Music instructor resume examples from 2026
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How to write a music instructor resume
Craft a resume summary statement
Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in music instructor-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the music instructor position.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a music instructor resume:
- Classroom Management
- Adaptive
- Fine Arts
- Music Program
- Instructional Materials
- Music Education
- Keyboard
- Syllabus
- Music Appreciation
- Brass
- Music History
- Music Curriculum
- K-12
- Music Theory
- Jazz Ensemble
- Group Lessons
- EAR Training
- Songwriting
- Kindergarten
- Music Composition
- Music Technology
- Course Materials
- Voice Lessons
- Piano Lessons
- Music Production
- Group Classes
- Vocal Music
- Pro Tools
- Pre-K
- Percussion Instruments
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write music instructor experience bullet points
Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.
- Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
- What were your responsibilities or goals?
- How did you accomplish them?
- Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )
Here are effective examples from music instructor resumes:
Work history example #1
Private Music Instructor
University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Covered basic HTML coding, UNIX based programs and functions, and Excel utility.
- Served as a specialized low brass instructor for the Arundel High School Marching Band.
- Facilitated business classes on office procedures/business communications.
- Developed an online syllabus with exercises and supplemental instruction.
- Conducted K-5 music and 6-12 choir courses Hosted 2013 honors choir conference Prepared students for solo and ensemble competition
Work history example #2
Music Instructor
Boyd
- Communicated effectively with patrons in order to enforce all building policies and procedures.
- Trained students in HTML, CSS, and basic programming methods while assisting students in developing personal and project websites.
- Provided private and group music instruction for students of low brass instruments within the public school system.
- Designed, and implemented profit generating training curricula in a variety of technology and professional development topics.
- Prepared and presented lectures for freshman and sophomore mathematics and computer programming classes.
Work history example #3
Music Instructor
Newark Public Schools
- Instructed students from grades k-12 while also serving several long term assignments in Special Education.
- Developed course materials and exercises for use with online instructional technologies.
- Explained and demonstrated related laboratory/practical procedures.
- Certified in Orff-Schulwerk Level I methodology.
- Ensured individual and group needs aligned through communication with students, parents, and staff.
Work history example #4
Piano Instructor (Part-Time)
Florida Virtual School
- Provided K-12 music education instruction.
- Instructed beginner level theory and helped develop basic technique.
- Instructed over 300 high school and university students in English, Mathematics and Geometry.
- Interpreted and followed statements and procedures, specifications, drawings, and all other discipline related project and engineering documentation.
- Instructed Navy personnel on Microsoft Windows network management, security, and administration.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Doctoral Degree in music
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2002 - 2005
Highlight your music instructor certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on music instructor resumes:
- Music Therapist - Board Certified (MT-BC)