Music Lab
CAREERS IN MUSIC
List derived from David Baskerville's Music Business Handbook for Music Department of Pasadena City College
CREATIVE CAREERS
- Professional Songwriter, Librettist, Lyricist
- Composer - classical
- Composer - film/TV music, commercials, jingles
- Composer - school band & orchestra music
- Composer of Show Music
- Composer of Film/TV Music
- Composer of Dramatic Music
- Composer of Educational Materials
- Composer of Children's Music
- Composer of Serious Music
- Arranger/Orchestrator - band, orchestra, choral, jazz, pop
- Music Editor
- Music Journalist, Critic
- Music Historian - studios, museums, universities
- Music Copyist
- Graphic Artist
PRODUCING/DIRECTING
- Music Director
- Conductor - Orchestral, Choral
- Record Producer
- Theatrical Producer/Director
- Film & Video - producer, director, editor, sound effetc
- Music Pulications - editor, writer, researcher, copyist, lay-out, marketing
- Music Software
- Music Director
- Conductor
- Record Producer
PERFORMING CAREERS
- Instrumentalist - soloist, symphony, theater, studio, dance orch, jazz, pop & rock, church, school, clubs, cruises,
- Vocalist - soloist, opera, music theater, chorales, church, school, jazz, pop & rock, etc.
- Singer/Instrumentalist - studio work, film, TV, armed forces
- Clinician
TEACHING and EDUCATION
- Private Studio Teacher - home or music store
- School Music Teacher - pre-school, K-12
- Music Supervisor / Administrator
- Music Consultant
- College Music Instructor
- Music Therapist
BUSINESS
- Instrument Repair
- Piano & Organ Tuning
- Music Publishing - management, editors, copyists, proofreaders, marketing
- Music Manufacturing - development, production, markerting
- Instrumental Maker
- Equipment - designer, maintenance
- Merchandising - sales, management, advertising
- Music Importer, Wholesaler
- Musicians Union - administrator, office work, coordinator
CAREERS in ALLIED FIELDS
- Music Therapy
- Music Audiologist
- Music Librarian
- Music Communications,
- Churches and Synagogues - soloist, cantor, choir director, liturgist, organist, praise groups
- Music Tour Director - school, community and professional groups, individuals
- Professional Group Tours - manager, promoter, roady, sound engineer
- Architect / Acoustician
RECORDING / ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRYc.
- Artist and Songwriter
- Manager, Agent, Promoter
- Studio Arranger, Orchestrator, Copyist
- Contractor, Leader, Sideman
- Music Industry Atorney - copyright, personal, etc
- Paralegal
- Recording Engineer - mixing, mastering
- Radio/TV - announcer, librarian, manager, program director, station broker
- Theater/Concert HAll - manage, technician, booking agent, promoter
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