PMU191-491Y1 Chamber Music - Brass

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Course Number and Name: PMU191-491Y1 Chamber Music - Brass

Course Description: Instruction in small ensemble performance e.g. string quartets, woodwind quintets, piano trios, percussion ensemble, mixed chamber groups. Two hours minimum.

Class Schedule: Coaching times TBA dependent on coordination of student timetables

Months of contract: September 2026 to April 2027

Salary: $6,598.33

Estimated Course Enrollment: Anticipated number of brass sections: 4 (Dependent on student enrollment) Student enrolment sub- divided into multiple chamber ensemble sections. It is understood that the organization and number of chamber ensemble sections is tentative, pending final confirmation.

TA support: yes

Qualifications: Graduate degree in performance or equivalent professional experience. Extensive knowledge of chamber music repertoire and materials. Active performance career combined with demonstrated excellence teaching chamber music at the university level. In the interest of ensuring diverse coaching expertise, no instructor will be assigned more than one chamber ensemble.

Duties: Duties include one hour of coaching each week with the assigned chamber ensemble (time TBD) plus attendance at scheduled masterclasses. Coaches are required to attend the masterclasses and participate in the coaching and evaluation of students in the course. If a coach has a  conflict with the attendance at a scheduled masterlcass, a suitable substitute should be arranged in consultation with the Chamber Music Coordinators.

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Daphne Tan

Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs

Associate Professor, Music Theory

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. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II and Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12. 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. Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.

Closing Date: 07/13/2026, 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.