Current priority
Violin tutor
Cessnock / Kurri Kurri
Jobs
Teach with HMA
Teach music with Hunter Music Academy from your own home studio or teaching space. We welcome tutors across all instruments, throughout the Hunter Valley and Newcastle.
You’ll work as an independent contractor. HMA helps find students and handles scheduling and administration.
New to teaching?
If you know how to play an instrument but have never taught a lesson before, still reach out! Everyone has to start somewhere; if you have the right values, we’d love to give you your start.
- Teach from your own space
- Independent contractor opportunity
- Flexible workload with HMA admin support
Instruments and locations
Tutors we’re looking for
We’re open to tutors of all instruments across the Hunter Valley and Newcastle. We’re particularly looking for violin and guitar tutors with their own teaching space in the Cessnock / Kurri Kurri area.
Current priority
Guitar tutor
Cessnock / Kurri Kurri
What we’re looking for
We consider your playing, teaching ability, qualifications and experience. Tell us about each in your application.
Ability and experience
- Strong practical ability and musical understanding in the instrument you teach
- The ability to explain clearly, give useful feedback and adapt lessons to different ages, goals and learning needs
- Reliable availability, preparation and professional communication with students, families and HMA
Tell us about any relevant music exams, tertiary study, teaching qualifications, performance work or tutoring experience. We assess these alongside demonstrated musicianship and teaching ability.
Values we share
- Teach students to read, listen and learn new music for themselves
- Introduce students to music worth playing and listening to
- Teach with patience, encouragement and respect, taking each student’s goals and learning needs seriously
Teaching space
Teach from your own space
Tutors teach from their own home studio or teaching space. You provide a suitable setting and the instruments and equipment needed for your lessons; HMA supports student enquiries, scheduling and administration.
What HMA provides
- Finding and responding to prospective students
- Scheduling and admin support
- Offering you students when you have space in your timetable
- Advertising your lessons through HMA
- Flexible workload
What tutors provide
- A suitable home studio or teaching space, with instruments and lesson equipment
- Their own ABN
- Invoice submission
- Teaching the lessons
- Availability updates
- Working With Children Check
- Professional and reliable communication
Contractor model
How we work together
You focus on teaching and choose the workload that suits you. HMA supports student enquiries, scheduling and administration.
Tutor rates are agreed individually, reflecting qualifications, experience and demonstrated teaching ability.
Flexibility
Tutors keep control over their workload
- Nominate availability
- Accept or decline students
- Teach elsewhere outside HMA
Apply to teach
Tell us about your teaching
Ready to apply? Tell us about your instruments, teaching space, experience, approach and availability in the application form. We’ll review your application and email you if we’d like to discuss teaching with HMA.
Find out more
Have a question before applying? Send us a message about teaching with HMA.
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