Careers in Music

Check everything that a Music Store can do!

• Sells instruments

• Fixes instruments

• Gives lessons on how to play instruments

• Throws away instruments

What does a Composer do?

• Sing music

• Write music

• Play music on an instrument

• Leads a music group

Check everything that a Record Label Company Owner does

• Finds bands they want to work with

• Signs contracts

• Helps bands record albums and go on tours

• Takes care of all of the band's business deals

What is a good way to get into the record label business?

• Go in person and ask for a job

• Apply online

• Try to get any kind of job or internship to get experience, then move up

• Go in and yell at them to hire you

What did Stacey Lynn, the DJ, say the hardest part about being a radio DJ was?

• Finding the right music to play

• Waking up early to go to work

• There is a lot of rejection and people telling you that you are not good

• Having to work the technology

What does a Stage Manager do?

• Makes sure everything in a music show goes well, is a problem solver

• Memorizes all of the music and performs on stage perfectly

• Signs bands and singers to record labels

• Sells the band's products and albums

Check all of the elements of a show that a Stage Manager manages

• The lighting

• The venue choice (where the concert is)

• The band itself

• The sound system

What does a Conductor do?

• They write music

• The conductor keeps the orchestra and the musicians playing together in sync

• They perform music in the orchestra or in a band

• They record music, working with the record label company

What is the first step to becoming a conductor?

• Start learning how to write music

• Start learning an instrument

• Go to school for music

• Work at a music store

Which of these musical careers would you choose, if you had to choose one?

• Radio/Party DJ

• Stage Manager

• Composer

• Conductor

• Music Store Owner