57-850 The Teaching Artist

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

For most musicians, teaching provides a steady income stream over the course of a lifetime. Whether you're interested in setting up a private teaching studio, offering masterclasses, performing school assemblies, developing an online academy, engaging with people with disabilities, or developing a new teaching modality, this course will help you understand the spectrum of opportunities available to teaching artists. You'll develop your teaching philosophy, studio policies, and online presence. In collaboration with Azure Family Concerts, the class will also develop and perform an interactive concert at the Children's Museum for families with autism. You'll learn to become an ambassador for music as you present your instrument/voice to young children at the Cyert Center and Carriage House preschool. These "outreach" or "community engagement" skills are highly valued by orchestras, opera companies, festivals, and arts organizations who seek to expand their mission and reach into their communities.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2026

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