Description
We’re happy to announce we are seeking a Vocal Studies Repertoire Coach for a world leading music conservatoire with a prestigious history and contemporary outlook. It was recently ranked as the No. 1 institution in the UK and Europe, and second globally, for both Music and Performing Arts.
Key responsibilities include:
- You will be coaching students with a high level of technical and musical proficiency at undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Understand the demands of the music profession whilst striving to help each student reach their own potential
- Coaching song and opera repertoire at the highest level to individual
- Inspiring young singers through their love of music and a personal commitment to lifelong learning
- Enabling young singers to bridge the gap between aspiration and achievement through a supportive appraisal of current strengths and areas needing development
- Recommending appropriate repertoire best suited to public/appraised performances and long-term vocal development
- Promoting a culture of self-reliance based on the steady acquisition of knowledge and skill
- Adopting a pastoral approach to students, liaising whenever necessary with the Head and Deputy Head of the Vocal and Opera Faculty or additional RCM departments regarding the health and development of the singers in their charge
- Encouraging professional levels of commitment and behaviour in students to prepare them for the rigours of the music profession
- Adhering to the RCM’s Code of Teaching Practice and contributing positively to the development and reputation of the RCM as a world-renowned centre of musical excellence
To be successful in this role you will have:
- You should be a recognised and respected repertoire coach
- Relevant teaching experience is required
- Have knowledge of a wide range of repertoire
- A high level of pianistic skill and sight-reading ability, and considerable experience in coaching repertoire to gifted and talented students at undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Preferably gained within a Conservatoire environment
- An extensive and varied knowledge of song and opera repertoire, languages and styles
- Relevant and accredited teaching qualification in Vocal Studies, music performance or equivalent
- The ability to teach, coach, mentor and improve skills in the context of individual needs
Additional information:
Salary is per hour