Music Curriculum Specialist
Nashville, TN - USA
Job Summary
Salary Range: $65000
Job Type: Full-Time (Exempt)
QuaverEd is a rapidly growing innovative education technology company founded in 2009. Our mission is enriching the lives of children by helping educators to engage students in general music social and emotional learning as well as health and physical education. We are headquartered in historic Music Row in Nashville Tennessee. Check out our website at .
The Music Curriculum Specialist is responsible for creating and developing high-quality engaging academic content for students in the music classroom. This role requires excellent writing ability attention to detail problem-solving skills a collaborative mindset and adaptability to work on multiple projects concurrently. Candidates must live in or be willing to relocate to Middle Tennessee.
Key Responsibilities
- Writing designing and reviewing resources for the QuaverMusic website including educational activities lesson plans units of study assessments and strategies for differentiation
- Researching and analyzing music diverse cultures and other related educational content
- Collaborating with other writers musicians teachers culture bearers software developers audio engineers and graphic artists
- Editing proofreading and applying feedback to revise work
- Correlating lessons and activities to national and state music standards
- Participating in professional development activities
- Must be a certified teacher and have a current teaching license
- Experience teaching general music classes in an elementary or middle school setting
- Certification or experience with a variety of educational strategies methodologies and theories related to music education such as Orff-Schulwerk Kodály Music Learning Theory (Gordon) and Dalcroze
- Knowledge of curriculum-design models and educational strategies practices and theories related to general education such as culturally responsive teaching and learning universal design for learning strategies for dual language learners project-based learning and Understanding by Design
- Experience conducting research especially in the area of ethnomusicology
- Experience implementing modifications and accommodations for students who receive IEP services
- Experience teaching a culturally diverse population
Technical Skills and Attributes
- Familiarity with Google Suite software
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Proficiency in music notation software
- Familiarity with one or more AI applications
- Ability to work collaboratively or independently depending on project needs
- Strong problem-solving skills
Please submit a resume and cover letter along with three references.
The Job Title role is not a remote work position. All employees must live within commuting distance of Music Row in Nashville. We are currently requiring all team members to work at minimum 3 days a week in the office on the QuaverEd campus and allowing 2 days remote. This requirement is subject to change at the discretion of the team members Supervisor and company policies.
QuaverEd Inc. offers an excellent benefits package including 80 hours of vacation per year with an increase after 3 years 12 paid holidays 60 hours of sick leave subsidized health care up to $9000 per year a 401(k) program with no participation fees. QuaverEd also offers full employer paid basic life fertility health advocate teladoc identity theft and a collegial supporting atmosphere.
QuaverEd Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race color religion sex national origin disability age or genetic information.
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About Company
QuaverEd is where Learning, Technology, and Creativity converge. Our family of curricula provides powerful tools to bring student learning to life.