Music teacher to photography teacher
A music teacher already meets 57% of what the photography teacher role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
50.8/ 100
1 How much of what a photography teacher is expected to do is already part of a music teacher’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the photography teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A photography teacher role treats 14 of its required skills as things a music teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assist students in their learning
- assist students with equipment
- consult students on learning content
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A photography teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a music teacher background worth leading with.
- already held develop a coaching style communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held consult students on learning content communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop artistic educational activities management skills
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements management skills
- already held develop learning curriculum management skills
- already held manage student relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
All 22 carried skills, including the 14 the photography teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn maintain photographic equipment required
- still to learn select photographic equipment required
- still to learn set up photographic equipment required
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held select auxiliary equipment for photographic work optional
- optional, not held use photographic equipment optional
- still to learn lighting techniques required
- still to learn photographic lenses required
- still to learn photographic processing techniques required
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
- still to learn determine image composition required
- optional, not held create artificial light optional
- optional, not held set up photographic exhibitions optional
- optional, not held create digital images optional
- optional, not held develop film optional
- still to learn select photos required
- optional, not held rinse photographic film optional
- optional, not held measure light levels optional
- optional, not held test photographic equipment optional
- optional, not held edit negatives optional
- optional, not held edit photographs optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a photography teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 determine image composition practise this
- 02 maintain photographic equipment practise this
- 03 select photographic equipment practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 22 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 assist students with equipment skill
- already held consult students on learning content skill
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held develop a coaching style skill
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held develop artistic educational activities skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held create artificial light optional
- optional, not held edit negatives optional
- optional, not held edit photographs optional
- optional, not held measure light levels optional
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held rinse photographic film optional
- optional, not held select auxiliary equipment for photographic work optional
- optional, not held set up photographic exhibitions optional
- optional, not held test photographic equipment optional
- optional, not held use photographic equipment optional
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
- optional, not held create digital images optional
- optional, not held develop film optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
33 held skills the photography teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role balance participants' personal needs with group needs skill
- not needed by the target role breathing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role bring out performers’ artistic potential skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate music components of the work skill
- not needed by the target role create a work environment where performers can develop their potential skill
- not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate a technical foundation in musical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role develop artistic project budgets skill
- not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role history of musical instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role improvise music skill
- not needed by the target role instructional strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain musical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role maintain safe working conditions in performing arts skill
- not needed by the target role movement techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role music literature knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical genres knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical notation knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical theory knowledge
- not needed by the target role orchestrate music skill
- not needed by the target role organise musical events skill
- not needed by the target role perform exercises for artistic performance skill
- not needed by the target role play musical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role subject of music coaching knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise music groups skill
- not needed by the target role teach music principles skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role transpose music skill
- not needed by the target role vocal techniques knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn lighting techniques required
- still to learn photographic lenses required
- still to learn photographic processing techniques required
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
Common questions about this move
Can a music teacher become a photography teacher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A music teacher already covers 57% of what a photography teacher is expected to do: 22 skills carry over, 14 of which the photography teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a music teacher need to become a photography teacher?
8 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is determine image composition.
How hard is the move from music teacher to photography teacher?
Its learning distance is 50.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.