Music Careers Assignment

Music Careers Assignment

There is an unlimited amount of professions in the music industry. Choose one profession from the list provided on this link and answer the following questions in a PowerPoint, or Keynote presentation.

Music Careers;

Music Education (Teacher)

Elementary (K-6)

Secondary (7-12)

Professor (College)

Ethnomusicologist

Music Supervisor/Administrator

Librarian

Performance (performer)

Instrumental, Pop/Rock/Jazz

Vocalist/Instrumentalist, Classical Music

Vocalist, Pop/Rock/Jazz

Conducting

Band

Composer

Accompanist

Music Business

Music Attorney, Music Business; Music Copyright

Instrument Sales Representative

Retail Music Sales

Booking Agent

Personal/Professional Manager

Business Manager

Healthcare

Music Therapist

Speech Pathologist

Voice Therapist

Worship

Organ Player

Instrumentalist

Choir Director

Handbell Director

Cantor/Hazan

Music Production

Producer

Manager

Music Publishing

Critic

Publisher

Arranger

Musical Theatre

Actor/Singer

Sound Engineer

Music Director

Theater Composer

Instrument Making and Repair/Restoration

Instrument Designer

Instrument Repair/Restoration

Disc Jockey (D.J)

Music Supervisor

Here are some websites that will help get you started:

Music Jobs

Answer the following questions.

1. What is the name of the music job that you chose to research?

2. What part of the music industry is it in (Performer, Production, Business) ?

3. Give a brief history of the career that you chose. Answer the question “Why does the job you chose exist?”

4. What is a description of the job (what does this person do)?

5. Where would a person who does this job work? (building, studio, concert hall)

6. In what city in the country are these jobs available (Where is the best place to work in this job)?

7. How much does this job pay?

8. How does this job help the over all music industry?

9. Provide examples of who does this job?

10. Please choose 4 more topics about this job to present to the class in your presentation. (if you chose a performing artist you can tell us about that person.) (If you chose a job of a producer you could tell us about that famous producer)

Once you have answered these questions please take that information and place it into a PowerPoint presentation. You may add pictures of the job, people doing the job, examples of people who do the job, etc.