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Music teacher

Latest available data: December 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Eurythmist Individual music teacher Instructor of music Instrument teacher Music teacher Peripatetic music instructor Peripatetic music teacher Private music instructor Private music teacher Private teacher of music Rythmics teacher Singing teacher Teacher of music

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.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Assessing the students’ level of ability and determining needs and learning goals;
(b) Planning, preparing and delivering programmes of study, lessons and workshops for individual students and groups;
(c) Preparing and presenting material on the theory and interpretation of music;
(d) Instructing and demonstrating practical aspects of singing or of playing a particular instrument;
(e) Teaching students to read and write musical notation;
(f) Assigning exercises and teaching pieces of music relevant to students’ level of ability, interests and talents;
(g) Assessing students and offering advice, criticism and encouragement;
(h) Revising curricula, course content, course materials and methods of instruction;
(i) Preparing students for examinations, performances and assessments;
(j) Arranging visits and tours to musical performances;
(k) Organizing and assisting in auditions or performances of students' work.

Knowledge

  • Music and performing arts
  • Education science
  • Literature and linguistics
  • Teacher training without subject specialisation
  • Teacher training with subject specialisation

Digital competencies

  • Planning events and programmes
  • Monitoring and evaluating the performance of individuals
  • Supervising a team or group
  • Leading and motivating
  • Composing music

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Leading others
  • Thinking creatively and innovatively
  • Collaborating in teams and networks

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Teaching professionals

Other teaching professionals

Other music teachers

Related training

Higher education
  • Higher artistic education. Specialty: musicology Bachelor
  • Music Bachelor
  • Musicology Bachelor
  • Fine arts Bachelor

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Other music teachers

1.057

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

32,64%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-12,43% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

54,40%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

54,49%

Part-time contracts

1,30% Turnover index

191

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-8%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Teaching professionals

36%

64%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Teaching professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Other teaching professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Other music teachers

No experience
43%
Less than 1 year
5%
Between 1 and 2 years
27%
Between 2 and 4 years
15%
Between 4 and 8 years
0%
More than 8 years
10%
Education
27%
Information and communication
25%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
10%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
9%
Other service activities
7%
Others
22%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.