leona
What does a music teacher do?
I am asking that because I am doing a career project and wnt to learn more about music teachers. #music #teaching
2 answers
Daniela Silva
Daniela’s Answer
Hi Leona,
As you might have guessed, music teachers teach music! But that teaching can take on many different forms. Some are vocal coaches, some teach how to play instruments, some teach music theory, and some do a combination. Some music teachers are tied to a school or a business while others teach music independently.
Your music teacher career path can vary greatly and depends on the kind of teaching that interests you most.
- Music Teachers in Schools
Most of us have had experience with music teachers in school. As a school-based music teacher, you will move from classroom to classroom providing music instruction. The exact curriculum you cover will be dictated by the school district and the grade levels with which you are working. Usually, there is a heavy emphasis on vocal instruction and music theory.
Some schools have elective music classes that go a little deeper into music, teaching instruments, working more on music theory, and so on. Music teachers may also be responsible for devising school musical productions or coaching the school band.
- Music Teachers in Music Shops and Businesses
Some music and instrument shops have in-house music teachers. This setup can work in a few different ways:
Independent music teachers may rent space in the shop, like an independent hair dresser rents salon space, and set their own prices.
Workers in the shop may teach music on the side in the shop and share income with the business.
The business may have dedicated music teachers on staff.
Again, these music teachers may handle vocal instruction, instrument instruction, or both. Lessons may be private or group.
- Private Music Teachers/Independent Music Teachers
Independent music teachers can work in a specific location, such as renting out space where they teach.
They might teach out of their own homes, or travel to the homes of their students or teach lessons out of their own home.
In terms of the subject matter, working as a private music tutor is the same as working in a school or business; you can teach whatever aspect of music in which you are most skilled and feel comfortable teaching.
These music teachers are self-employed. They may teach full time, or they may teach music as a second job.
All the content in:
https://www.thebalance.com/music-teacher-career-profile-2460640
Good luck in your project!
Inessa Alaverdyan
Inessa’s Answer
In the ensemble, which was outside of the school, the music teachers were putting more stress on music theory, overall stage performance, synchronisation. We would start off our classes with vocal exercises and then go into singing one of our performance songs(one by one). And then all together.
In the school choir, we didn't put much stress on music theory(tbh some of the students didn't even know how to read sheet music), we would try to practice and blend in together. Instead of every single person singing the songs, we would sing them only within our 'voices', and then try to blend them together one by one. Our teacher would help us start the song by singing the first note, and would conduct during the whole course. She was also, telling us the history of certain songs(we were singing folk and spiritual songs), writers, etc. And surprisingly, nothing was in the school curriculum. She was choosing the songs on the go, with us.