Career questions tagged music
Music can be produced, written, performed, and taught. Music degrees are offered at most colleges. Careers include music teacher, game designer, therapist, and a lot more. For more information, please read below. Read more Show less
How do I become successful in the music industry?
I want to pursue music it has always been my passion and my anxiety and depression has always held me back amongst other things and I want to develop my craft.
whats the best microphone and recording stuff for creating voice over?
whats the best microphone and recording stuff for creating voice over for story time animations. my dudget is 250 aud
What about working in Product management?
What about this field and what degree should I get to be able to land a job? Would this career support my EDM music career?
Advice on career to support my EDM music career! Thank you so so so much h
Hi everyone! I super love this platform and super enjoy seeing all of your advice.. I would love to get your perspective in this. I am TRULY passionate about EDM music production. My mission is music - I am currently in a separate school for music production… I have been spending a lot of energy deciding what to major in while I’m also enrolled in normal college/u over sort at the time. I am really just trying to g to choose a major that will support my music career the best - this is why I have been on track to major in Marketing for the flexibility in location for work… but have still been confused on whether or not having a schedule like 3 12’s being a ultrasound tech would be better for me to focus more on music… I have been praying about which decision would give me the most mental bandwidth to have energy left over for music. Thoughts? Thank you so much! 🙏🏼🤍🪽✨
Where do people start after graduating collage?
Hey everyone! I’m curious to know where people in music production typically start after graduating from college. Any tips or personal experiences to share?
How can I have both music and Electrical Engineering in my career?
I'm very passionate about music and plan to get a degree in electrical engineering. In what ways do people combine these two for their career? #Spring25
As an incoming college freshman planning to double major in Theater and Education, what are one or two specific things you wish you had done earlier in college to prepare for a career that blends creativity with teaching?
I'm passionate about using the performing arts, especially theater, as a tool for education and social impact. I’m interested in careers like teaching drama, educational program design, or working in youth development through the arts. I’d love advice on experiences I should seek out (like internships, volunteering, or specific classes), connections I should try to make, or even mistakes to avoid. I want to be intentional with my time from the very beginning.
What is one thing you wish you knew or did before you went into the performing business?
I'm a senior in high school, and I'm about to go to college for an applied music major in vocal and saxophone and a theatre minor.
I am interested in both English writing and Music, but I am worried a double major might overwhelm me. Is it better to do a double major with the benefit of having two bachelor's degrees or just get a minor?
I plan on going to UC Irvine in the fall, and my main reservation with getting a music minor is not having an official music degree, and I worry this could lower my chances of playing in a professional orchestra.
What are some careers that you can go into after studying musical theatre and decide not to pursue a life on the stage? #spring25
I am excited to start my musical theatre major in the fall, but curious to see what other careers people have gone into if the stage is not in the cards.
What is the future outlook for professionals working on the administrative and business side of the music industry? #Spring25
With AI becoming a bigger part of our lives by the day, what can we expect from the future for areas like artist management, booking, and marketing?
How do you get your name out there as a musician ?
I'm a bass player and i want to know how to get my name out and make it as least reliant on luck as possible .I am just starting music school in the fall at Berklee College of Music and I'm was wondering about this question so i can get a start on getting my name out there.
What is the stress load of being a multi-instrumentalist in college as a music and psychology major?
What is the stress load of playing multiple instruments in college. I'm graduating this year playing flute and trumpet and will be continuing both in college.
What is the best field of management to major in when looking to pursue an individual music career; looking to self manage as an artist. I am looking to learn about how to manage money and a career artistically while minoring in music. ?
What is the best field of management to major in when looking to pursue an individual music career; looking to self manage as an artist. I am looking to learn about how to manage money and a career artistically while minoring in music.
How do I take the most possible advantage of my degree?
As a music student, I get told my degree is useless just about everyday. How do I break that mold?
How do I know that I'm going into the right career path?
I'm a high school senior going into music. I'm majoring in piano, minoring in violin, getting a master's in conducting, and a DMA to become a music professor. In such an uncertain and ever-changing field, how can I be sure that this is the right thing?
I'm an aspiring singer/songwriter. I started a YouTube channel for my music and have been posting since 2018 with very little engagement. Should I stop hoping for something to happen with it? It's very hard not to get discouraged.
I'm an aspiring singer/songwriter.
In the professional world, how possible is it to balance a career with musicianship? #Spring25
Hi! I'm a senior in high school who's set to go off to college in the fall for molecular biology/biochemistry. I am also a trumpet player who loves playing in local community settings. #Spring25
How to network as a musician in Graduate school?
This fall, I will be attending graduate school for musical performance. Fortunately, I will be a TA while learning, but I want to know how to network as a classical performer in school. I'd also love to teach private lessons while in school/after school. #spring25
Would it be necessary to double major, or are there other options?
My current career plan is this: my primary income comes from private piano/voice lessons. Then I also want to be a freelance opera singer, and freelance repetiteur, while also doing solo recitals. I probably want to do two operas a year at most (and I most likely wouldn't do two every year), and then when I don't have an opera gig, try to get a gig as a repetiteur. Obviously, those gigs are by auditions, opera especially, so if I didn't have either or didn't choose to have either at that time, then I would like to tour as a soloist for piano/voice or both. In any given year, one could have more emphasis than the other (one year i have one opera and one repetituer, the next I have one repetiteur and tour recitals). I hope that makes sense. Now, with all of that information, is it necessary to double major or dual emphasis in piano performance and voice performance? I would like to have equal emphasis in both, since I basically just want to do both almost equally. Is there another option? Could I cater my college schedule to just include emphasis in both? How could I do that? Can I have dual emphasis? Please explain! Thank you!
How do you thrive in a music career where you are demographically in the minority? #Spring25
I love creating music, and my passion is to become a music composer for movies and films. My confidence is strained, however, because I am deeply in the minority (demographically). How can I be confident and successful in the midst of my journey?
How do I pay off student loans as a music major, emphasis on organ?
At the college I'm thinking of attending, I was awarded a music scholarship that requires me to major in music. I auditioned as a pianist and heard that organists make more than pianists. Any recommendations? I am also considering a different college where I would likely major in chemistry.
Can you get choir private lessons?
Can you get music lessons in college as a no experience?. I want to join the choir, but I have no experience except for humming, due to my mom not allowing me to join the choir throughout school.
How do I get a good job after college?
What is the best way to get a job in the right career field after college? I’m a music major and I’m scared on how to get a well paying job once I graduate. Any tips?
How to balance academics and the arts?
How do you balance an academic degree with an arts degree? Should it be a 50-50 balance, or should I be focusing more on one? I enjoy the arts more, but also want to make a stable living after college and don't want to invest too much in something that won't pay off.
Music Producers, what are some tips on becoming a music producer?
Preferably about/ Networking, experience building, professional development, and, lastly, work-life balance.
What is some advice music majors would provide?
As a high school sophomore, I am working on a career project and have decided to become a band teacher. What advice would teachers who have had their job for a while give to someone just starting with their career? What advice would music students/teachers give to younger people who want to start in this area?
What are some challenges music majors face?
As a high school sophomore, I am working on a career project and have decided to become a band teacher. So, I was wondering, what are some challenges music majors/teachers face? How do you overcome them?
How do I know that I'm making the right choice for my future?
I am a freshman music performance major, and though I can never imagine myself doing anything else, I often wonder whether or not I am making the right career choice for my future.