Music Teacher Positions – Seattle & Bellevue/Mercer Island Area
Join The Music Factory's Teaching Faculty as We Expand Across Seattle's Eastside
Pay: $46–$56+ per hour
For nearly 20 years, The Music Factory has helped students of all ages discover confidence, creativity, and joy through music. As we continue expanding into the Bellevue and Mercer Island area, we are seeking exceptional music teachers to join our growing team. Our first preference is to hire highly experienced and capable full time professional gigging musicians with the ability to play and teaching many instruments, but we will review all applications and entertain teachers looking to teach one instrument as well.
This is an exciting opportunity for professional musicians and educators who want to work in a supportive, musician-friendly environment while building a rewarding long-term teaching schedule. The Music Factory, founded by Ari Joshua, is run by full time musicians and has a rich history of alumni and well known faculty and reach in Seattle.
Whether you are an experienced teacher with a recording and performance career or a multi-instrumentalist looking to build a thriving roster of students, we'd love to hear from you.
Currently Seeking Teachers In:
- Guitar
- Piano
- Voice
- Bass
- Drums & Percussion
- Ukulele
- Digital Music Production
- Recording & DAWs
- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Upright Bass
- Saxophone
- Clarinet
- Flute
- Oboe
- Bassoon
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- French Horn
- Tuba
- Other instruments welcome
Multi-Instrumental Teachers Strongly Encouraged
We particularly value teachers who can confidently teach multiple instruments. Multi-instrumental instructors often build the strongest schedules and have the opportunity to work with a wider variety of students. Please list your main instruments, and additionally share any instrumetns you can teach at a beginner level as well.
About The Music Factory
Founded in Seattle in 2005, The Music Factory is one of the region's most established private music schools, serving students of all ages and experience levels through highly personalized one-on-one lessons.
Our mission is simple:
Help students develop a lifelong love of music while achieving their individual goals.
Unlike many lesson programs that follow rigid curriculums, we believe every student learns differently. Our teachers meet students where they are and develop highly customized lesson plans based on each student's interests, goals, learning style, strengths, and musical aspirations. Teachers should be willing to take on the role of a mentor and life coach through their lessons, and adapt to different age groups from young kids all the way up to senior citizens.
Whether a student wants to:
- Learn their favorite songs
- Join a band
- Write original music
- Record in a studio
- Improve technique
- Learn music theory
- Prepare for auditions
- Perform professionally
We help create a path that keeps them engaged, inspired, and progressing.
Why Teachers Love Working HereCompetitive Compensation
Teachers earn approximately $46–$56+ per hour, depending on schedule structure, experience, and teaching assignments.
Built By Musicians, For Musicians
The Music Factory is owned and operated by active professional musicians.
We understand both the rewards and challenges of building a life in music because we live it ourselves.
Many of our instructors are active:
- Performing artists
- Recording musicians
- Producers
- Songwriters
- Composers
- Touring musicians
- Session players
- Educators
Our teachers typically combine strong technical mastery of their instruments with real-world creative experience and a genuine passion for helping others grow.
A Musician-Friendly Culture
We recognize that great teachers are often active musicians as well.
Many of our instructors earn their primary income through a combination of teaching, performing, recording, producing, composing, and other music-related work. We are proud to support career musicians who remain actively engaged in the art form.
Our goal is to create a long-term home for musicians who want to continue performing, creating, recording, and sharing their knowledge with the next generation.
Build a Strong Student Roster
The Bellevue and Mercer Island communities are home to many families who value music education and are committed to long-term lessons.
Teachers who offer broad availability and excellent instruction often build rewarding schedules and lasting relationships with students and families.
Opportunities Beyond Teaching
Depending on experience and interests, additional opportunities may be available in:
- Recording projects
- Curriculum development
- Student recitals
- Social media content creation
- Marketing
- Events
- Community outreach
- Studio operations
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking teachers who are:
Outstanding Educators
You know how to connect with students and make lessons both productive and enjoyable.
Professional Musicians
You possess strong command of your instrument and continue to develop as a performer, creator, producer, composer, or recording artist.
Reliable & Consistent
Students thrive when they can count on their teacher. We value punctuality, professionalism, and consistency. Our most consistent teachers are rewarded with more students, we have staff members stay with us for years and years when they are reliable.
Positive & Encouraging
We strive to create an environment where students feel inspired, challenged, and supported.
Strong Communicators
You communicate effectively with students, families, and staff and respond professionally to scheduling and administrative needs.
Team Players
You enjoy being part of a larger musical community and contributing to the success of students, fellow teachers, and the school as a whole.
Availability
We are especially interested in teachers who can teach during our highest-demand hours:
Peak Hours
- Monday–Friday: 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Saturday: Morning & Afternoon
- Sunday: Morning & Afternoon
- Other off peak hours
Teachers with broad availability during these times generally build schedules more quickly.
Teaching Format
Lessons are primarily taught in person at our Seattle and Bellevue/Mercer Island area locations. Teachers should also be comfortable conducting virtual lessons when necessary. From time to time we get request for in home lessons, and we may offer those oppurtunities to our corse staff first. If you wish, please specify on your application a desire to do in home lessons.
Qualifications
Preferred:
- 2+ years of teaching experience
- College education, music degree
- Professional performance experience
- Ability to teach multiple instruments
- Experience teaching children, teens, and adults
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Reliable transportation
- Most important is good vibes
Not required but valued:
- Music degree
- Recording or production experience
- Ensemble coaching experience
- Songwriting experience
- Curriculum development experience
Employment Details
- Independent Contractor
- Full-Time and Part-Time Opportunities Available
- Flexible Schedule
- Choose Your Own Availability
- In-Person Teaching
Locations
Seattle Location
Madison Valley, Near Capital Hill, Aboreetum
East Side Location
Bellevue / Mercer Island Area
Apply Today
If you are passionate about music education, enjoy helping students grow, and want to work alongside a community of dedicated musicians, we would love to hear from you.
Please send:
- Resume
- Brief introduction
- Instruments taught
- Teaching experience
- Current availability
Questions?
Call or Text: 206-420-3896
The Music Factory
Helping students discover the joy of music since 2006.
Join us as we build the next chapter of music education on Seattle's Eastside.
WANTED: Professional-level teacher for weekly private weekly music lessons at a private music school in Seattle.
Please send your resume & cover letter (or call 206-420-3896) to schedule an interview today!
The Music Factory (a fun, laid-back private music school located in the beautiful Madison Valley neighborhood of Seattle WA) is searching for well-rounded, fun, professional & reliable teacher for private one-on-one music lessons with students of all ages, experience levels & social backgrounds!
We are particularly seeking candidates who can offer a wide range of consistent availability for weekly lessons within our peak hours of approximately 2:00-8:00pm on weekdays, and who can provide professional-level lessons on a wide variety of instruments.
Our teachers are…..
SELF EMPLOYED - Each of our teachers are self-employed 1099 independent contractors with freedom to decide their available teaching hours & their own individual policies (with regard to matters such as rescheduled/makeup lessons, etc), while also adhering to The Music Factory’s general policies & participating heavily in our overall framework. Each teacher employs their own unique talents in connecting with their students, and The Music Factory does not dictate how our teachers shape their lesson plans.
WIDELY AVAILABLE & FLEXIBLE - It can take time for our teachers to fill a packed schedule with committed students, and our most successful teachers are able to offer a wide range of availability during our peak hours (weekdays from 2:00pm to 8:00pm) as well as our weekend mornings & afternoons. This process of casting the initial net as wide as possible generates the fastest results, and can always be re-evaluated over time.
WELL COMPENSATED - Depending on the layout of their schedules
FUN, ENGAGING & PROFESSIONAL - We aim for a perfect balance of a laid-back/casual presentation under which lies a rock-solid foundation of utter professional excellence. Our teachers are expected to always present a friendly & engaging attitude with their students & their families, to communicate promptly & professionally with their clients & fellow staff members, and to fully understand & cooperate with all policies established by The Music Factory’s administration.
PUNCTUAL & RELIABLE - Outside of the occasional emergency/illness/etc, we expect all of our teachers to be consistently available for their students’ weekly lesson appointments, and to bear the responsibility of arranging substitute teachers (with help from our management, if necessary) in the event of an absence. We ask that our teachers be as flexible as possible with regard to reschedule requests from their clients, and to keep their own rescheduling needs to an absolute minimum. We also reserve the right to assign students to other teachers (and/or terminate a teacher’s association with The Music Factory) if a teacher demonstrates an extraordinary unwillingness/inability to consistently maintain their weekly lesson schedule.
STRONG COMMUNICATORS - In order to ensure transparency & careful documentation of important details, The Music Factory conducts the overwhelming majority of its daily communications via email, particularly with regard to the process of booking new students for our teachers (phone calls & text messages are generally only used for same-day emergencies). All of our staff are expected to check & respond to emails from The Music Factory’s administrators on a regular basis, multiple times per week (or per day, ideally). We consider this a matter of extremely basic professional competence, and any teacher who demonstrates extraordinary unwillingness/inability to adopt & enforce these habits will be generally considered a “last resort” in management’s efforts to pair new students with their future teacher.
TEAM PLAYERS - The Music Factory conducts regular staff meetings (generally via Zoom) and hosts regular student recitals. All teachers are expected to participate in these activities & other company-wide campaigns, and to do their part in keeping The Music Factory’s building clean & presentable.
PARTNERS IN HELPING THE MUSIC FACTORY GROW - According to their individual skills & experience levels, our teachers contribute to a wide variety of administrative tasks on behalf of The Music Factory (including social media management & content creation, promotional efforts, student recital coordination, web development/design, etc) in exchange for extra income beyond their usual teaching wages. If you have skills/experience in any of these areas (or others), we’d love to discuss the possibility of putting that into action!
If this sounds like you, we would be thrilled to set up an interview! Please send a resume & brief message to introduce yourself (or give us a call at 206-420-3896), and we’ll be delighted to get back to you as soon as we can!
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $40.00 - $60.00 per hour
Benefits:
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: Multiple locations
