The new teachers’ fees survey results and recommended rates along with the new accompanists’ fees survey results are now available to view.
Almost 1,400 music teachers took part in our survey of music teachers’ fees, which is the largest of its kind in the UK. The survey was carried out for us externally in October and November 2015 by independent statisticians at the University of Reading. We asked musicians about what they charged for individual music tuition in September 2015.

For our accompanists’ fees survey, around 450 musicians provided information about the fees they charged for various categories of accompanying between January and September 2015.

These survey results are not recommendations. Competition law prevents us – and other trade associations and organisations - from recommending rates for musicians’ freelance work.

Results of the survey accompanists’ fees are available at: www.ism.org/advice/article/fees-for-accompanists

Results of the survey of private music tuition fees are available at: www.ism.org/advice/article/private-music-teacher-fees

Results of the survey of fees for self-employed visiting instrumental, singing and music teachers in schools are available at: www.ism.org/advice/article/visiting-music-teacher-fees

Recommended rates for employed visiting instrumental, singing and music teachers in schools are available at: www.ism.org/advice/article/employed-visiting-music-teacher-rates