Hey I had a question on degrees/careers. Here goes:
I was looking through my older brothers degree and course catalouge for Az State university where he and most definately i will be attending. They have a musical program and u can specialize in different areas one of them being guitar. What could i use this for? Just teaching guitar lessons because that seems a bit of overkill to me at least. Is there something i am missing there? Also are there any other careers in music besides band, producer, composer, teacher? Those are the only ones i can think of
are there any other careers in music besides band, producer, composer, teacher?
There certainly is! :)
Music degrees can lead into any of the areas you mentioned also including, musicology (incl music historian) music/journalist, (Review music in editing styles such as magazines, TV, newspaper etc), Media advertising and marketing, (you can be a scout agent scouting for artists) composing can also branch into numerous different areas... including writing for film, advertisements, commercial artists etc. Also there's music administrators and promoting, which includes organising concerts etc. If we're looking at the business side of things, music manager would be the way to go.
If you are specifically talking about careers for a performing musician, these can include being a 'freelance' musician, which means you are independant but are 'on call' so to speak for various functions and events when you are needed.
And of course yes, composing/songwriting (incl branches mentioned above) and musical education.
My advice to you is to specialise in your main instrument, which I think is guitar? If you are looking at specific performance careers, such as being an artist, freelance musician etc. And then specify the degree (units in songwriting etc) to where you want to go with all of it the end. Firstly work out where ya want to go (so many fields in music!) and build it up from there :D
I'm also hoping to do music in uni the year after next, so I hope this info I gathered has helped you out too!
Jacqui
"Iam a question to the world... not an answer to be heard."
Hey,
Im currently doing a bachelor of music at a university in canada. Majoring in classical guitar, and hopefully performance in the last 2 years.
Just wondering what kind of options are available for that type of degree? I am currently teaching at a studio, and I am aware of a career as a music teacher, but Id perfer something else.
Keepin it real IN canada!
They have a musical program and u can specialize in different areas one of them being guitar. What could i use this for?
Let me share with you one of the best kept secrets of college:
It doesn't matter at all what you major in so long as you learn how to learn and have fun.
Seriously.
Unless you are going to be going into a highly specialized field and intend on competing for space in presitgious graduate schools, no one cares.
I'm in the network security department of a major international bank. We have music majors, philosophy majors, theology majors, sociology majors, physical education majors .. I think the only thing we don't have is computer science majors ...
Take the course you want to take.
Don't declare a major your first year unless the school absolutely requires you to do so (and if that's the case see if they have a major that's "general studies"). Take whatever courses sound good that in some way further your getting a degree, and have fun learning.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." -- HST
