Teaching Artist - WASO Crescendo Program

From the centre of Perth to the furthest corners of our state, we have provided the soundtrack to life in WA since 1928.

• Deliver Music Education Program (Term 3) in a class setting
• Casual teaching role – Tuesday - Friday
• A passion for & experience in Music Education and building community relationships

Our Organisation

As the State Orchestra, Perth’s first and finest, WASO is the largest employer of performing artists in Western Australia and reaches two million people with musical experiences each year on stage, in our community, and online.

From concert halls to classrooms, hospitals to aged care, we bring joy, inspire learning, and nurture participation in our community, because everybody deserves the opportunity to experience live music. Every year, through community and leading industry partnerships, we engage a new generation of young and emerging artists to help secure a bright future for music in Australia.

WASO continues to focus on innovation and excellence for the arts throughout our community and through our Community Engagement and Education Program we currently reach close to 30,000 people each year. In its tenth year, our El Sistema-inspired Music Education Program, Crescendo, has been running in two Kwinana Primary Schools and is the only program of its kind in Western Australia.

The Sistema model, established in 1975 in Venezuela, seeks to empower children from disadvantaged backgrounds through classical music, using it as a tool to help them reach their full potential and learn life values. This life changing music education model is now running in over 55 countries around the world.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a team of passionate teachers in a casual role needed from Term 3. We have an opening for a Musicianship teacher to deliver Kodály-inspired musicianship classes in a team-teaching environment across two schools in Kwinana. You’ll collaborate with fellow teaching artists to plan and deliver dynamic 45-minute music lessons from Tuesday to Friday (timetabling dependent).  

The role will focus on the preparation and the delivery of musicianship lessons to all students at schools, from Pre-Primary to Year Six, dependent on time-tabling. As part of our music education program, this role is ideal for someone who thrives in a team, values collaboration, and is committed to building strong community connections through the arts.

Skills Required

To be successful you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in Music Education.
• Demonstrated knowledge of music and have an understanding of music specific, and arts general education practices.
• The role will suit a highly motivated individual who is enthusiastic, musically skilled, and passionate about working with children.
• Availability to teach from Term 3, 2025, with ability to travel to Kwinana.