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[quote=Anonymous]A lot of musicians have non-instrument-related day jobs, even if they are related to the music field. I know musicians who teach privately, but have day jobs as salespeople in music shops, in the administration of an arts organization (admin assistant, marketing, accounting, etc.), as an audio engineer, and so forth. And someone who is teaching general music to preschoolers is not exactly in elite music of any sort.

OP, either you decide to step up to the level where you're looking for someone with a full-time performing job -- which is REALLY rare for pianists unless they're employed by a ballet or opera company as a rehearsal pianist, or are a touring soloist or chamber musician -- or you stop obsessing over what else the teacher is doing as a day job. The type of teacher who is a full-time performer usually won't take beginners, and often reserve their scant number of teaching hours for the exceptionally talented and serious students.

I do think that someone who teaches needs to be a competent player, but that's unrelated to their day job.

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