About the Charlotte Youth Choir and Arts+

Formerly the Charlotte Children’s Choir, CYC was founded in 1986 to provide education and performance opportunities for young singers in the Charlotte metro area. Thousands of students across the Charlotte region have benefitted from singing with CYC – experiencing new music and styles, building a connected community, and learning what it means to be an excellent musician and student.

Founded in 1969, Arts+ is a music and visual art nonprofit organization that envisions the transformative impact of arts education illuminating every corner of the Charlotte region. Its goal is to make outstanding arts education available to students of all ages, skill levels and socioeconomic backgrounds. From private lessons to summer camps to community outreach programs, Arts+ strives to help each student unlock their full potential through the power of arts education.

Status and Compensation:

• Status: Contract Faculty
• Schedule: Tuesdays 6:00p-8:00p
• Compensation: $125.00 per Tuesday rehearsal, plus performance and event stipends

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Artistic Director, rehearse and conduct Concert Choir and Lyric Choir (our 7-12 grade and 4-6 grade choirs, respectively) in a co-teaching setting.
• Assist in concert planning and preparation, repertoire selection, and recruitment
• Maintain excellent standards of choral musicianship representative of the Charlotte Youth

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music or comparable performance experience
  • 3+ years of teaching experience
• Knowledge and understanding of varied teaching methodologies and the ability to differentiate instruction to meet the diverse needs of students of all ages, backgrounds, and ability levels.
• Consistent availability for Tuesday evening

Reports to: Artistic Director of the Charlotte Youth Choir

To Apply

• Please submit resume and cover letter to Wes Smith, Artistic Director, at wsmith@artsplus.org. Include “CYC Assistant Director” in the subject line.
• Optional materials which may also be submitted include copies of recent concert programs which the candidate conducted, repertoire lists, or YouTube/Vimeo links to recent performances.

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