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Music Performance Careers
Related Skills
- Creativity and Expression
- Collaboration
- Strong work ethic
- Good time management
- Attention to detail
- Ability to self-promote
- Self-motivated
Related Fields
- Music education
- Private lesson teaching
- Freelance gigging
- Composing and arranging
Employers
- Self-employed
- Freelance gigging
- Colleges and universities
- Public and private schools
- Private teaching
- Places of worship
- Musical theater productions
- Professional orchestras and choirs
- Military bands
- Recording industry
- Radio, television, and motion picture industries
- Music librarian and orchestra librarian
- Music instrument repair technician
- Music or instrument store manager/owner/sales representative
Strategies
- Seek performance opportunities on and off campus
- Participate in large ensembles and chamber music
- Consider summer festival study
- Attend professional conferences
- Participate in solo competitions and mock auditions
- Attend concerts and listen to a broad range of musical styles
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