Performing artist vs instrumental music teacher

The differences between performing artists and instrumental music teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a performing artist and an instrumental music teacher. Additionally, an instrumental music teacher has an average salary of $52,423, which is higher than the $49,715 average annual salary of a performing artist.

The top three skills for a performing artist include private parties, poetry and facebook. The most important skills for an instrumental music teacher are public schools, music theory, and music education.

Performing artist vs instrumental music teacher overview

	Performing Artist	Instrumental Music Teacher
Yearly salary	$49,715	$52,423
Hourly rate	$23.90	$25.20
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	3,609	53,121
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Performing artist vs instrumental music teacher salary

Performing artists and instrumental music teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Performing Artist	Instrumental Music Teacher
Average salary	$49,715	$52,423
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $121,000	Between $35,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Boston Public Schools
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between performing artist and instrumental music teacher education

There are a few differences between a performing artist and an instrumental music teacher in terms of educational background:

	Performing Artist	Instrumental Music Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Music	General Education, Specific Areas
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Performing artist vs instrumental music teacher demographics

Here are the differences between performing artists' and instrumental music teachers' demographics:

	Performing Artist	Instrumental Music Teacher
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 46.9% Female, 53.1%	Male, 59.0% Female, 41.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 11.2% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 11.2% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between performing artist and instrumental music teacher duties and responsibilities

Performing artist example responsibilities.

Lead an outreach art program in a public school in the Bronx for 4th and 5th grade students.
Experience in songwriting and playing for private events, festivals, churches, and local music venues.
Conceptualize and develop terrain models using Maya and partner with director and animators to correspond and produce effective shots.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations for lectures and workshops.

Instrumental music teacher example responsibilities.

Accomplish building curriculum that do not exist in previous years focuse on Pre-K through 6th grade.
Develop and implement a school-wide music curriculum aim at building and reinforcing critical literacy and mathematics skills for at-risk learners.
Develop introductory music instruction for multiple instruments and group classes in beginning guitar and keyboard.

Performing artist vs instrumental music teacher skills

Common performing artist skills

Private Parties, 33%
Poetry, 15%
Facebook, 9%
Event Planning, 8%
Sketch, 5%
Music Videos, 5%

Common instrumental music teacher skills

Public Schools, 15%
Music Theory, 10%
Music Education, 8%
K-12, 7%
All-State, 7%
K-8, 7%

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