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| Related Major Skills | Job & Internship Search Links |
| Career Planning Links | Professional Association Links |
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Simply stated, music students as a whole enjoy greater college success. One recent study of 7500 university students revealed that music majors scored the highest reading scores among all majors including English, biology, chemistry, and math. And according to an article in the Phi Delta Kappan Journal, 1994, physician and biologist Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate majors of medical school applicants, indicating that music majors were most successful in being admitted to medical school. He found that 66% of music majors who applied to medical school were admitted, the highest percentage of any group. By comparison, 44% of biochemistry majors were admitted.
Music is one of the arts which so sharpened our sense of participation in the world that it gave a much greater meaning to life. Anthony Storr says "Although music is not a belief system, I think that its importance and its appeal also depend upon its being a way of ordering human experience. Music exalts life, enhances life, and gives it meaning. Great music outlives the individual who created it. It is both personal and beyond the personal. For those who love it, it remains as a fixed point of reference in an unpredictable world. Music is a source of reconciliation, exhilaration, and hope which never fails."
| Architectural Acoustic Monitor | Editor | Music Software Programmer |
| Armed Forces Band Member | Engineer/Mixer | Music Store Manager |
| Artist & Repertoire (A&R) | Film Music Editor | Music Stringer |
| Arts Administrator/Manager | Instrument Service Specialist | Music Teacher |
| Church Music Director | Journalist | Music Therapist |
| Community Development | Manufacturers Representative | Musician |
| Composer/Arranger | Music Attorney | Orchestra Librarian |
| Conductor | Music Copyist | Piano Tuner |
| Copyright Specialist | Music Critic | Public Relations Specialist |
| Copywriter | Music Promoter | Publicist |
| Cruise Director | Music Publishing Specialist | Recording Technician |
| Disc Jockey | Music Reporter | Recreation Director |
| Royalties Broadcast Monitor | Studio Musician | Tour Manager |
| Sales Representative | Synthesizer Specialist | Union Contractor |
| Singer | Technical Writer | Voice Teacher |
| Creativity | Ability to read and write music | Singing/instrumental talents |
| Entertaining skills | Communication skills | Perseverance |
| Observation skills | Self-discipline | Basic reading, writing, editing skills |
| Humbleness | Physical stamina | Versatility |
| Good stage presence | Poise | Teaching abilities |
| Performance techniques | Ability to use various sound equipment | Adaptability and flexibility |
| Ability to keep audience's interests |
Career Resources for Musicians
http://www.musiccareernetwork.org/index.cfm?itemCategory=23629&siteid=44&priorId=0
ClassicWeb Music Jobs http://www.classicweb.com/Jobs.htm
MonsterTRAK www.monstertrak.com
Internship Hotspots http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/career/internhotspots.htm
Entertainment Careers.net http://www.entertainmentcareers.net/US Navy Music Program http://www.bupers.navy.mil/navymusic/
K-12 Resources for Music Educators
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html
Solo Performer...Music Careers http://www.soloperformer.com/careers
Musicians (Occupational Outlook Handbook) http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos095.htm
Professional Associations Links
Acoustical Society of America http://asa.aip.org
All Star Radio http://jobs@allstarradio.com
American Music Therapy Association http://www.musictherapy.org
Musicologists' WWW Sites http://www.sas.upenn.edu/music/ams
Chorus America - includes job listings and membership details
http://www.chorusamerica.org/
Music Library Association http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/
Music Educators National Conference (MENC) http://www.menc.orgMENC: Early Childhood Special Interest Research Group
http://www.paccd.cc.ca.us/~menc/
UNCW Post-Graduate Survey - coming soon
Careers in Performance Vocal/Instrumental Soloist, Session... Member,
Background Vocalist, Floor Show Band
Careers in Songwriting
Composer, Jingle Writer, ... http://www.berklee.edu/berkleemedia
Tips, Tricks, and Secrets that will launch your Show Business
Performance or Production http://www.cnvi.com/applause/
Music industry career center- free services for music industry
professionals http://www.music-careers.com/
Music business management information
http://www.grammy.com/gateway/gatewaylinks.html#Schools
Recording technology http://www.fredonia.edu
Recording Music:
http://www.fullsail.com
http://www.audioschool.com
http://www.uml.edu/Dept/Music?SRT/underg.html
http://www.fredonia.edu/som/srt
Music Journals & Magazines
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/journals.html
Songwriting:
http://www.irenejackson.com/tips.html
http://www.lyricist.com
http://www.craftofsongwriting.com/quotes.htm http://dir.yahoo.com/
Entertainment/Music/Composition/Songwriting
Songwriting contest http://www.jlsc.com
ZebraMusic- Helping Musicians Survive http://www.zebramusic.com/
Music Therapy Info Link http://members.aol.com/kathysl/index.html
Columbia Music Library
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/music/offsite.html
http://www.sun.rhbnc.ac.uk/Music/ILM/
Find Articles - High Notes: The Best Way To Get
Music Into Your Child's Life http://www.findarticles.com/m0838/1998_Nov/54309020/p1
/article.jhtml
Music Festivals
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/festival.html
Genres & Types of Music
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/genres.html