Musician/ Music Teacher | $45/hr | Remote — United States

Music Experts, Musicians & Audio Analysis Specialists.

We are seeking experienced Music Experts, Musicians, Music Teachers, Producers, and Audio Analysis Specialists to contribute to a remote AI project focused on analytical listening, music theory, and detailed audio annotation.

You will listen to short real-world recordings, identify musical characteristics such as instruments, tempo, and key, annotate environmental sounds using precise timestamps, compare different recordings of the same music, and evaluate AI-generated descriptions for accuracy.

What You’ll Do

• Identify instruments, musical elements, tempo, key, rhythm, and other relevant characteristics.

• Timestamp audible environmental events such as traffic, applause, sirens, conversations, crowd noise, or other background sounds.

• Document musical and environmental details through a structured web-based annotation platform.

• Compare multiple recordings of the same song captured in different locations or environments.

• Identify which musical elements remain consistent and which elements change between recordings.

• Identify incorrect instrument labels, tempo estimates, key descriptions, or contextual observations.

• Provide concise, evidence-based written feedback explaining evaluation decisions.

Who Can Apply

Relevant backgrounds include Musicians, Professional Musicians, Music Teachers, Music Educators, and Music Instructors.

We also welcome Instrumentalists, Session Musicians, Performing Musicians, and Ensemble Musicians with strong analytical listening skills.

Production backgrounds may include Music Producers, Audio Producers, Recording Engineers, and Studio Professionals with strong musical knowledge.

Theory backgrounds may include Music Theorists, Music Theory Teachers, Musicologists, and Conservatory-Trained Musicians.

Composition backgrounds may include Composers, Arrangers, Orchestrators, and Songwriters with strong ear training and theoretical knowledge.

Audio backgrounds may include Sound Editors, Audio Editors, Sound Designers, and Audio Analysts with substantial experience identifying musical and environmental sounds.

Additional relevant backgrounds include Choir Directors, Conductors, Band Directors, Accompanists, and Music Transcription Specialists.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in music or professional audio.

• Relevant experience may come from performing, teaching, producing, recording, session work, composition, or similar music-focused roles.

• Strong analytical listening skills.

• Ability to identify instruments within complex recordings.

• Ability to estimate musical tempo within a reasonably accurate BPM range.

• Ability to identify musical key using relative pitch, reference tools, or theoretical analysis.

• Strong understanding of music theory and terminology.

• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

• Ability to follow detailed annotation guidelines consistently.

Preferred Background

• Formal conservatory training or a degree in Music, Music Theory, Instrumental Performance, Composition, Music Production, or a closely related discipline.

• Professional experience as a Music Teacher, Musician, Session Player, Producer, Composer, or Recording Professional.

• Experience with ear training, harmonic analysis, transcription, or music theory instruction.

• Experience identifying tempo, key, instrumentation, and musical structure by ear.

• Experience with music transcription or audio analysis.

• Experience using DAWs or professional audio software.

This opportunity is ideal for experienced musicians and music professionals who can listen to a short recording, isolate individual instruments and background events, accurately identify key musical characteristics, compare subtle differences between recordings, and clearly explain whether an AI-generated description matches what can actually be heard. We are a referral partner of the client.