Teaching Music in South Australia: Briefing Paper

This briefing paper summarises new evidence of the vital contributions of music education in South Australia, including information about incomes, career trajectories and portfolio work, the role of music education in schools and music teachers’ connections with other cultural and creative industries. By combining quantitative data with deep insights into professional identity and career motivation, and focusing on those music educators most likely to be working in the formal school system, the report provides insights into what we call the twin sustainabilities of music education:
Music teaching can be a more sustainable practice than musicianship alone and it is an investment in the future sustainability of the music industry through education and training of future musicians.