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Musician
By: Nick Yangas
The Job
• The personality you should have for this job is, out
going, not afraid, ready, musical, fun, preparation,
• The types of skills you need are coordination,
monitoring, active listening, critical thinking, and active
learning, knowing laws of harmony, harmonics, and
collaboration.
Education
• The classes you need to take for this job
are fine arts, English language,
psychology, mathematics , history, and
archeology.
• Musical notes, chords, and transposing
notes are subjects you should know in this
field.
Working Conditions
• When you regularly work you work at different
venues like orchestra and concert halls, studios,
music workshops.
• The hours you work depend on the venue. You
can work 7 hours a day, depending on the
working conditions more or less on some days.
• A typical day, you never know what your going
to do it will depend on the venue you will be at.
Daily Tasks
• The daily tasks mainly consist of eating,
traveling, rehearsal, working with song
writers, practicing your skills on your
instrument, constructing and organizing
music, attend music workshops and
conventions, and studio appointments.
Career Path
Beginning Freelance Musician EARNINGS $10,000 to $20,000 a year
REQUIREMENTS • Possibly a bachelor’s degree in music
• Previous performing experience
RESPONSIBILITIES Giving private lessons; practicing; performing
whenever possible.
Established Freelance Musician
EARNINGS $20,000 to $50,000 or more a year
REQUIREMENTS • A reputation for professionalism and consistency
RESPONSIBILITIES Giving private lessons; practicing; performing;
recording with other musicians in studios.
Earning
• The pay can vary because of length of
shows and how many show a year.
• Sometimes you can be paid thousands a
year to even more. Look on last slide
Related Careers
• Here are 5 careers that are similar to a
musician
• Artist, drama, music teacher, actor, and
music director.
Outlook
• The outlook for this job is that in 2016
there will be about 17,450 musicians in
New York.
• I think that this does not effect anyone’s
chances to become a musician because
there is never enough.
Advantages
• The ability to express yourself to see
if you have a good skills and see what
the audience thinks of you.
Disadvantages
• Tons and tons of better skills out there,
very competitive. Lots of practice. Many
long hours working on skill and
preparation.