Teach in the 8th Division.
We are recruiting 20 founding faculty across 34 courses for the Music Business & Industry division opening Fall 2027. If you currently work in the music industry, this page is for you.
20 founding faculty across 34 courses
We need active practitioners — not retired professors and not generalist coaches. The whole moat of this division is "currently working in the industry." Here's the recruitment breakdown:
| Role | How many | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Sync agents (currently working) | 3 | Pulse, Position, Heavy Hitters, ALIBI, Bonded Records-tier |
| Music attorneys | 3 | 5+ years active practice; Steve Gordon (NYU) / Dina LaPolt-tier independents |
| Successful private-studio teachers | 2 | MTNA leaders, Suzuki Association, 100+ student studios, scaled past solo |
| Working bandleaders / MDs | 2 | Broadway MD, megachurch worship leader, community ensemble director |
| Music-tech founders | 2 | Splice / Output / Bandlab alums, indie music-SaaS founders |
| Indie label A&R / founders | 2 | Secretly Group, Domino, XL, indie-label CEOs |
| Tour managers | 1 | Active TM with mid-major touring history |
| Music supervisors | 1 | Active TV / film supervisor (US, EU, or major LatAm market) |
| Music-business academics | 2 | Berklee Pro Music, NYU Steinhardt, USC Thornton — bridges to academic pedagogy |
| Music marketers / DSP-marketers | 1 | Working artist-marketer, Spotify / Apple Music editorial alum |
| International rights specialists | 1 | UK / EU / LatAm royalty pro, neighbouring rights specialist |
Why this is a good move for you
Set your own rate
Faculty take 100% of their stated rate. We add 25% on top for the student. No deductions, no platform fees, no hidden cuts. Sync agents and attorneys typically rate higher than performance faculty.
Your own curriculum
Founding faculty design their own Studio Class — pick the syllabus, set the cohort size, define the capstone. We provide the platform; you provide the expertise.
Your own schedule
You decide when your cohort meets. Founding faculty can opt for low-frequency formats (Masterclass series, monthly Office Hours) if a 16-week Studio Class doesn't fit your industry workload.
Founding-faculty designation
Permanent badge on your profile. First mention in press, founder newsletters, division marketing. You helped build this; the credit is permanent.
Curriculum input
Founding faculty review and shape the launch catalog. Your voice on what's missing, what's redundant, what 2027 students actually need.
Real students
Working musicians serious about their careers — not hobbyists, not the lowest-bidding marketplace traffic. Cohort sizes 10–20 for Studio Classes, capped to maintain quality.
How faculty earnings work, in plain English
No platform commission. Faculty take 100% of their stated rate. We add 25% on top to set the student price. So if you say a Studio Class is worth $1,500 to teach, the student pays $1,875 and you receive $1,500.
You set the rate
You name the number for each format you teach (Studio Class per cohort, Masterclass per event, Group per session, Private 1:1 per hour). Sync agents, music attorneys, and Founder Track faculty typically rate in the upper range; established studio teachers in the mid; bandleaders/MDs in the lower-to-mid.
You take 100%
The 25% platform markup sits on top, paid by the student. We never deduct from your stated rate. (Faculty in our existing 8 divisions report this is the most attractive payout structure they've encountered on a music education platform.)
You get paid in 7 days
Per-cohort or per-session payouts ship 7 days after the lesson is delivered, via Airwallex (recommended) or PayPal. International faculty get currency-adjusted payouts in 130+ countries.
Founding-faculty per-cohort minimums
For Fall 2027 Studio Classes that don't fill: founding faculty are guaranteed 50% of their stated ratefor the first cohort regardless of enrollment. We carry the risk on launch — you carry it once enrollment is proven.
From signing to first cohort: the founding-faculty timeline
If you sign a founding-faculty IC Agreement between now and March 2027, here's the support you get between then and your first cohort meeting.
| When | What founding faculty get |
|---|---|
| Within 2 weeks of signing | 30-min onboarding call with the program director · curriculum design support · sample-syllabus templates from peer faculty · Google Drive access to the founding-faculty hub |
| Q4 2026 → Q1 2027 | Monthly founding-faculty calls (curriculum review, peer feedback, market signal sharing) · invitation to private founding-faculty Discord · co-design input on cohort infrastructure (rosters, attendance, certificate) |
| Apr 30, 2027 | Curriculum lock — your full Studio Class syllabus + bio + sample teaching video published on the storefront. Founding-faculty designation goes live on your profile. |
| May–Aug 2027 | Marketing support: faculty bio + sample-teaching video featured in division newsletter, podcast, founder updates · co-promoted on TGC's social channels · early-bird email blast to your warm network |
| Aug 22, 2027 | Final enrollment count locked. If your first cohort hasn't filled, the 50% founding-faculty minimum kicks in regardless. |
| Sep 6, 2027 | First cohort meets. You teach. We handle infrastructure (Zoom, calendar, attendance, payments). |
Three commitments we need from you
1. You're currently active
Lead instructors must be currently working in the industry — not 5+ years out. The whole differentiator is currency. Tenured-only academics can serve as supporting faculty (Masterclass guests, Office Hours panelists) but not lead Studio Classes.
2. 90-day curriculum refresh
Streaming economics, AI rights, sync rates, PRO rules change quarterly. Faculty contractually commit to refreshing affected modules every 90 days. Built into the IC Agreement Section 6 (faculty obligations). Volatile-module faculty can co-instruct to share the load.
3. Outcome guarantee
Each Studio Class commits to a specific student deliverable. If the cohort doesn't ship the deliverable due to faculty failure, we refund the student. Faculty agree to this in writing. The bar is high; the upside is a credibility moat no other platform offers.
The application process
Our standard faculty application has a dedicated Music Business & Industry Divisionsection that captures your industry context. Fill that out and we route your application directly to the division-recruitment review.
- Applyat portal.theglobalconservatory.com/portal/apply— about 10–15 minutes
- In Section 3, tick the relevant industry roles (Sync Agent / Music Attorney / Label A&R / Bandleader / Music-Tech Founder / etc.)
- Fill the Music Business & Industry Division section: current role, employer, years experience, notable work, industry memberships, 90-day refresh commitment
- Tick the founding-faculty interest checkbox
- We acknowledge within 3 business days. Founding-faculty interview follows for shortlisted candidates within 2 weeks.
Start your application →
The 34 courses we're recruiting for
See exactly what we're building before you apply. Each sub-track page lists its courses, sample syllabus, and the faculty type we want to recruit.
The 8th division opens Fall 2027.
We are recruiting the people who will define it. If that's you, we'd be honoured to read your application.
Questions before applying? Email info@theglobalconservatory.com· we typically reply within 1 business day.