Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

What Does a Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Do?

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.
• 2Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
• 3Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments.
• 4Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• 5Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history.
• 6Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• 7Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• 8Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

Required Skills

• Speaking
• Learning Strategies
• Active Listening
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Learning
• Writing
• Monitoring
• Critical Thinking
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Audition
• Adobe Creative Cloud software
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Apple DVD Studio Pro
• Apple Final Cut Pro

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary