Text Box: What Can I  Do With a Major in…? Music Text Box: What Can I Do With a Major in…? Music Text Box: OVERVIEW

Text Box:              Throughout history, music has been an important element in most cultures, a rich and diverse experience that is used in many ways.  Within the broad field of music, there are many areas of specialization. A concentration in music, with its emphasis on performance, analysis, and critical interpretation provides a foundation for careers in education, business, communications, and the arts.  While music is a performing art, few individuals are able to support themselves as full-time musicians. Many music majors elect to combine performing with jobs that allow them to be closely related to music in the workplace.  Some music majors continue their education in a graduate or professional school program.  Listed below are some characteristic skills developed by music majors as well as representative occupations of graduates with a music degree.

Text Box: RELATED CAREERS Text Box: Acoustical Consultant Accompanist Architectural Acoustic Monitor Artist and Repertoire (A&R) Artist/Vocalist Arts Administrator/Manager Band Director Booking Agent Bow Restorer Business Manager Church Music Director City Cultural Events Planner Clergy Clinician Community Development Composer Conductor Concert Promoter Copyright Specialist Copywriter Cruise Director Disc Jockey Editor Educator Educational Coordinator Engineer/Mixer Ethnomusicologist Event Music Consultant Film Music Editor House/Stage Manager Instrument/Equipment Salesperson Instrument Service Specialist Journalist Lyricist Marketing and Community Relations Manager Manufacturers Representative Marching Band Director Marching Drill Creator Musicologist Music Business Attorney Music Copyist Music Critic Music Editor Music Librarian Music Minister Music Publishing Specialist Music Professor Music Promoter Music Reporter Music Software Programmer Music Store Manager Music Stringer Music Teacher Music Therapist Musical Arranger Operations and Membership Coordinator Orchestra Conductor Orchestra Librarian Orchestra Manager Percussionist Performer Piano Technician/Tuner Private Tutor Producer Product Manager Program Director Promoter/Booking Agent Public Events Specialist Public Relations Director Publicist Recording Technician Recreation Director Road Manager Royalties Broadcast Monitor Sales Representative Singer Sound Engineer Sound Technician Staff Publicist Stage Director Studio Musician Synthesizer Specialist Talent Agent Technical Writer Tour Manager/Coordinator Uniform Designer Union Contractor Voice Teacher