From music teacher to music teacher secondary school
18 of the 32 essential skills of a music teacher secondary school are already essential for a music teacher — about 56% 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
- 14
- would be new
- 56%
- of the target job covered
- 32
- essential skills of a music teacher secondary school
What a music teacher secondary school does
Music teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialised and instructing in their own field of study, music. They prepare lesson plans and materials, monitor the students' progress, assist individually when necessary, and evaluate the students' knowledge and performance on the subject of music through assignments, tests and examinations.
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
- assist students in their learning
- demonstrate a technical foundation in musical instruments
- demonstrate when teaching
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- instructional strategies
- 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
14 skillsEssential for a music teacher secondary school and not for a music teacher. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- assign homework
- compile course material
- curriculum objectives
- develop course outline
- liaise with educational staff
- liaise with educational support staff
- maintain students' discipline
- monitor developments in field of expertise
- monitor student's behaviour
- perform classroom management
- post-secondary school procedures
- secondary school procedures
- use pedagogic strategies for creativity
Other moves from music teacher
2 roles- dance teacher18 skills in common
- music instructor18 skills in common
← music teachermusic teacher secondary school →The other way round
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How far are you from being a music teacher secondary school?
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