| The music industry is undoubtedly one of the | | | | through their college or teen year extracurricular |
| 'sexiest' fields in which to work, according to a | | | | activities. |
| recent survey by the editors of Time magazine. | | | | A degree in music is respected in many music |
| There are music industry jobs that require nearly | | | | industry jobs. |
| any skill set that you can bring to the job, and the | | | | Colleges that specialize in music education like the |
| training required varies with each of the music | | | | Berklee School for the Performing Arts offer |
| industry jobs that may interest you. Here are | | | | training in many different aspects of the music |
| some general guidelines for finding work in music | | | | industry. You can study music and performance |
| industry jobs. | | | | law, accounting for the music industry, and |
| Love Music. | | | | business management for music companies as |
| It's not a prerequisite for music industry jobs, but | | | | well as composition, performance and other |
| loving music of any kind is a definite step in the | | | | music-specific jobs. |
| right direction. While loving music may not be | | | | Join the band. |
| important in a record company accountant's | | | | One of the best training grounds for a career in |
| position, it's practically required for anyone who | | | | orchestral music is your school or college band. If |
| works with artists or in promotion. | | | | you're already beyond the school years, take |
| Check the qualifications for the job. | | | | advantage of county and city music societies to |
| In general, most jobs in the music industry require | | | | both train your ear and keep in the practice of |
| at least a two year college degree - with the | | | | playing with others. |
| exception of performers who can get by without | | | | Music ministry jobs often require special |
| a degree if they have talent. Expect that the | | | | certifications. |
| more involved the job, the higher your level of | | | | If you have a calling to a job in music ministry, |
| education and/or experience will need to be. A | | | | you'll find that many churches and synagogues |
| record promoter may need to demonstrate | | | | require that their full time music minister have |
| networking skills or developed contacts in the local | | | | pastoral training as well as musical training. The |
| music scene, for instance, and a contracts lawyer | | | | American Guild of Organists and the National |
| will obviously require a law degree. Music teachers | | | | Council of Pastoral Musicians offer professional |
| working for the schools will need to have a | | | | certifications at a number of levels. |
| teaching license as well as the demonstrated | | | | Music therapists require a bachelor's degree in |
| ability to play an instrument. | | | | music therapy from one of the approved |
| The best training is on the job training. | | | | universities that teach music therapy. |
| For positions like band manager, road work, | | | | In addition to regular studies, the bachelors in |
| publicists and promoters, the best training is | | | | music therapy requires 1200 hours of clinical |
| through an internship or through your own work | | | | practice. |
| promoting and/or managing a band on your own. | | | | The requirements for training for music industry |
| Some publicists and promoters come to the job | | | | jobs are varied, but this is a brief overview of the |
| from their own fanzines, or have developed a | | | | training required for some of the major careers in |
| network of contacts in radio and advertising | | | | the music industry. |