Student Jobs
The Faculty of Music offers a number of positions for Faculty of Music students to apply for. Fill out an application form to be considered for a position. Students can apply for more than one position. Applications and positions are posted in April and are filled in September. Only successful applicants will be contacted. The deadline for applications is May 30.
Pianist/Accompanist for MU201R/MU194
Job Description
Pianist/Accompanist to accompany the singing students in MU201R: Voice Techniques and MU194: Class Voice.
Qualifications
Must be a fourth-year piano student. Under exceptional circumstances, a second- or third-year student may be considered. Strong sight reader. Experience accompanying singers in classical repertoire required for MU201R; multiple genres required for MU194.
Rate of Pay
$21.70/hour for a fourth-year undergraduate.
Number of Hours
MU201R: Maximum of three hours per week, Tuesdays and Thursdays*, 2:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m., winter term 2020, as well as the class presentation at the end of term. (*Schedule subject to change)
MU194: Maximum of one hour per week, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., fall and winter term 2019/2020.
Instructional Assistant: Tutors
Job Description
Peer tutoring in music theory and skills. Students approved by the Faculty of Music to be tutors will be given a brief training session to explain the boundaries between legitimate tutoring and academic misconduct, to reinforce the issue of confidentiality, and to cover the specific kinds of information and help they may provide to the students they tutor (e.g. assistance with the process for solving problems, not with the problems themselves).
Approved tutors will be asked to sign a confirmation that they understand the issues surrounding academic misconduct, that they plan to maintain confidentiality, and that they will adhere to the principles outlined in the academic calendar.
Skills Tutors (Years 1 and 2): conduct group sessions with broad appeal to assist students in the various aspects of the skills curriculum. Piano facility is required to conduct dictation sessions. Please indicate your level of comfort for playing dictation passages from the piano in your cover letter. A very limited amount of one-on-one tutoring may be available.
Theory Tutors (Year 1): must be available during the first-year theory class times, which are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. In class tutors assist on flipped-classroom days as determined by the theory instructors. A very limited amount of one-on-one tutoring may be available.
Theory Tutors (Year 2): conduct group session with broad appeal to assist students with second-year theory topics; keyboard skills for delivery of dictation is an asset. Please indicate your level of comfort for playing dictation passages from the piano in your cover letter.
Qualifications
Third- or fourth-year Music students. Only those with a minimum of A- in the course in which they would like to tutor, or those with permission of the instructor, will be considered. Under exceptional circumstances, a second-year student may be considered.
Rate of Pay
- $19.50/hour for second-year undergraduate.
- $20.60/hour for third-year undergraduate.
- $21.70/hour for fourth-year undergraduate.
Number of Hours
Varies according to need.
Instructional Assistants for MU160/MU260: Composition
Job Description
Auditioning and grading compositions by approximately 15 students for approximately nine weeks of term.
Qualifications
Fourth-year Contemporary Music majors only. Minimum grade of A- in MU360.
Rate of Pay
$21.70/hour for fourth-year undergraduate.
Number of Hours
Approximately 15 hours, fall and winter term 2019/2020.
Instructional Assistant and Auditions: Proctors and Markers (Multiple Positions)
Job Description
Proctoring for audition, midterm and year-end exams under the supervision of the instructor. Limited marking of entrance exams and theory dictation tests under the supervision of the instructor.
Qualifications
Third- or fourth-year Music History, Theory and Critical Analysis student preferred.
Rate of Pay
- $14.00/hr for proctoring.
- $16.30/hr for marking with multiple choice/marking guide.
- $18.50/hr for marking with marking guide with minimal discretionary grading.
- $21.70/hr for marking with full discretionary grading.
Number of Hours
Varies according to audition, exam and instructor needs. Approximately 100 hours during the year in total to be shared amongst proctors and markers.
Audition Assistants (Multiple Positions)
Job Description
Reporting to the auditions and student services coordinator, audition assistants greet and check in current and prospective students prior to their auditions (ensembles and incoming), provide general information and directions, and work as interview runners, escorting audition candidates to their interviews with the academic faculty.
Qualifications
First-, second-, third- or fourth-year music students in good standing.
Rate of Pay
- $14.00/hour (audition assistants – multiple positions).
- $16.50/hour (head audition assistant – one position).
Number of Hours
Varies according to audition schedule and availability. Only required during winter term 2020.
Box Office Student Staff (Multiple Positions)
Job Description
Reporting to the Senior Assistant to the Dean's Office, box office student staff manage ticket sales at Faculty of Music concerts, handle money and balance cash flow, assist ushers where necessary and provide general information to patrons.
Qualifications
First-, second-, third- or fourth-year music students in good standing.
Rate of Pay
$14.00/hour.
Number of Hours
Varies according to concert calendar and availability.