Music

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"Life without music would be a mistake."
 Friedrich Nietzsche

"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music."
 Aldous Huxley

"I'll play it first and tell you what it is later."
 Miles Davis

Many occupations today require a college educated individual who can write and speak well, solve problems, learn new information quickly and work well with others on a team.  This means that college graduates use their education in a wide variety of fields, and your future career may relate more to your personal career interests, work values and transferable skills than any specific academic major.  However, the following list contains a representative sample of job titles of graduates with a Music major.  Use this as an idea list, and remember that it represents some, but certainly not all, of the careers you might consider.

Related Career Titles for Music Majors
 

Architectural Acoustic Monitor Editor Music Software Programmer Royalties Broadcast Monitor
Armed Forces Band Member Engineer/Mixer Music Store Manager Sales Representative
Artist & Repertoire (A&R) Person Film Music Editor Music Stringer Singer
Arts Administrator/Manager Instrument Service & Repair Specialist Music Teacher Studio Musician
Church Music Director Journalist Music Therapist Synthesizer Specialist
Community Development Specialist Manufacturers Representative Musician Technical Writer
Composer/Arranger Music Attorney Orchestra Librarian Tour Manager
Conductor Music Copyist Piano Tuner Union Contractor
Copyright Specialist Music Critic Public Relations Specialist Voice Teacher
Copywriter Music Promoter Publicist
Cruise Director Music Publishing Specialist Recording Technician
Disc Jockey Music Reporter Recreation Director

Music Web Sites

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The American Federation of Musicians (AFM)

Musicians (Occupational Outlook Handbook)

Worldwide Internet Music Resources

Music Jobs Online

ClassicWeb Music Jobs

Computer Music Journal

ZebraMusic-  Helping Musicians Survive

Music Therapy Info Link

Columbia Music Library

Music Educators National Conference

Music Education Online

Music Department at DePauw University