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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."
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| 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 |
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