From music instructor to music teacher
18 of the 25 essential skills of a music teacher are already essential for a music instructor — about 72% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 18
- skills carry over
- 7
- would be new
- 72%
- of the target job covered
- 25
- essential skills of a music teacher
What a music teacher does
Music teachers instruct students in various musical genres and expression forms, such as classical, jazz, folk, pop, blues, rock, electronic etc. in a recreational context. They provide students with an overview of music history and repertoire, but primarily utilise a practice-based approach in their courses. In these courses, they assist students to experiment with different styles and techniques, in the musical instrument of their choice while encouraging them to develop their own style. They cast, direct, and produce musical performances, and coordinate the technical production.
What carries over
18 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- demonstrate a technical foundation in musical instruments
- demonstrate when teaching
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- instructional strategies
- maintain safe working conditions in performing arts
- manage student relationships
- musical genres
- musical instruments
- musical notation
- musical theory
- play musical instruments
- prepare lesson content
- subject of music coaching
- teach music principles
What would be new
7 skillsEssential for a music teacher and not for a music instructor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from music instructor
2 roles- music teacher secondary school23 skills in common
- performing arts school dance instructor17 skills in common
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How far are you from being a music teacher?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.