How would one, go about finding a teaching gig?

1. Call up band directors to see if they need help.
2. Get a resume together outlining any experience.
3. Send out flyers to schools, music stores, etc.
4. Be willing to get paid little, none, or late (sometimes)
5. Use every opportunity to build your resume.

You have to be believe in yourself. Some band directors are turds to work with, not that drum instructors are not so get ready for that sometimes. You must like working with young people also & watching them progress. Be very patient & loyal to your director's vision. Pray for doors to open also.

Well i'm just trying to get any experience I can by teching. I dont really care about the money at the moment but I just want to build on experience

Your best bet starting out is to try to get into a program that already has an instructor and teach as a tech. You probably won't get paid, but you'll be able to gain experience on the other side of the drums. If you're lucky enough to find a program without any staff, though, a lot of instructors may take you based on your performance experience.

As for how to actually accomplish this, just get a list of the high schools in your area and start sending out emails asking if the band needs any help. Make sure to send a resume or detail where you've marched and what kind of experience you have teaching others. If the program already has a drum staff, ask the director to forward your message on to the caption head. There are very few programs that will turn down volunteer help.

Above all, try not to set your sights too high. Realize that if you're just starting out, any high school program that would want you probably can't afford to pay you, and if they could, they could get someone with more experience.

Don't forget to get your 60 credits and substitute certification ASAP.

WOOOOO! So today I just found out that I got my first job as a Tech! though I wont be paid, because of the bands financial status, I am extremely happy because I finally got something to work with! and I can use them for reference!

Congradulations...

It has taken me a few years to go from a bottom tier band that had little to no hope of comming close to winning in the lowest division to this year being the co caption head for a marching band that is in the same division as Dartmouth and is very competitive. In fact the school I am with this year has a monster hornline(winds ect..) and has brought in me and another cat to build them a monster percussion program. So it takes time but if you are focused on making contacts and advancing to better programs or to a band that will provide YOU an opportunitty to BUILD a program and give you support things will work out for you.

My last bit of advice to enjoy the process and enjoy the kids. Become invested in them as people not just performers and students.

I can't say this from experience of course because I'm in high school but if you want to teach at a legit drumline, you've gotta march DCI or WGI. "Build your resume" so to speak. College drumlines won't cut it unless they compete.

Having marched DCI or WGI IS a good experience and can look good on a resume, for some schools. Having marched a corps should not even be close to a priority on a resume due to the fact that many factors could have contributed to that person not marching corps: money/time, etc. If you want to build your resume, you will get recommendations, from band directors and old percussion instructors. Along with that, you have to present that you are knowledgable about what you will teach. College Drumline is indeed something good to have on a resume (especially with a bigger university) because many people try out and if you make it, it shows you know what your doing, even if you dont make it, it doesn't mean you dont know what your doing. I believe that someone who couldn't make a college line and didn't march a corps could do just as well as someone who could, based on how they teach the students under them.