2026 Music Director - Middle School Musical

Job Description

Job Description

About the Role :

Contract, Temporary : November 5th 2025-February 13, 2026

Lakeside School, an independent 5-12 coeducational day school located in North Seattle, seeks a music director for the 8th grade’s musical, The Drowsy Chaperone.

Schedule & Timeline

Auditions : November 5–7, 2025

Rehearsals : Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 3 : 40–5 : 40 p.m., mid-November to early February

Extended rehearsals : Begin week of February 2, 2026

Performances : February 11–13, 2026

Performance Note

This production will use provided backing tracks instead of a live pit. The music director should have strong piano skills for teaching and rehearsal purposes—able to play individual vocal lines or two to three lines with chords—but performance-level accompaniment is not required.

Primary Responsibilities

• Attend auditions and collaborate with the director on casting.
• Lead large-group music rehearsals.
• Provide individual and small-group vocal coaching to soloists and featured singers.
• Assist in stage rehearsals by playing tracks, cueing vocal parts, and correcting mistakes.
• Lead vocal warm-ups before rehearsals and performances.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements and Qualifications

Compensation

Stipend Range : $2000-$2500

Lakeside School is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding employees by providing a competitive compensation package.

Working At Lakeside

At Lakeside we are committed to sustaining a school in which individuals representing diverse cultures and experiences instruct one another in the meaning and value of community. To learn more about working at Lakeside, including our professional development and mentoring programs, benefits, diversity and inclusion, and opportunities for involvement in non-academic programs, please visit our Careers page on the Lakeside School website.