Early Childhood Music Instructor

Early Childhood Music & Movement Instructor

Houston Conservatory of Music — Houston Heights, TX

Pay: $55 per teaching hour
Job Type: Part-Time
Location: In Person — 550 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007

About the Position

Houston Conservatory of Music is seeking a warm, energetic, and experienced Early Childhood Music & Movement Instructor to lead engaging parent-and-child music classes for babies, toddlers, and preschool-aged children.

Our Early Childhood Music & Movement program is designed to introduce young children to music through singing, movement, rhythm, listening, musical games, and age-appropriate instrument exploration, while giving parents and caregivers an active role in their child’s musical development.

We are looking for an educator who understands that at this age, music learning happens through play, repetition, movement, imagination, and meaningful interaction with caregivers.

What You’ll Do

• Lead engaging group music classes for young children and their parents/caregivers.
• Guide families through singing, clapping, movement, rhythm activities, dancing, and musical games.
• Introduce children to age-appropriate instruments such as shakers, rhythm sticks, bells, drums, scarves, and other classroom materials.
• Teach foundational musical concepts including steady beat, rhythm, pitch, dynamics, tempo, listening, and musical expression.
• Create a welcoming environment where children feel comfortable exploring music at their own developmental level.
• Actively involve parents and caregivers so they can reinforce musical experiences at home.
• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate lessons and help shape the academy’s Early Childhood Music curriculum.
• Adapt activities to different ages, personalities, attention spans, and developmental needs.
• Prepare the classroom before each session and assist with resetting materials afterward.
• Communicate warmly and professionally with families and academy staff.
• Help build a joyful early connection to music that can eventually lead children into formal instrumental or vocal study.

Who We’re Looking For

The ideal instructor is playful, musical, expressive, organized, patient, and completely comfortable leading a room full of toddlers and adults.

Preferred qualifications:

• At least 2 years of experience teaching music to young children.
• Experience working with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, or parent-and-child groups.
• Strong singing voice and excellent sense of rhythm and pitch.
• Ability to confidently lead songs while accompanying on piano/keyboard, ukulele, guitar, percussion, or another suitable classroom instrument is highly valued.
• Strong classroom-management skills with very young children.
• Knowledge of early childhood developmental stages and age-appropriate teaching practices.
• Degree or coursework in Music, Music Education, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field preferred.
• Training or certification in Music Together, Kindermusik, Orff Schulwerk, Kodály, Dalcroze, Gordon Music Learning Theory, or a similar early childhood music methodology is highly desirable.
• Ability to communicate confidently and positively with parents and caregivers.
• Reliable, punctual, professional, and enthusiastic.
• English/Spanish bilingual ability is a plus.
• Experience working with children with different learning or developmental needs is a plus.
• Successful background check required.

Compensation

$55 per scheduled teaching hour.

For a typical class block, approximately 45 minutes may be dedicated to direct parent-child instruction, with the remaining time available for classroom preparation, welcoming families, transitions, and resetting materials.

Additional classes may be added as enrollment grows.

What We Provide

• Beautiful professional music-school environment in Houston Heights.
• Classroom instruments and teaching materials.
• Administrative support for registration, billing, scheduling, and communication with families.
• Opportunity to help develop and grow a new Early Childhood Music program.
• Potential for an expanding weekly teaching schedule as the program grows.
• Opportunities to participate in academy events, recitals, and community activities.
• A supportive environment focused on high-quality music education and long-term student development.

About Houston Conservatory of Music

At Houston Conservatory of Music, we believe musical education begins long before a child plays their first formal piece.

Our goal is to nurture musicianship, creativity, confidence, listening skills, coordination, and a lifelong relationship with music from the earliest years. We also believe parents and caregivers are essential partners in a young child’s musical development.

Music for Life.

To Apply

Please submit:

• Resume
• Brief introduction or cover letter
• Description of your experience teaching children ages 0–5
• Any relevant Early Childhood Music certifications or training
• If available, a short teaching or singing video

Houston Conservatory of Music
550 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007