Los Angeles Community College District

Adjunct - AY27 Applied Music Instructor

Location
Los Angeles, CA
Pay
$20 – $86 per hour
Type
Part-time · In-Person
Posted
October 27, 2026

About this position

Adjunct - AY27 Applied Music Instructor LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PART-TIME POSITION- POOL ANNOUNCEMENT Adjunct - AY27 Applied Music Instructor APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the largest community college district in the United States and one of the largest in the world. The LACCD is comprised of nine colleges serving all or part of more than 40 cities in Southern California and spanning a service area of 882 square miles. Its colleges offer instruction to 225,000 students, annually, in 600 associates' degree and 400 certificate of achievement programs in general, career-technical and transfer education, and contribute significantly to the economic and social well-being of its students, the regional economy and the greater Los Angeles area. For more information about the LACCD, please visit our website at www.laccd.edu. POSITION The LACCD is accepting applications for Applied Music Lesson Instructor positions in Oboe, French Horn, Commercial/Jazz Guitar, and Commercial Voice at our colleges for the 2027 Academic School Year. The purpose of this posting is to establish a pool. When a campus has an opening the hiring location will review the applications in the pool and contact the selected applicants directly. If you have applied to previous academic school years, you will have to apply to this one as well. The LACCD is seeking dynamic, motivated and diverse candidates for part-time faculty positions to engage and educate our students. Successful candidates will collaborate, communicate and work as professionals with students, staff, faculty and administrators. Applicants with a demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring a diverse student population are strongly encouraged to apply. During completion of the adjunct application, applicants will have the opportunity to indicate which of LACCD's colleges are of interest for employment. Qualified applicants may be offered an interview with Music Department members at one or more of LACCD's 9 colleges. For college locations, please visit the Our Colleges page at http://laccd.edu/About/Pages/Our-Colleges.aspx. Final determination of part-time Applied Music Lesson Instructor assignment is contingent upon enrollment, funding and class availability. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Master's degree in music; OR Bachelor's degree in music AND Master's in humanities OR the equivalent A sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. Verification of Experience Verification of Experience letters on letterhead stationery; must show inclusive dates of assignments, state if full-time or part-time and indicate duties. If part-time, the number of paid hours worked per week, semester or year must be included. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT COVID 19 VACCINATION and Health: Pursuant to LACCD Board of Trustee's Policy 2900, all students and employees must be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption. LACCD employees are required to provide their vaccination status in compliance with the LACCD Board of Trustees' policy. Newly hired employees will be required to provide their vaccination status prior to starting a position or, at the latest, by their position start date. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS Master of Music degree in Performance in the following specific specialties but not limited too: Oboe, French Horn, Commercial/Jazz Guitar, or Voice. Experience teaching applied music lessons at the college level. DUTIES The adjunct instructor should be prepared to teach applied music lessons, promoting engaging and inclusive educational environments that support student learning. The successful candidate will be culturally responsive in interactions with students, faculty, staff, and community members who span a diverse range of languages, nationalities and ethnicities, socio-economic levels, ages, identities, abilities and educational experiences. REMOTE LEARNING Faculty may be required to conduct classes in a virtual learning environment using CANVAS or other methods of remote learning. Applicants with demonstrated certification in Blackboard, CANVAS, Course Compass or other online modalities may be given preference. COMPENSATION The salary schedule for adjunct instructors begins at $86.85 per standard hour, plus an office hour differential of $20.32 per hour for classroom assignments. Applicants with a doctoral degree are eligible for a doctoral differential. APPLICATION PROCESS Applicants will be required to file the application using web-based software to create an applicant profile account, allowing documents to be saved and uploaded as attachments. Please go to https://laccd.csod.com/ats/careersite/search.aspx?site=6&c=laccd to file the application. After review of application materials by selection committee(s), applicants will be contacted if selected for interview(s). For consideration in the selection process, all interested applicants must submit the following:Letter of interest that describes the applicant's interest in the position and details why the applicant is a good fit for the position; Current resume that summarizes how the applicant meets the qualifications of the position; Contact information for three (3) professional references; Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts; if invited to interview, candidate should be prepared to provide official transcripts: Note: All degrees must be granted by an accredited college or university in the United States. Transcripts from a foreign institution must be submitted with an approved evaluation of equivalency from a foreign evaluation service approved by California Commission on Teacher Credentialing: https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/commission-approved-foreign-transcript-evaluating-agencies Application materials will not be accepted by Fax, Mail or Email. Incomplete applic

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How the pay compares

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This listing
$20 – $86 per hour
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$2,700/ course, n=93
California median
$9,500/ course, n=313

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