Extracurriculum Instructors

How to become a music instructor

Official title: Music instructor (extracurriculum)

Also called: Guitar instructor (extracurriculum), Music teacher (private tuition), Piano instructor (extracurriculum), Piano teacher (private tuition), Singing instructor (extracurriculum), Singing teacher (private tuition), Violin instructor (extracurriculum), Violin teacher (private tuition), Guitar instructor (extracurriculum), Piano instructor (extracurriculum), Singing instructor (extracurriculum), Violin instructor (extracurriculum)

Music instructor (extracurriculum) instructs students in various musical genres and expression forms, such as classical, jazz, folk, pop, blues, rock, electronic etc. in a recreational context. He/she assists students to experiment with different styles and techniques, in the musical instrument of their choice while encouraging them to develop their own style.

Main tasks

Teaching students in practice, theory and performance of music, drama, dance, visual and other arts

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: $36,000 a year. The middle half earn $31,200 to $46,560 a year.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How much does a music instructor earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $36,000 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $31,200 to $46,560.

Will AI change the work of a music instructor?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026