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Piccolo Professor for the Flute Chair
Application deadline
19/05/2026
Where will you work?
The Reina Sofía School of Music was founded in 1991 as a project to help youth and musical culture. Since then, the School has worked to advance two objectives: to support the most talented young people in their personal and artistic development; and to bring the best music to all audiences.
The transformative power of music gives a social impact to these two objectives. Music eliminates barriers and treats everyone equally, regardless of language, tradition or culture. The practice of music unites through values such as commitment, perseverance, leadership and collaboration, which are essential for life and coexistence. The greater the creativity and quality with which a music is composed and performed, the more intense its emotional effect on the listener will be; and the greater its beneficial impact on society will therefore be. For all these reasons, the Reina Sofía School has tenaciously maintained these pedagogical principles from day one, as a way to ensure the maximum development of its students and the greatest impact on society.
The Reina Sofía School of Music is committed to the integral formation of the musician, in which artistic excellence is accompanied by the development of a critical, autonomous, and socially committed professional identity. Constant self-evaluation of artistic and technical achievements is encouraged, as well as the ultimate achievement of student independence in the study and preparation process at a professional level.
Details about the position
The Reina Sofía School of Music is opening a call for applications for the position of piccolo professor for the institution’s Flute Chair, whose titular professor is Jacques Zoon. The work of the piccolo professor for the Chair is coordinated and combined with the duties of the rest of the Chair’s faculty: the associate professor and the official Chair pianist. The class schedule is expected to cover the entire academic year, with classes distributed as individual one-hour sessions per student, at a frequency to be agreed upon in advance with the Head of Studies and the titular professor of the Chair.
Job Requirements
For the 2026-27 academic year, the Flute Chair has 6 students. The responsibilities of the piccolo professor primarily include:
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- Approximately 90 hours per year of collaboration in class sessions, expandable according to need and prior written agreement with the School.
- Offering one hour of joint work with each student of the Chair, within the piccolo subject module, at a frequency to be agreed upon in advance with the Head of Studies and the titular professor of the Chair.
- Availability to attend concerts and activities outside of school hours, both inside and outside the School’s headquarters.
- Availability to serve on examination boards for orchestral repertoire (“mock tests”), one held in January and another in April.
- Availability to serve on audition boards for admission to the chair, in March.
- Working within the context of a high-performance center on the technique, sonority, and musical skill integrated into the piccolo repertoire.
- Promote the self-critical sense of each student and their initiative in individual and personalized study, from the detailed analysis of the score.
- Provide assistance and guidance to students in the appropriate stylistic conception of each work.
- Participating in the department’s faculty meetings (one quarterly faculty meeting).
- Submit constructive comments and student evaluations (quarterly).
- Be qualified to sign official grade reports (annually).
Main functions
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- Qualifications: Higher Degree / Degree in Spanish Interpretation or equivalent in Spain.
- Experience: Experience as a teacher in high-performance centers will be valued, particularly for advanced levels of artistic education or master’s programs.
- Languages: Intermediate level of spoken and written English and Spanish.
Interviews and Auditions:
- Location: Fundación Albéniz Headquarters, Calle Requena 1, 28013 Madrid.
- Interviews: to be determined, between May 25 and 30.
- Auditions: to be determined, between May 25 and 30.
- Start date: September 7, 2026.
Professional collaboration:
- Contract type: The service will be provided under a self-employment regime.
- Remuneration: From €60 gross/hour, depending on the profile and experience provided.
Candidatures
Send documentation in English to esmrs@albeniz.com before 11:59 PM May 19, 2026, indicating in the email subject: Application – Piccolo – First Name Last Name, and including:
- CV, including contact information. [maximum 1 A4 page: artistic biographies will not be accepted].
- Letter of motivation. [maximum 1 A4 page].
- Pedagogical ethos, specifically aimed at students with an international profile. [maximum 2 A4 pages].
- The contact information of two professional references.
Invitations for interviews and auditions will be made as applications arrive until the pre-selection is complete.