One of the questions I am asked most often at the Musicians' Union is: how many music teachers are there in the UK? It seems that everyone wants to know the answer to this question, but attempts to answer it have been limited until now.
Perhaps you could start by adding together the membership figures of different membership organisations – but these may overlap, and some teachers may not be members of any organisation. Alternatively, you could look at the numbers of schools and exam entries and try to extrapolate from these, but many teachers work outside of schools and don't engage with formal assessments. Other teachers may combine music with other careers, while others may operate through word of mouth with little online presence.
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