What types of music teachers is TEP seeking?

All TEP students take music every day for 55 minutes for their entire 4 years at TEP. On a general level, students will learn music literacy, history, and performance. All students will be expected to learn an instrument and participate in a musical ensemble (school orchestra, school band, etc.). The 55-minute period each day will encompass a variety of activities, including music theory, history, and instrumental instruction, as well as ensemble practice.

TEP's official charter contains a very general outline of the music program based on meeting New York State middle school standards in music. Ultimately, however, given TEP's philosophical emphasis on a school built around master teachers, the meat of the music curriculum will be developed by TEP's master music teachers themselves. There will be 4 music teachers on the staff when TEP reaches full capacity. Teachers will collaborate to develop a program that is rigorous in all aspects and treats music as a full-fledged subject (such as English or Math), and not as an add-on elective meant to supplement other subjects.

Each TEP music teacher should have an excellent background in general music as well as experience leading an ensemble. The specific ensembles at TEP will be determined by the music teachers themselves, taking into account their particular strengths. Ultimately, TEP seeks to build a music department in which the musical skills of each teacher complement one another and are unified by expert knowledge and pedagogy, as well as a deep passion for the subject.