Course Number and Name: MUS4273H –Practicum – Advanced & University Levels

Course Description: This practical course offers piano teaching experience through observation, and hands-on private lessons through the advanced students of the Adult Community Program. All teaching scenarios are supervised and critiqued by the instructor through videotapes and on-site observations.

Class Schedule: Thursdays, 3-4pm, and observations time TBD, in the Winter term

Months of contract: January to April 2027

Salary: $4,998.74

Estimated Course Enrollment: 11

TA support: none

Qualifications: Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy or in Piano Performance with a cognate in Piano Pedagogy. Experience supervising graduate student teachers and teaching experience at all RCM levels is required. Experience teaching pedagogy coursework at the university undergraduate and graduate levels is preferred.

Duties: Monitor and mentor student teaching; 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.

A complete application includes your responses to the application form with a cover letter and current Curriculum Vitae; click here to apply.

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.