Careers in music ranges from the studio to the classroom. Lights go out, run out on stage, the crowd goes wild, and everybody chats your name! You began to play and sing, and everybody sings with you, word for word! You have the number one song in the world! So, what’s next, big houses, fancy cars, private jets, trips around the world. Wait, what’s that noise interrupting my studio session with Jay Z and Beyonce? What is that noise? You have got to be kidding me, I lean over and turn off my alarm. My time in the spotlight as a famous musician is now over, wakeup, wakeup, wakeup.
Okay, so you don’t have to be rich and famous to have a rewarding career in music. There are several career paths available for anyone who can read and play music. The average working musician earns $35,300 USD gross annually from their music career, counting income from a variety of sources, according to www. output.com. As a musician, income can come from multiple sources at the same time. Musicians usually do not work 40-hour work weeks, which allows musicians to make money from several sources. Time management dedicated to practice (things learned while taking piano lessons), will be valuable as a career musician.
Berklee College of Music (online.berklee.edu) list the Top 10 careers in the Music Business:
Top 10 Careers in Music
- Music Producer
- Recording Engineer
- Session Musician
- Artist Manager
- Music Teacher
- Tour Manager
- Booking Agent
- Music Publicist
- Composer
- Music Arranger
There are so many more careers available in music not listed on this list. Careers in music that allow you to work at music part time and pursue other careers full time. Cover bands, playing for funeral homes, playing at Church and weddings just to name a few.
So, weather you use music as a full-time, part-time career or a hobby. Everything learned through music can be applied to any profession. Time management, discipline, and the ability to learn new things.
What better thing to learn than music, you can make people happy and get paid for it!
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