1、The ISMs annual survey of teaching,examining and accompanying ratesConducted December 2022 to March 2023 ISM_music ISMusicians ism_music independent-society-of-musicians ISM_musicism.orgThank you to all of you who responded to our recent survey of tuition fees.The survey was conducted by an independ

2、ent statistician and was open from 19 December 2022 to 6 March 2023.In total there were 663 respondents who answered enough questions to be included in the results.The results in this report are based on all respondents,both ISM members and non-members.The survey was conducted in the context of the

3、ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the cost-of-living crisis.There was also a greater emphasis on employment status and contracts.The reference point for most of the survey questions was September 2022.This year the survey covered the following parts of the sector:Private teaching Pa

4、rt-time teaching in schools (both employed and self-employed)Accompanying services ExaminingFees for private teaching,part-time teaching in schools,fees charged for accompanying and fees charged for examiningThe survey results are summarised in this document.These are not recommendations.Competition

5、 law prevents us and other trade associations and organisations from recommending rates for musicians freelance work.All the figures in this document are for 1:1 teaching.Contents Experience and qualification 2Survey results for private music teachers 4Survey results for part-time music teaching in

6、schools employed 9Survey results for part-time music teaching in schools self-employed 12Comparing employed with self-employed 14Survey results for accompanists and examiners 15Long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic 16Questions relating to the cost-of-living crisis 16More information 17Experie