Dunedin Consort: Freelance Music Workshop Leaders

10 Sep

Written By Scottish Music Centre

Dunedin Consort

Location: Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Perth and Kinross

Fee: See details

Deadline: 01/10/24

Dunedin Consort are launching an open call to find up to three Scottish-based freelance workshop leaders to work with our team to deliver workshops as part of our 2025 School Workshop Programme.

Dunedin Consort is seeking up to three workshop leaders to run a series of six sessions within schools in Greenock, Perth and Cumbernauld. Our workshops are based on the key pillars of foundational music-making:

• Listening – to inspire and learn
• Composing – to explore creativity and discover the foundations of music
• Performing – to increase confidence and broaden social skills

As a workshop leader, you will work with four classes across two schools, guiding the children through our 6-week programme and preparing them for their final performance.

A rough guide of learning outcomes and teaching resources is provided by Dunedin Consort for workshop leaders, but leaders are encouraged to use their own experience and materials to shape the content of the programme to best suit their skills.

These are paid freelance roles with paid training opportunities and child protection training.

Person Specification
We are looking for workshop leaders who: 
o are based in Scotland
o have experience in leading music workshops or teaching
o are enthusiastic and inspiring facilitators
o have a high level of musicality and understanding of music
o have an appreciation and understanding of co-creating music with students
o have an interest and understanding of early music
o are excited by the prospect of working with Dunedin Consort
o would benefit from mentoring and career support (for any reason) 

Desirable
o have experience working with groups of primary aged children
o have experience working in ASN settings
o are confident in singing
o has a driving licence

Key Dates 
o Deadline for applications – 11.59pm on Tuesday 1 October 2024
o Interviews – Tuesday 8 October 2024
o Training (2 sessions) – Autumn 2024
o Workshops – January to March 2025
o Post project review meeting – April 2025

Fees
Whole day (up to 6 hours) - £250
2/3 day (up to 4 hours) - £167
1/3 Day (up to 2 hours) - £84
Composition fee (per composition) - £50
Meeting and training fee (per hour) - £35

We expect this role will have 11 hours of training/meetings and 6 x 2/3 days of project delivery.

Please note: these roles will be offered subject to a satisfactory Standard Disclosure check or PVG scheme record/update as appropriate.

Application deadline: Tuesday 1 October at 23:59

For more information please visit our website: https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/