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Fall Play: Assistant Director of Music

Upper Darby High School

Drexel Hill, PA, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Position Title: Fall Play - Assistant Director od Music

Location: Upper Darby High School

Status: $1,200.00

Work Period: 08/18/2026 to 10/25/2026

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

The Fall Production Assistant Director of Music will work with the Director of Music to teach music parts and vocal stylings

to the cast.

- Experience working with high school aged students in a theatrical setting

- Strong ability and willingness to teach and mentor high school aged students who are interested in theatrical production

- Experience with a variety of musical styles including classic/traditional musical theatre

- Strong skills in rhythm and musicality

- Knowledgeable in theatrical and music terminology and methodologies

- Strong experience with proper vocal technique and health

- Ability to run warmups

- Ability to work with the creative team to teach music and vocal styles that reflect the style and concept of the production

- Ability to run rehearsals and breakout rehearsals independently

- Must be able to play the piano

- Rehearsal Schedule to be discussed with Production Manager

- General rehearsal schedule is after school and in the evenings Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Saturday

rehearsals will be held.

- Must be available for designer run, technical rehearsals, and performances outside of rehearsal schedule

- Monday, October 12th, Full Run of Show

- Wednesday, October 14th, Designer Run

- Thursday, October 15th, Designer Run Notes

- Saturday, October 17th, Tech Day 1

- Sunday, October 18th, Tech Day 2

- Monday, October 19th, Dress Rehearsal 1

- Tuesday, October 20th, Dress Rehearsal 2

- Wednesday, October 21st, Dress Rehearsal 3

- Friday, October 23rd, Opening Night

- Saturday, October 24th, Two Show Day

- Sunday, October 25th, Strike and Restore

- Must be able to meet physical demands of the position

- Including but not limited to moving rehearsal audio equipment

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Drexel Hill, PA, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-20

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Opportunity and Market

Drexel Hill, PA, USA is evaluated with current PA 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.