Course Number and Name: EMU355Y1 -Accompanying

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

Months of contract: September 2026 to April 2027

Salary: $13,196.66

Estimated Course Enrollment: 8 per section

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 grades in accordance with policy. Maintain reasonable hours of student consultation outside scheduled class hours.

Closing Date:

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Daphne Tan

Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs

Associate Professor, Music Theory

Faculty of Music

University of Toronto

80 Queen’s Park

Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II and Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12. 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. Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.