Jobs Faculty of Music Instructor Positions
CUPE 3902 Unit 3
PMU191-491Y1 Chamber Music - Strings.
Course Description: Instruction in small ensemble performance, e.g. string quartets, piano trios.
Class Schedule: Coaching times TBA dependent on coordination of student timetables. September 2025 to April 2026
Salary: $6,481.66
Estimated Course Enrollment: Anticipated number of string sections: 2 (dependent on student enrollment). Student enrollment sub-divided into multiple chamber ensemble sections as assigned by the coordinator. It is understood that the organization and number of chamber ensemble sections is tentative, pending final course instrumentation, determinations and enrollment.
TA support: yes
Qualifications: Graduate degree in performance or equivalent professional experience. Extensive knowledge of chamber music repertoire and with specific expertise in repertoire for piano and strings. Active performance career combined with demonstrated excellence teaching chamber music at the university level. Hiring of string chamber music instructors will take into account a breadth of instrument specialization needs as determined by the coordinator in consultation with the Performance Office.
Duties: Duties include one hour of coaching each week with the assigned chamber ensemble (time TBD). Coaches are also required to attend the masterclasses and participate in the coaching and evaluation of students in the course. If a coach has a conflict with the attendance at a scheduled masterclass, a suitable substitute should be arranged in consultation with the Chamber Music Coordinators.
A complete application includes your responses to the application form with a cover letter and current Curriculum Vitae; click here to apply.
PMU191-491Y1 Chamber Music - Woodwinds.
Course Description: Instruction in small ensemble performance, e.g. woodwind quintets, mixed chamber groups.
Class Schedule: Coaching times TBA dependent on coordination of student timetables. September 2025 to April 2026.
Salary: $6,481.66
Estimated Course Enrollment: Anticipated number of woodwind sections: 6 (Dependent on student enrollment) Student enrollment sub-divided into multiple chamber ensemble sections as assigned by the coordinator. It is understood that the organization and number of chamber ensemble sections is tentative, pending final course instrumentation, determinations and enrollment. Hiring of coaches will take into account instrument specialization needs to be determined by the coordinator in consultation with the Performance Office.
TA support: yes
Qualifications: Graduate degree in performance or equivalent professional experience. Extensive knowledge of chamber music repertoire and materials. Active performance career combined with demonstrated excellence teaching chamber music at the university level. Hiring of woodwind chamber music instructors will take into account a breadth of instrument specialization needs as determined by the coordinator in consultation with the Performance Office. In the interest of ensuring diverse coaching expertise, no instructor will be assigned more than one chamber ensemble.
Duties: Duties include one hour of coaching each week with the assigned chamber ensemble (time TBD). The Woodwind Chamber Music schedule includes five Friday 1pm masterclasses in the Fall term and five in the spring term. Coaches are required to attend the masterclasses and participate in the coaching and evaluation of students in the course. Masterclass dates TBA. If a coach has a conflict with the attendance at a scheduled masterclass, a suitable substitute should be arranged in consultation with the Chamber Music Coordinator.
A complete application includes your responses to the application form with a cover letter and current Curriculum Vitae; click here to apply.
PMU191-491Y1 Chamber Music - Brass.
Course Description: Instruction in small ensemble performance, e.g. brass quintets, mixed chamber groups.
Class Schedule: Coaching times TBA dependent on coordination of student timetables. September 2025 to April 2026.
Salary: $6,481.66
Estimated Course Enrollment: Anticipated number of brass sections: 4 (Dependent on student enrollment) Student enrollment sub- divided into multiple chamber ensemble sections. It is understood that the organization and number of chamber ensemble sections is tentative, pending final course instrumentation, determinations and enrollment. Hiring of coaches will take into account instrument specialization needs to be determined by the coordinator in consultation with the performance office.
TA support: yes
Qualifications: Graduate degree in performance or equivalent professional experience. Extensive knowledge of chamber music repertoire and materials. Active performance career combined with demonstrated excellence teaching chamber music at the university level. In the interest of ensuring diverse coaching expertise, no instructor will be assigned more than one chamber ensemble.
Duties: Duties include one hour of coaching each week with the assigned chamber ensemble (time TBD). Coaches are required to attend the masterclasses and participate in the coaching and evaluation of students in the course. If a coach has a conflict with the attendance at a scheduled masterclass, a suitable substitute should be arranged in consultation with the Chamber Music Coordinators.
A complete application includes your responses to the application form with a cover letter and current Curriculum Vitae; click here to apply.
Daphne Tan
Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs
Associate Professor, Music Theory
Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
80 Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5These jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
Course Description: This practical course offers piano teaching experience through observation, assistance in group classes and hands-on private lessons through the Children's Piano Pedagogy Program. All teaching scenarios are supervised and critiqued by the instructor through videotapes and on-site observations.
Class Schedule: Thursdays 4-5pm and observation times TBD
September 2025 to April 2026
Salary: $9,820.70
Estimated Course Enrollment: 11
TA support: none
Qualifications: Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy or in Piano Performance with a cognate in Piano Pedagogy. Experience teaching pedagogy coursework at the university undergraduate and graduate levels is preferred. Additional experience leading a beginning children's group piano class, supervising graduate student teachers, and teaching experience at the RCM Levels Intro - Gr. VIII is also necessary.
Duties: Define course objectives; prepare course materials; provide clear guidelines on course requirements and regulations; teach classes as scheduled; administer and evaluate student assignments; prepare and submit final grade in accordance with policy. Maintain reasonable hours of student consultation outside scheduled class hours.
A complete application includes your responses to the application form with a cover letter and current Curriculum Vitae; click here to apply.
Daphne Tan
Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs
Associate Professor, Music Theory
Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
80 Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
Course Description: The course focuses on developing pianistic, musical and verbal skills in order to succeed in a broad spectrum of collaborative opportunities during a professional career. In-class accompanying presentations and lectures introduce students to professional musician/teacher requirements through collaborative training. Practical experience in improvisation, sight-reading. Assignments appropriate to level of keyboard facility.
Class Schedule: Section 1: Thursdays 11am-12pm, Section 2: Fridays 12-1pm.
September 2025 to April 2026
Salary: $6,481.66 per section
Estimated Course Enrollment: 16
TA support: yes
Qualifications: Graduate degree in music education, piano performance and pedagogy, or equivalent professional experience. Extensive knowledge of piano accompanying pedagogy and the applications of piano to music teaching in a variety of settings. Demonstrated excellence teaching accompanying pedagogy at the university level. Ability to model high-level skills in transposition, sight harmonization, improvisation and sight-reading.
Duties: Define course objectives; prepare course materials; provide clear guidelines on course requirements and regulations; teach classes as scheduled; administer and evaluate student assignments; prepare and submit final grade in accordance with policy. Maintain reasonable hours of student consultation outside scheduled class hours.
A complete application includes your responses to the application form with a cover letter and current Curriculum Vitae; click here to apply.
Daphne Tan
Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs
Associate Professor, Music Theory
Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
80 Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
Course Description: This course is an introduction to music psychology, a field concerned with the processes of music perception and production, responses to music, and the use of music in everyday life. Representative topics include: the role of music as a mediating stimulus for non-musical responses, physiological foundations of music perception and production, models of mood and emotion in music, the relationship between music and language, and models of music cognition. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to understand and critique basic science research and clinical research studies, design and implement an experimental research protocol, interpret research data, and articulate future scientific inquiries pertaining to applications of music in healthcare. Course requirements include weekly reading responses and a semester-long research project on a topic of the student’s choosing.
Class Schedule: Tuesdays 10am-12pm, January to April 2026
Salary: $9,820.70
Estimated Course Enrollment: 12
TA support: none
Qualifications: Doctoral degree in Music and Health Sciences or closely related field. Thorough knowledge of music psychology and research methods, including applications to research and clinical work in music and health sciences. Demonstrated excellence teaching music topics at the university level.
Duties: Define course objectives; prepare course materials; provide clear guidelines on course requirements and regulations; teach classes as scheduled; administer and evaluate student assignments; prepare and submit final grade in accordance with policy. Maintain reasonable hours of student consultation outside scheduled class hours.
A complete application includes your responses to the application form with a cover letter and current Curriculum Vitae; click here to apply.
Daphne Tan
Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs
Associate Professor, Music Theory
Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
80 Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.