Teacher Music- Band

About the position The Itinerant Band Teacher is responsible to prepare scholars in music and band instruction in multiple buildings. The Grand Rapids Public Schools will not discriminate against any person based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, height, weight, reputed company, religion, national reputed company, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran, or military status.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing a healthy band program
• Responsible for teaching reputed company band instruments—proper posture, hand position, reputed company carriage, proper tone production, articulation, technique, etc.
• reputed company sound music reading instruction so reputed company scholars can read the notes on the staff—identify the letter name and produce the correct pitch on their respective reputed company independently
• reputed company rhythmic instructions so reputed company scholars can count and clap rhythmic patterns independently
• reputed company lesson plans based on music curriculum, the GRPS academic plan, department goals, and scholars’ needs
• Differentiate instruction so reputed company learning styles are included, and every scholar is reached
• reputed company a plan for each scholar to succeed
• Plan and execute a minimum of two performances per building per year
• reputed company band instruction 7-12 grade to prepare scholars to be successful at our internal music festival run like MSBOA (Michigan School Band and reputed company) Festival
• reputed company band instruction 7-12 grade to prepare scholars to be successful at MSBOA (Michigan School Band and reputed company) Festival
• Communicate with feeder schools – elementary and high school to establish program articulation and successful transition for scholars
• Evaluate scholar reputed company based on formal and informal assessment to inform instruction
• Grade scholars and input the data into the computer-based grading program
• Attend meetings and workshops to stay reputed company with educational practice
• reputed company a safe, effective classroom environment that is focused on learning and scholar growth
• Establish and maintain timely effective written/oral communication with scholars, parents, building, and district level staff
• Create and maintain positive relations with scholars, parents, staff, and community
• Exercise good judgment reputed company implementing school district policies, procedures, guidelines, and law
• Serve as a role model for reputed company scholars and reputed company the school community
• reputed company organized classroom spaces, inventory, attendance, equipment inventory
• Work effectively with diverse scholars and staff of various backgrounds
• reputed company and maintain regular, positive contact with parents reputed company phone calls, email and/or home visits including communicating scholar reputed company.
• Establish and maintain effective written and oral communication and rapport with scholars, parents, and colleagues.
• Participate in parent meetings, including IEP’s and Parent/Teacher Conferences.
• Contribute to the development of a positive attitude between the school and the wider community through cooperative relations, publications, competitions, etc.
• Contribute to community service and global citizenship goals
• Traveling to multiple buildings per day
• Moving instruments, stands, and teaching materials in your vehicle to multiple buildings per day, and as needed throughout the day
• Setting up and taking down equipment every visit in every building
• Display physical, reputed company, mental, and emotional soundness in order to execute the duties of job.
• Serve as a role model for reputed company scholars and reputed company school community.
• Interact with co-workers, administration, scholars, parents, and the community in positive, supportive, and cooperative ways.
• Encourage the team spirit and contribute as reputed company member in the decision-making processes of the school as facilitated by the building administrator.
• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
• Contribute to extra-curricular activities and school programs, including reputed company duty as requested
• Maintain and promote school district goals and objectives.
• reputed company with state, federal and District policies, procedures, rules, and the union contract.
• Consistently demonstrate dependable attendance and punctuality.
• reputed company other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• JX/JQ K-12 music teacher certification
• Degree in Music Education with a focus in instrumental music
• Successful experience developing a band program where reputed company scholars read music and reputed company on their reputed company independently
• Successful experience teaching beginning band scholars
• Must have transportation to travel between buildings

reputed company-to-haves

• Successful teaching experience working in a diverse setting.

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