Music Careers

General
Music Business
Music Education

Music Performance
Music Therapy
Christian Music


See also:
Performing Arts Careers
Careers Index
Christian and Non-Profit Jobs
The Center for Calling & Career (Lee University)

 


This guide lists starting points for locating information about careers in music. For more resources, please consult the Library's homepage or consult a reference librarian for assistance (423) 614-8562.
 

General

Occupations and Wages

Careers in Music
By Berklee College of Music, Boston

MENC Career Center
By National Association for Music Education
Online brochure with salary estimates.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - U. S. Dept. of Labor:
Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers

Occupational Employment and Wages - U.S. Dept. of Labor:
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Music Directors and Composers
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Musicians and Singers

What Can I Do With This Major?
The Center for Calling & Career, Lee University.

Job Banks

Music Jobs
By Indiana University

Organizations

Links to Christian Music Organizations

Links to Musical Organizations

National Association for Music Education (MENC)

Journals

Computer Music Journal
 Squires Library - Current and back issues in library (current shelves, bound)
 Online in Project Muse database

Books

Listed below are selected print books and e-books.

For more resources, conduct a subject search in the online catalog for:
MUSIC - VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music. By Angela Myles Beeching. Oxford University Press, 2005.
 Squires Library - Circulating - ML3795 .B42 2005

Creative Careers in Music. By Josquin Des Pres. Allworth Press, 2000.
 Squires Library - Career Shelves (Reference Area) - ML3795 .D356 2000

Great Jobs for Music Majors. By Jan Goldberg. VGM Career Horizons, 2005.
 NetLibrary eBook

 


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Music Business

Occupations and Wages

MENC Career Center
By National Association for Music Education
Online brochure with salary estimates.

Careers in Music Business/Management
By Berklee College of Music, Boston

Occupational Outlook Handbook - U. S. Dept. of Labor:
Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers

Occupational Employment and Wages - U.S. Dept. of Labor:
Music Directors and Composers
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Musicians and Singers

What Can I Do With This Major?
The Center for Calling & Career, Lee University.

Job Bank

Music Jobs
By Indiana University

Organizations

Links to Christian Music Organizations

Links to Musical Organizations

National Association for Music Education (MENC)

Journals

Music Week
 Online in Business Source Premier database

Songwriter's Market
 Squires Library - Ref. MT67 .S657 (1998 ed.)
 Cleveland Public Library - R781.3 Son (2006 ed.)

Books

Listed below are selected print books and e-books.

For more resources, conduct a basic subject search in the online catalog for:
MUSIC - VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them: Concrete Ways to Improve Your Songwriting and Make Your Songs More Marketable. By Pat Luboff. Writer's Digest Books, 1992.
 Squires Library - Circulating - MT67 .L8 1992

100 Careers in the Music Business. By Tanja Crouch. Barron's, 2001.
 Squires Library - Career Shelves (Reference Area) - ML3795 .C74 2001

Career Opportunities in the Music Industry. By Shelly Field. Facts on File, 2000.
 Squires Library - Career Shelves (Reference Area) - Ref. ML3795 .F497 2000

Careers in Music Stores: Using Your Love for Music in a Profitable Business. Institute for Career Research, 2005.
 NetLibrary eBook

Confessions of a Record Producer: How to Survive the Scams and Shams of the Music Business. By Moses Avalon. Miller Freeman Books, 1998.
 NetLibrary eBook

How to Get a Job in the Music and Recording Industry. By Keith Hatschek. Berklee Press, 2001.
 Squires Library - Career Shelves (Reference Area) - ML3790 .H38 2001

Making Music Your Business: A Practical Guide to Making $ Doing What You Love. By Traci Truly. Sphinx Pub., 2005.
 NetLibrary eBook

Music Business Handbook and Career Guide. By David Baskervilee. Sage Publications, 2006.
 Squires Library - Career Shelves (Reference Area) - ML3795 .B33 2006

The Musician's Business & Legal Guide. Prentice-Hall, 1996.
 Squires Library - Career Shelves (Reference Area) - Ref. ML3790 .M84 1996

Start and Run Your Own Record Label. By Daylle Deanna Schwartz. Billboard Books, 1998.
 Squires Library - Circulating - ML3790 .S37 1998

This Business of Music Marketing and Promotion. By Tad Lathrop. Billboard Books, 1999.
 Squires Library - Circulating - ML3790 .L37 1999
 


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Music Education

Occupations and Wages

Careers in Music
By Berklee College of Music, Boston

MENC Career Center
By National Association for Music Education
Online brochure with salary estimates.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - U. S. Dept. of Labor:
Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers

Occupational Employment and Wages - U.S. Dept. of Labor:
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Music Directors and Composers

What Can I Do With This Major?
The Center for Calling & Career, Lee University.

Job Banks

Music Jobs
By Indiana University

Organizations

Links to Christian Music Organizations

Links to Musical Organizations

National Association for Music Education (MENC)

Journals

The American Music Teacher
 Squires Library - Current and back issues in library
(current shelves, bound, microfilm, microfiche)

The Choral Journal
 Squires Library - Current and back issues in library
(current shelves, bound, microfiche)

Clavier
 Squires Library - Current and back issues in library (current shelves, bound)

The Instrumentalist
 Squires Library - Current and back issues in library (current shelves, bound)

Journal of Music Teacher Education
 Online in Education Fulltext (H.W. Wilson) database

Journal of Research in Music Education
 Squires Library - Current and back issues in library
(print, bound, microfilm, microfiche)

Music Education Technology
 Online in General Business File ASAP database

Music Educators Journal
 Squires Library - Current and back issues in library
(current shelves, bound, microfilm)
 Online in General Business File ASAP database

Teaching Music
 Current and back issues in library (current shelves, bound)

Books

Listed below are selected print books and e-books.

For more resources, conduct a basic subject search in the online catalog for:
MUSIC - VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

Careers in Focus: Music. Ferguson, 2004.
 Center for Calling & Career (reference only) - Entertainment/Arts

Great Beginnings for Music Teachers: Mentoring and Supporting New Teachers. National Association for Music Education, 2003.
 Squires Library - Circulating - MT3.U5 G73 2003
 


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Music Performance

Occupations and Wages

Careers in Music
By Berklee College of Music, Boston

Careers in Music
By National Association for Music Education
Online brochure with salary estimates.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - U. S. Dept. of Labor:
Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers

Occupational Employment and Wages - U.S. Dept. of Labor:
Music Directors and Composers
Musicians and Singers

What Can I Do With This Major?
The Center for Calling & Career, Lee University.

Job Banks

Music Jobs
By Indiana University

Organizations

American Choral Directors Association

Links to Christian Music Organizations

Links to Musical Organizations

Journals

The Instrumentalist
 Squires Library - Current and back issues in library (current shelves, bound)

ITEA Journal (International Tuba Euphonium Association)
 Current issues in library (current shelves, bound)

ITG Journal (International Trumpet Guild)
 Squires Library - Current issues in library (current shelves, bound)

Journal of Singing (NATS)
 Squires Library - Current and back issues in library (current shelves, bound)
 Online in Education Fulltext (H.W. Wilson) database

Journal of the American Music Instrument Society
 Current issues in library (current shelves)

Musical America. Directory of the Performing Arts
 Music Resource Center - Ref. ML12 .M88 (1995 - current)

Opera Quarterly
 Online in Project Muse database

Soundboard (Guitar Foundation of America)
 Squires Library - Current issues in library (current shelves)

Trombone (International Trombone Association)
 Squires Library - Current issues in library (current shelves)

Books

Listed below are selected print books and e-books.

For more resources, conduct a basic subject search in the online catalog for:
MUSIC - VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

Careers in Focus: Music. Ferguson, 2004.
 Center for Calling & Career (reference only) - Entertainment/Arts

Great Beginnings for Music Teachers: Mentoring and Supporting New Teachers. National Association for Music Education, 2003.
 Squires Library - Circulating - MT3.U5 G73 2003
 


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Music Therapy

American Music Therapy Association

Careers in Music
By National Association for Music Education
Online brochure with salary estimates.

Music Therapy Careers (AMTA)

Music Therapy Links
Compiled by Indiana University School of Music

Journals

Journal of Music Therapy
 Online in Education Fulltext (H.W. Wilson) database

Books

Listed below are selected print books and e-books.

For more resources, conduct a basic subject search in the online catalog for:
MUSIC - VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
MUSIC THERAPY

Careers in Health Care. By Barbara Mardinly Swanson. Mcgraw-Hill, 2005.
 NetLibrary eBook
 


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Christian Music

Occupations and Wages

Careers in Music
By Berklee College of Music, Boston

Careers in Music
By National Association for Music Education
Online brochure with salary estimates.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - U. S. Dept. of Labor:
Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers

Occupational Employment and Wages - U.S. Dept. of Labor:
Music Directors and Composers
Musicians and Singers

What Can I Do With This Major?
The Center for Calling & Career, Lee University.

Job Banks

Christian and Non-Profit Careers
A Squires Library Subject Guide

Christian Career Center

ChristiaNet Music Jobs
Church music job listings

Church of God (Cleveland, TN) Ministry Opportunities

ChurchStaffing.com

Music Jobs
By Indiana University

WorshipJobs.com

Organizations

American Choral Directors Association

Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers

Christian Music Trade Association

Christian Performing Artist's Fellowship

Christians in Theatre Arts

Gospel Music Association

Links to Musical Organizations
By American Music Center

National Association for Music Education (MENC)

Journals

The Instrumentalist
 Squires Library - Current and back issues in library (current shelves, bound)

Choir & Organ
 Online in Academic Search Complete database

Church Music Quarterly
 Squires Library - Current issues in library (current shelves)

The Church Music Report: TCMR
 Squires Library - Current issues in library (current shelves)

Pastoral Music
 Squires Library - Current and back issues in library
(current shelves, bound, microfiche)

Books

Listed below are selected print books and e-books.

For more resources, conduct a basic subject search in the online catalog for:
MUSIC - VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

Advice to the Minister of Music: Get a Giant Hat Rack! By Chéri Walters. Chrism, 1994.
 Dixon Research Center - Pent. ML3001 .W35 1994

The Christian Artist Survival Guide: How to Produce, Manufacture, Distribute & Promote an Independent Christian Record. By James Lloyd. Christian Media, 1996.
 Music Resource Center (Music Bldg) - M1.77.L63 L5 1996

Discipling Music Ministry: Twenty-First Century Directions. By Calvin M. Johansson. Hendrickson Publishers, 1992.
 Squires Library - Circulating & Dixon Research Center - ML3001 .J63 1992

Pastoral Musician. Pastoral Press, 1990.
 Squires Library - Circulating - BV290 .P37

The Responsibility of the Christian Musician. By Glenn Kaiser. Cornerstone Press Chicago, 1994.
 Squires Library - Circulating - MT88 .K29 1994

Things They Never Tell You Before You Say "Yes": The Nonmusical Tasks of the Church Musician. By Robin Knowles Wallace. Abingdon Press, 1994.
 Squires Library - Circulating - ML3795 .W28 1994
 


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