SL-Fall 2025-MUSC*2500 Music and Creative Practice III (Classical Voice)

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
School of Fine Art and Music
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2025
Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections: 
1
Level of Work Assignment(s): 
Other:
Hourly assignment - Applied Music Instructor
Right of First Refusal (RoFR)
A Sessional Lecturer holds a RoFR (i.e., for a particular course) if they have successfully taught the course in the past six (6) semesters. A SL who holds a RoFR to this course is required to exercise their right by way of the online hiring system. Also see: What is Right of First Refusal (RoFR)?
A Sessional Lecturer Currently Holds a Right of First Refusal for this Course: 
Yes
Number of Assignments that Carry the Right of First Refusal: 
1
Course Details
Course Number: 
MUSC*2500
Course Name: 
Music and Creative Practice III (Classical Voice)
Course Format: 
Other
Course Description: 
Other
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
This is an hourly appointment pursuant to art.14 schedule C. To be scheduled between student and instructor. Instrument: Classical Voice The University of Guelph has vaccination and masking policies that may be altered with limited notice depending on COVID-19 circumstances and advice from government, public health authorities, and prevailing science. Currently, the vaccination policy is paused and masking strongly recommended for everyone when inside on campus (https://news.uoguelph.ca/2022/11/covid-19-update-masks-and-vaccination-are-your-best-safety-measures/). With the evolving nature of the pandemic, public health measures may resume with little advance notice to address the health risks. Should this occur, vaccinations will be required. The U of G’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy can be found here (https://news.uoguelph.ca/covid-19/vaccination/). More COVID-related information can be found here (https://news.uoguelph.ca/covid-19/faculty-and-staff/)
Projected Class Enrolment: 
1
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Preparation
Student Consultation
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Other Duties (specified below)
Other Duties Described: 
Conducting 1-1 instruction for Classical Voice.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Other
Artist Diploma in Music or equivalent
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Experience in the individual instruction of students in the technical and stylistic aspects of artistic solo musical performance.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
Masters related to field
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Many years of successful teaching related to contents of the course.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
One hour/week per student as negotiated between student and instructor.
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
September 2, 2025 to December 19, 2025
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
as per contract
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Posting Email Contact: 
sfameval@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Nicola Ferguson on behalf of Director Kimberly Francis: kfranc02@uoguelph.ca

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