Music Careers And Career Pathways

Lesson Plan Attachments

• "Worksheet: Identifying Music and Music-Related Careers" (Word)
• "Worksheet: Researching Career Profiles" (Word)
• "Worksheet: Conducting an Informational Interview" (Word)
• "Worksheet: Career Comparison Matrix" (Excel)
• "Worksheet: Exploring Musical Styles" (Word)
• "Template: Career Presentation" (PowerPoint)
• "Career Pathways Rubric"
• "Step Sheet: Using Computers to Listen to Music"
• "Step Sheet: Creating a PowerPoint Presentation"
• "Step Sheet: Inserting Sound into a PowerPoint Presentation"

Music Careers And Career Pathways Lesson Plan
In this lesson students will identify and research various music and music-related careers and career pathways using the web and interviews. They will be able to describe how the knowledge of music connects to learning in other subject areas, especially in ways that can lead to a career choice related to music.

On-line Resources

• The National Association for Music Education (MENC)
  Career information and resources, including a Music Careers dictionary.
• Berklee College of Music
  A rich resource of information on music and music-related careers from this reputable national school. Careers are organized by categories and entries.  
• Entertainment Management Online at Southwest Missouri State University
  Amazing entertainment management career site from a state university. Contains program info, career profiles and interviews, and more.
• Music Business Solutions
  A private business site with numerous resources in several categories of music and music-related careers.
• CareerBuilder Web Site
  A site for career development and job seeking. Use its job listing search engine to search music and music-related careers and to link to companies where people in such careers work.
• NetMentors
  Resources on careers and info on mentoring services.

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