Applied Music Sessional (AMS) - Trumpet

Date Posted: 08/06/2026
Req ID: 49758
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Music
Department: Faculty of Music
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

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Position and Area: Applied Music Sessional (AMS) – Trumpet

Estimated AMS Appointments Available: 2 to 3 with 24, hour-long lessons in-person per AMS appointment.

Sessional Dates: September 2026 to April 2027

Salary: $112.44/hour

Qualifications: Graduate degree in percussion performance or equivalent professional experience. Doctoral degree

preferred. Ongoing performing activities encompassing a wide range of orchestral, solo, and chamber repertoire. Demonstrated excellence teaching percussion at the university level.

Duties: Define lesson objectives and materials; provide clear guidelines on studio requirements and regulations; teach

lessons as scheduled; administer and evaluate student progress through assigned repertoire and exercises; ensure that

the Percussion Area and Performance Division requirements are met in regard to culminating juries and recitals; prepare and submit final grade and comments in accordance with policy and scheduled deadlines; maintain reasonable hours of

student consultation outside scheduled class hours.

Closing Date: August 14, 11:59 p.m.

A complete application includes your responses to the application form with a cover letter and current Curriculum Vitae; click here to apply.

Lorna MacDonald

Associate Dean, Performance & Public Events

Professor and Lois Marshall Chair in Voice

Faculty of Music

University of Toronto

80 Queen’s Park

Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.  It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Closing Date: 08/14/2026, 11:59PM EDT
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This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. 

 It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.  

Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.