Thank you for your interest in the instructor position at Melody Music Studios. My name is Kathi Kerr, owner and founder of Melody Music Studios. I believe in offering professional lessons taught in a fun and positive way. I’m looking for professional instructors who love to teach and who can teach all styles and traditional as well as by ear. Melody Music Studios handles all the advertising, policies and billing, so you can focus on what you do best – teach!
We are continually expanding to new cities, so if you’re not in a city we’re in now, I encourage you to apply and check “other” for the area on the application. You never know if we may open your city!
Lessons are taught either in the student’s home, or in the instructor’s home or professional studio. Instructors can choose to either travel to the students’ home and the mile radius for traveling, and/or teach from your home or professional studio.
We’ve expanded to offer group lessons of 2-6. This is a great way for students to afford lessons, and you make more per hour. There’s a place on the application that you can specify if you’re able to offer that at your home or professional studio. We’ve also expanded to offer Skype lessons to our program. So if you have a computer with a camera, internet, and the free Skype program, and are interested in offering that, check yes on that field on the application.
To apply, simply click the Apply to Teach button below and fill out the application in full. To comlete your application, you will also need to submit a resume and recording. Once you’ve completed the application, it will take you to a page to email them. If you have a website with a video or audio sound clip, you can include that in the application. There will be a field on the application where you can enter your website or say whether you’ll email or mail your recording. If you will need to mail your recording, the address will come up once you’ve completed the application.
Here are some tips for what to include in your recording:
1. You can submit an audio or video, both are acceptable.
2. A professional quality recording is not necessary, as I’m primarily interested in hearing your musical abillity only. Also, make sure you submit a recording where you can easily be heard. For example, if you play in a band, make sure your particular part is easily heard.
3. If you need to mail your video or audio recording, please remember to label your recording and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish your recording returned.
Once Melody Music Studios receives your application, it will be rated. You will be contacted, and if you qualify for hiring, we will either email you to schedule an interview or that we will hold your application for an indefinite amount of time to be considered in our next hiring, if we’re not hiring in your area at the time you apply.
Thanks again for your interest in the instructor position. For further questions, please email me. I look forward to receiving your application and God bless!
At Melody Music Studios, Voice lessons are fun yet challenging. Our Voice lessons are tailored for the individual for his/her pace and musical styles, whether the student is interested in traditional or by ear Voice lessons. Traditional lessons include technique, exercises, music reading skills and studying specific songs. To learn by ear includes music theory, ear exercises and improvisation.
Jennifer began her career at age 10 as a Mouseketeer on all 7 seasons of The Disney Channel’s “New Mickey Mouse Club”. Jennifer graduated with honors from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in 1999, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Undergraduate Drama. For the last 20 years, Jennifer has performed in concerts all over the world, and also returned to Disney to perform in EPCOT Center’s “American Vybe” a capella group and Animal Kingdom’s “Tarzan Rocks!” show, as well as to coach high school choral groups as a Disney Clinician for “Disney’s Magic Music Days”. Jennifer has been a studio/session singer since age 10, a songwriter since age 16, and a worship leader in FL and TN. Jennifer has been teaching since 2001, her styles including Pop, R&B, Blues, Country, Musical Theater, Rock, Gospel, Jazz, and basic Opera (warm ups based on classical technique
Eugene started his higher education in music at Fresno State in Fresno, CA studying concert percussion, than transferred to De Anza College in Cupertino, CA. Later he also attended Berklee Collage of Music in Boston, MA for 3 semesters, where he studied percussion and Film Scoring. He was taught by many world renowned teachers. Eugene started playing horn in the junior high band, however while in high school, he found his love of the drums while in marching band. Their band won many state drum titles due to his great gift of playing drums. He even began teaching a few high school students. Between colleges, Eugene marched in the Drum Corps with the Santa Clara Vanguard in 2007 and 2008, and briefly with the Cavilers from Rosemont. During this time he also played with Keith Urban, Shania Twain, and The Blue Man Group. Eugene has been teaching professionally since 2006 and offers all styles. He currently performs all over the Bay Area with a band, including a performance on American Idol in June 2011.
Joel graduated from the Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music in Hollywood, CA in 2011 with a degree in Guitar Performance. Joel has been teaching since 2005, and offers rock, blues, funk, pop, jazz, country, reggae, acoustic, country, and metal. He began playing in 2002 and performing/recording since 2008 for guitar, keyboard, bass and vocals. Along with teaching, performing, and recording, Joel has also written and produced his own album. He’ currently recording with various musicians in the Los Angeles area and continues to write his own music.
David, studio artist, pianist, and coach, began studying piano at the age 13. He was chosen to be in a special class for talented young musicians in high school. After high school, he graduated from the Taipei National University of Arts in Taipei City, Taiwan. After that, he received his postgraduate diploma in Piano Performance and Master’s degree from the Birmingham Conservatoire. While at the Conservatoire, he gave solo recitals at concert halls and at various churches. At that time, he also continued to study under a professor at the Petersburg Conservatory in Russia. He has participated in numerous master classes, and won first prize at the Pingtung City Piano Competition and Diplomas at the National Taiwan Piano Competition. As a chamber musician and accompanist, he collaborated with many outstanding chamber music groups and soloists in Taiwan and in UK. He has also performed in Taiwan, Malaysia, Canada, Russia, USA and United Kingdom. In 2009, he gave the recitals/concerts in Iowa and New York City’s Carnegie Hall. In 2009 and 2010, David was the staff accompanist in the Interlochen International summer Camp. He has also been the accompanist for the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Voice competition. David is currently working on his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy with opera/song accompaniment at the University of Iowa. David has been teaching since 1999 and offers classical and contemporary styles.
Jacy graduated from McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul, MN with a BM Vocal Performance, graduating Cum laude, in 2009. Before that she attended the University of Minnesota Duluth in Duluth, MN with a degree in Vocal Performance from 2005-2006 before graduating from McNally College. Jacy has been performing, both as a soloist and with bands, including carnival ships and worship leader for churches, since 2009. She has been teaching since 2008, and her styles include pop, rock, blues, jazz, classical technique, country, musical theatre, and improv.Personality rating: Outgoing and fun, and easygoing
Ken received his Bachelor in Music performance from San Francisco State University in San Francisco, CA in 2010. Ken has been performing for off Broadway shows, various bands, and solo guitarist in the Bay Area since 2006, as well as performing on cruise ship lines. Ken has been a session musician for major recordings since 2008, and has been teaching since 2007. He offers classical, jazz, rock, blues, and country styles.Personality rating: easygoing
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