How To… Begin Teaching Music: An overview of the profession
Added to website 28/10/2026.
The guide, written by Dr Alison Daubney, explores how to break into teaching, looking at the various educational settings and helping you decide who and where to teach
Across the UK there are multiple contexts and roles related to music teaching and facilitation, offering many possibilities for you to enter the profession as a music teacher and develop your own teaching portfolio.
This guide aims to draw out useful information across multiple contexts including the educational settings that you can teach in including pre-school, university, organisations linked to Music Hubs, regional and national organisations and work in communities.
Read our second guide, How to… Begin teaching music: A practical guide to becoming an instrumental teacher, to find out how you can develop your music teaching skills and practice.
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Independent Society of Musicians
The Independent Society of Musicians (ISM) is the UK’s professional body for musicians. Since 1882, we have been dedicated to promoting the importance of music and supporting those working in the music profession.
