music instructortomusic teacher
A music instructor already meets 77% of what the music teacher role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 31.3 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the music teacher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the music instructor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 41 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A music teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a music instructor background worth leading with.
- already held organise musical events management skills
- already held demonstrate a technical foundation in musical instruments handling and moving
- already held teach music principles communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform exercises for artistic performance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held improvise music communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held orchestrate music communication, collaboration and creativity
All 41 carried skills, including the 20 the music teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held bring out performers’ artistic potential required
- required, not held create a work environment where performers can develop their potential required
- required, not held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- optional, not held balance participants' personal needs with group needs optional
- optional, not held coordinate artistic production optional
- optional, not held coordinate music components of the work optional
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- required, not held consult students on learning content required
- required, not held develop a coaching style required
- optional, not held define artistic approach optional
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
- optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a music teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 bring out performers’ artistic potential skill · sector specific
- 02 create a work environment where performers can develop their potential skill · sector specific
- 03 consult students on learning content skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 41 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held demonstrate a technical foundation in musical instruments skill
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held instructional strategies knowledge
- already held maintain safe working conditions in performing arts skill
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held musical genres knowledge
- already held musical instruments knowledge
- already held musical notation knowledge
- already held musical theory knowledge
- already held play musical instruments skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held subject of music coaching knowledge
- already held teach music principles skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held develop drama production process skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held history of musical instruments knowledge
- already held improvise music skill
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
- already held maintain musical instruments skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held movement techniques knowledge
- already held music literature knowledge
- already held orchestrate music skill
- already held organise musical events skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held perform exercises for artistic performance skill
- already held supervise music groups skill
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
- already held transpose music skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held balance participants' personal needs with group needs optional
- optional, not held coordinate artistic production optional
- optional, not held coordinate music components of the work optional
- optional, not held define artistic approach optional
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
17 held skills the music teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt training to labour market skill
- not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role assist in the organisation of school events skill
- not needed by the target role assist students with their dissertation skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate with music librarians skill
- not needed by the target role compile course material skill
- not needed by the target role create musical forms skill
- not needed by the target role create musical structures skill
- not needed by the target role develop course outline skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of attendance skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with educational support staff skill
- not needed by the target role monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- not needed by the target role promote the conservatory skill
- not needed by the target role provide career counselling skill
- not needed by the target role read musical score skill
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
- not needed by the target role work with virtual learning environments skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.