Assistant Music Director for a Disability-Inclusive Choir

Actionplay
Manhattan, NY
US

Job Details

DESCRIPTION

Actionplay, a disability-inclusive theatre nonprofit, is looking for an Assistant Music Director for our community choir, the Actionplay Voices Choir. Composed of amateur and professional neurodivergent and disabled singers, The Actionplay Voices Choir performs the pop hits of the past and present with harmony and gusto.

The ideal candidate is comfortable providing support to neurodivergent and disabled singers with various accessibility needs, and is adept at providing musical accompaniment, assisting with rehearsal management, and retrieving rehearsal materials.

The Assistant Music Director will report to Jackson Tucker-Meyer, Interim Executive Director, and Shane Dittmar, Music Director.

Rehearsals for the Spring season will run on Sunday afternoons from 2-4pm, starting March 15th, culminating in a concert on Saturday, June 20th. Rehearsals and concert will take place in Manhattan. Full rehearsal schedule is at bottom.

Pay rate is $100 per weekly rehearsal & performance, for a total of $1,300 for this season. This is a position with possibility of renewal for future concert seasons.

Responsibilities include:

Providing piano accompaniment for rehearsals and performance

Rehearsal management skills; able to redirect and deescalate conflict while keeping rehearsal moving

Retrieving, sorting, and passing out sheet music printouts from printer services as needed

Preferred qualifications:

Experience accompanying or participating in community choir programs

Experience teaching music and/or providing vocal instruction to non-professional singers

Experience working with autistic / neurodivergent / disabled teens and adults

Actionplay is an equal-opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our hiring process and our work, representing the diversity of the community we serve and the world we live in. Every candidate who applies to Actionplay is treated equally and fairly without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, neurotype, disability status, and any other factor prohibited by law. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, and disabled individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Schedule:

MARCH

3/15

3/22

3/29

APRIL

4/5

4/12

4/19

4/26

MAY

5/3

5/10

5/31

JUNE

6/7

6/14

Possible dress rehearsal on a weeknight between 6/14 and 6/20 (TBD)

Performance 6/20

DURATION

Mar 15, 2026 - Jun 20, 2026

SALARY

Pay rate is $100 per weekly rehearsal & performance, for a total of $1,300 for this season. This is a position with possibility of renewal for future concert seasons.

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