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Band Assistant - Percussion Instructor - Abingdon H.S.

Abingdon High School

Abingdon, VA, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Abingdon High
705 Thompson Dr, Abingdon VA 24210Matched to the National Center for Education Statistics school directory · NCES school ID 510390001736.

Der Marching Band Percussion Instructor koordiniert mit dem Director of Percussion die musikalische und visuelle Weiterentwicklung des Frontensembles und der Batteriesektionen. Diese spezialisierte Rolle konzentriert sich auf das Unterrichten umfassender Percussion-Technik, die Reinigung komplexer rhythmischer Arrangements, die Implementierung einheitlicher Marsch- / Spieltechniken und die Integration der Sektion in die vollständige Ensemble-Feldshow. Je nach Qualifikation arbeitet der Percussion-Instruktor mit einer oder einer Kombination aus: Flat Line, Bass Line, Full Drum Dine und Frontensemble.

Wesentliche Pflichten und Verantwortlichkeiten:

Die Mindestleistungserwartungen umfassen unter anderem folgende Funktionen/Aufgaben:

• Probenmanagement: Führen Sie effiziente Percussion-Sektionen und Unterabschnitte aus. Zerlegen und bereinigen Sie anspruchsvolle Musikarrangements, gehen Sie auf zeitliche Diskrepanzen ein und gewährleisten Sie rhythmische und artikulative Präzision.

• Visuelle Koordination: Unterrichten und verfeinern Sie Percussion-spezifische Marschtechniken, Instrumentenwagen, Körperchoreografie, Bohrausführung und Stock / Mallet Höhenkoordination im Zusammenhang mit der Dynamik.

• Logistik & Wartung: Unterstützen Sie den Direktor von Percussion bei der regelmäßigen Abstimmung, Wartung und Reparatur aller Percussion-Geräte. Beaufsichtigen Sie Lade-, Transit- und Feldeinrichtungsverfahren auf jeden Fall.

Ensemble-Integration: Koordinieren Sie sich eng mit den Bandmitarbeitern, um die Percussion-Sektion nahtlos von isolierten Proben in vollständige Felddurchläufe zu überführen.

• Andere Aufgaben, die von Band Director / Principal zugewiesen werden können.

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Abingdon High Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-20

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Opportunity and Market

Abingdon High is evaluated with current VA labor-market evidence because a validated city profile was unavailable. The Census API city profile could not be acquired in this run; the report uses current state labor-market observations and labels their scope explicitly. [2] [3]

Career Outlook

The statewide unemployment rate supplies current labor-market context, but it does not prove demand for this occupation or employer. Occupation-specific scores are omitted. [1]

Compensation

No salary-equivalency or take-home-pay figure is asserted without listing pay and defensible local cost inputs. Federal tax brackets must be applied to the candidate’s actual filing circumstances. [4]

Housing and Cost of Living

HUD Fair Market Rent resources are provided for a housing comparison using the verified worksite or its county. No city rent is asserted when it was not acquired. [5]

Commute

A validated city commute value was unavailable. Confirm the exact worksite, schedule, transit coverage, parking and fuel costs before accepting relocation expenses.

Community Snapshot

State labor-force scale is not evidence of neighborhood safety, culture or community fit; no such inference is made. [3]

Local Economy

Current statewide employment, labor-force and unemployment observations describe the broader labor environment, not a guaranteed city or occupation outcome. [2] [3] [1]

Relocation Considerations

Verify worksite-level housing, commute, taxes, utilities, benefits, contract length and any remote-work restrictions before relocating. [5] [4]

What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

A healthy statewide labor market does not guarantee that a specialized music education role is easy to replace. Confirm contract stability, nearby housing and the real commute before paying relocation costs. [2] [1]

Methodology

This report uses the latest retrievable BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics for the listing’s state. It explicitly withholds city, occupation and affordability scores when those inputs were not acquired.

Sources and freshness

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.