THE ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT<\/b><\/p>\n
ANNOUNCES PART-TIME JOB OPENING FOR<\/b><\/p>\n
AMP Summer Series Trombone Teaching Artist<\/b><\/p>\n
$50 – 65\/hour, June 2025\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NOTE TO APPLICANTS:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Please follow application instructions listed at the end of this job description<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n The Atlanta Music Project seeks trained musicians and music educators to join our faculty as Summer Series teaching artists.\u00a0 The AMP Summer Series is a 4-week Music Festival & School held in June 2025.\u00a0 This position is for Session I of the Summer Series, which is held from June 2 – 20, 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Teaching Artists are responsible for teaching group lessons for their instrument at AMP\u2019s Summer Series, a Music Festival & School.\u00a0 These lessons prepare the young musicians for their daily full ensemble rehearsals and guide them towards public performances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The successful candidate will possess an unyielding commitment to empowering youth to realize their possibilities through music. This position reports to the Chief Program Officer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Founded in 2010, the Atlanta Music Project (AMP) provides world-class music training and performance opportunities supporting youth growth and development. Operating in under-resourced communities, AMP\u2019s mission is to empower youth to realize their possibilities through music.<\/span><\/p>\n AMP serves over 1,000 young musicians annually through band, orchestra, and choir programs, private lessons, and the annual month-long AMP Summer Series. The AMP Senior Youth Orchestras and Choirs perform and compete both nationally and internationally. Additionally, AMP houses a college and career program, supporting AMP high school students and alumni. Since 2021, AMP has awarded <\/span>$545,000<\/span> in college scholarships to its alumni.<\/span><\/p>\n AMP music ensembles perform more than 60 concerts annually, performing in venues all across Atlanta, from community centers to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. AMP music ensembles have performed alongside international stars such as cellist Sterling Elliott, rapper Lecrae, operatic baritone Edward Parks, R&B singer Monica, The Piano Guys, the Harlem Quartet, electric violinist Lindsey Stirling, pianist Terrence Wilson, and the Imani Winds. AMP musicians can be seen performing with rapper T.I. on NPR\u2019s Tiny Desk concert series.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n AMP\u2019s young musicians have successfully auditioned for Georgia All-State ensembles, and performed with the Atlanta Opera, the Atlanta Ballet, and the Fox Theatre. AMP ensembles have concertized as far away as Los Angeles, Aspen, Mexico, Canada, and New Zealand. The AMP Senior Youth Choir was crowned winner of the Youth Choirs category at the Open Competition of the 2024 World Choirs Games.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>AMP is the recipient of several prestigious awards: 2015 Local Community Service Award (Spelman College), 2016 Neighborhood Builder (Bank of America), 2016 & 2017 Top 50 Youth Arts Program (USA President\u2019s Committee on the Arts & Humanities), 2018 MLK Jr. Community Service Award (Emory University), 2019 Luminary Award for Arts Education (ArtsATL), and 2021 Infusion Award (Lewis Prize for Music).<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>AMP\u2019s current major funders include the Chestnut Family Foundation, Intuit Mailchimp, the Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation, the Harland Charitable Foundation, the Arthur M. Blank Foundation, The Rich\u2019s Foundation, the Sartain Lanier Foundation, the Luluma Foundation, Mayor\u2019s Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County Arts Council, Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia Department of Education, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Delta Community Credit Union, the Next Generation Fund, and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.<\/span><\/p>\n In 2024, AMP became the recipient of five Steinway pianos and was awarded the prestigious honor of being a Steinway Select School, making AMP one of eight schools in the country with this distinction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n AMP\u2019s partners and collaborators include the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation, Atlanta Public Schools, Clayton State University, and the Chestnut Family Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n AMP\u2019s existence is a direct result of the 2009 TED Prize, which was awarded to Dr. Jose Antonio Abreu, founder of Venezuela\u2019s El Sistema. AMP\u2019s co-founders were members of the Sistema Fellows Program at the New England Conservatory in Boston. AMP is a member of \u201cEl Sistema USA,\u201d the National Alliance of El Sistema Inspired Programs.<\/span><\/p>\nSummary of Position<\/b><\/h4>\n
About the Atlanta Music Project<\/b><\/h4>\n