Examples of specific careers linked to music include:
Music Education
Music educators teach children and adults to appreciate music, learn it's history, read music and perform. Music educator careers include:
General music teachers in elementary and secondary schools
Band/choir/orchestra teacher in a secondary education institution
College band/orchestra/choir instructor
Private music instructor
Music Performance
Music performance goes well beyond the pop stars you listen to when you turn on the radio. Performers may sing, play an instrument, perform as part of a band or develop electronic music.
Individual vocalist in any music genre including everything from pop to opera
Group vocalist as part of a band or acapela performance team
Instrumental performer in any capacity including strings, brass, percussion, wind, electronic or keyboard
Composer
Conductor
Radio/TV/Film
The entertainment business relies on music to draw people in and keep them engaged. Music is used in advertisements, TV shows and movies to promote emotion in the viewers, and radio simply wouldn't be radio if music weren't a part of it.
Music labels hire an arsenal of people to produce, mix and distribute music to the masses. Some of the positions include:
Record label owner
Talent agents/talent recruiters
Marketing/public relations staff
Consumer research specialists
Sales
Record producer
Record engineer
Attorneys, particularly those with an entertainment specialty
Advertising executives
Music Events
When a music event takes place, whether it's a small performance or a concert at a sold-out stadium, a number of individuals have to come together to make sure things run smoothly.
Tour managers/coordinators/publicists
Sound technicians
background singers
Event manager
Stage manager
Nightclub manager
Light technician
Sound/lighting designers
Stagehand
The job market post 16 is as wide as it is long.
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In addition to the careers work delivered in class, the school offers a wide range of careers related events and activities throughout the year including:
Themed assemblies including visits from colleges, universities, apprenticeships, employers and previous students to explore career pathways.
Collapsed curriculum days – college and university taster days to help our students plan their studies beyond school.
Mock interviews for Year 10 to build confidence and employability skills.
Guest speakers and tutor time drop-ins to meet employers, education providers, previous students and representatives from other organisations in an informal setting.
Work experience week to help our Year 10 students build their confidence, their employability skills and their work awareness. (Very often our students have secured future jobs from their work experience placements).
Job of the week information delivered in tutor time to encourage students to explore different career pathways and the skills and qualifications required.
College, 6th form and university open evenings to help students and their families explore options beyond school.
For advice:
The Careers Office is open from 8.30am – 4.00pm Monday to Friday and until 7.00pm on Parents’ Evenings and is available for students to visit and talk through their ideas. Specific one to ones can be booked with parents/carers too if requested, but students are welcome to drop in any time.
The Careers Office is based in the Learning Resources Centre. You can contact Ms Leeza Cuthbertson. by phone on 01934 510777 or by e-mail:
