How to hire art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
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Job description template
Copy it, fill in the brackets, and remove anything that does not fit your job. Keep only must-haves you would really turn someone away for.
[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers. • Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques. • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences. • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history. • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. • Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Master's degree] • Strong speaking, learning strategies, active learning, active listening, reading comprehension and writing skills • Working knowledge of fine arts, education and training, English Language and communications and media • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $78,620 a year. [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to explain and demonstrate artistic techniques. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- How do you teach yourself a new process, and how would you teach it to someone else?
- Tell me about something new you had to learn quickly for work. How did you learn it?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary do
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
- Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
- Typical education to start: Master's degree (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 2 to 4 years (O*NET)
- Job outlook: +2.2% over ten years, about as fast as average · about 8,000 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| California | $99,410 |
| New York | $98,850 |
| Massachusetts | $85,820 |
| Maryland | $85,590 |
| Michigan | $82,990 |
| Oklahoma | $62,200 |
| Kansas | $61,260 |
| Mississippi | $60,580 |
See art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.