of its kind in Western Australia.

The Sistema model, established in 1975 in Venezuela, seeks to empower children from disadvantaged backgrounds through classical music, using it as a tool to help them reach their full potential and learn life values. This life changing music education model is now running in over 55 countries around the world.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a team of passionate teachers in a part-time, maximum term violin position. We have an opening for a Violin teacher, two days per week.

The role will focus on the preparation and the delivery of violin lessons for WASO’s Crescendo Program to students at both schools, from Year Four to Year Six, dependent on time-tabling. The role will also involve building and maintaining community relationships and role modelling.

Skills Required

To be successful you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in Music Education.

• Demonstrated knowledge of music and the WA Education system and have an understanding of music specific, and arts general education practices.

• The role will suit a highly motivated individual who is passionate about working with children and building local communities.