Centre for Career and Personal Development Degree Profiles

These degree profiles look at potential jobs, key skills & atributes, associations & professional development and great books which relate to each degree and its potential career path.

Music

The Division of Music, School of Creative and Performing Arts at the University of Calgary is home to extraordinary opportunities for learning about music through research and creative activity. Academic preparation is at the heart of our programs, and is translated into performances, publications, compositions, engaging tradition and innovation, scholarship and improvisation.

Key Skills & Knowledge

Musical Knowledge: Experience with choral and instrumental music; read and write music; understanding of music history and theory; appreciation of aesthetics.

Technical: Operate various sound equipment and technology.

Presentation: Performance in front of diverse audiences of varied sizes, public speaking; conveying complex information; engage audience; Performance in front of diverse audiences, and varied sizes.

Organizational: Careful attention to detail; organize information and materials; self-discipline acquired through practicing.

Problem solving: Work independently and in a team, able to meet deadlines.

Research skills: Interpreting and evaluating research results.

Think creatively and critically: Creative expression and reasoning, memorization.

Sample Job Titles

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Accompanist
Acoustical Consultant
Artistic Director
Band Leader
Broadcaster
Chamber Musician
Choir director
Church Music Director
Composer/Songwriter
Conductor
Critic
Cultural administrator

Ethnomusicologist
Folk Musician
Instrument Designer/Manufacturer
Lyricist
Music Librarian
Music Software Designer
Music Store Manager
Musician
Musicologist
Notation Software Specialist
Orchestration/Arranger
Organist

Performer
Producer
Recording Artist
Recording Engineer
Singer
Soloist
Sound Technician
Sound/Recording Engineer
Studio Musician
Synthesizer Specialist
Teacher/Professor
Vocal Coach

Potential Industries

Advertising Companies
Arts Administration
Arts Councils
Broadcasting – Radio and TV
Choirs and Sound Recording Companies
Communications
Concert Halls
Conservatory
Dance Clubs/Companies

Education
Festivals
Film & Entertainment
Fundraising & Event Management
Instrument Manufacturers
Marketing
Media Corporations/Organizations
Music Producers/Studios
Music Publishers/Distributors

Performing Arts Centers
Post-Secondary
Public Administration & Public Policy
Radio/Video Companies
Recording Studios
Recreational Facilities
Rehabilitation Centers
Sound Engineering
Symphony Orchestras

Associations & Professional Development

Job Sites

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Aligned Majors

Dance

Drama

Visual Studies

Did you know?

Formal Career Assessments like the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator can be helpful tools for your career development. These assessments have been used for decades to help individuals choose a major, explore career options during and upon completion of a degree and to further understand yourself in relationship to the world of work. Inquire with Career Services if you are interested in these formal assessments.

Publications

100 Careers in the Music Business by Tanja L. Crouch; Tanja Crouch
ISBN: 9780764139147
Publication Date: 2008-05-01
Sourcebook for Research in Music by Phillip D. Crabtree; Donald H. Foster; Allen Scott (Revised by)
ISBN: 0253346118
Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Creative Careers by Elaina Loveland
ISBN: 9781932662344
Publication Date: 2009-04-01