Job Description
Music teacher
Salary in accordance with teachers' pay and conditions
Main scale
Primary Music Teacher - Camden
Main purpose of the role:
The music teacher provides a high quality music education so that pupils develop a love of music and develop their talent as musicians
The music teacher coordinates extra-curricular music activities, including any instrumental tuition provided by Camden Music Service
The music teacher creates music based opportunities and events both in school and the wider community
One of the key responsibilities of the role is to safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils and to promote fundamental British Values.
The music teacher will undertake any teaching or other professional duties reasonably delegated by the head teacher.
Key responsibilities
Teach music as set out in the National Curriculum to all year groups. This will include teaching pupils to:
- Learn to read and write music on the stave
- Understand and use musical language - dynamics, tempo, timbre, pitch, rhythm, beat and texture
- Learn about a variety of styles, genres and composers
- Learn to improvise and compose on a variety of instruments
Lead on curriculum design for music
Work alongside instrument tutors in whole class music lessons.
Be responsible for tutor management and support and instrument maintenance
Rehearse and lead choirs in KS1 and KS2.
