Music: Careers in Music

The Music Business for Music Creators is a roadmap to understanding the traditional and modern income streams that define the modern music industry, with an emphasis on educating and empowering the next generation of music creators with the knowledge they require to build a career out of their creative pursuits.

Whether you're an aspiring artist, a new college grad, or a seasoned professional, Scott Brickell's The Business Behind the Song is a must-have handbook for helping you navigate the often-confusing, seemingly unapproachable world of the music industry. Drawing on his years of experience as a manager for numerous record-breaking artists and bands, Brickell explains the nitty gritty details of what it takes to be an artist, a manager, a promotor, a booking agent, and much more. He shares industry secrets on the formula to a successful song, and he gives invaluable tips on how to put on a successful show and tour. No matter your goal--whether that's to be on stage behind a microphone or behind the scenes promoting shows--The Business Behind the Song will help you * Understand the industry before you get started * Learn the insider terminology * Identify the goals you need to set for yourself * Create a clear path for your future career * And start your own journey in the music business You can break into an exciting and fulfilling career in the music industry, and Scott Brickell's go-to guide will show you how.

Rolling Stone, Creem, the Village Voice, SPIN, Billboard, Stereogum, Pitchfork. How did the music journalists who write for these popular publications break into the business? How have they honed their writing and interviewing techniques? How have they managed to thrive amid major changes in the industry, as print magazines have declined and digital publications have emerged? What does it take to turn a love of music into a professional writing career? Bringing together interviews from an impressive roster of over fifty music writers, Mike Hilleary offers up an engaging and wide-reaching examination of the past and potential future of music journalism. This accessible oral history contains professional insights into journalists' craft and purpose, practical advice, and essential life lessons. Honest and absorbing, On the Record will educate and enlighten anyone who wants to write about music, or anyone who wants a better understanding about those who do.

Becoming a Music-Centered Therapist is a hands-on practical book designed to help students and professionals integrate-or re-integrate-their identity as a musician with their career as a music therapist. Theory, context, and step-by-step exercises combine to encourage students and practitioners in examining their relationship to music, prompting thoughtful questions about how their musical identity can expand what's possible clinically, and deepening insight into how to spark this growth in the design of their treatment plans. The author crafts clinical scenarios and musical examples to guide readers in building dynamic treatment plans that combine music with the complex needs of the human beings with whom they work. The strategies and philosophy at the heart of Becoming a Music-Centered Therapist help the reader bridge the divide between humanistic understanding and evidence-based outcomes. Language and communication choices, as well as the practical application of goals, are explored in depth. Music therapy educators will find this book's clear-cut practical framework-juxtaposed against a backdrop that crosses multiple disciplines-will work well in treatment planning, methods, practicum, internship, and clinical musicing classes and can be used repeatedly during different stages of a student's training. For music therapy practitioners, Becoming a Music-Centered Therapist offers a refreshing opportunity to consider where their own musicianship resides in their practice. Humanism, positivity, and the art and science of music therapy are explored to infuse the music therapist's sessions with new life and renewed purpose.

Ever wondered how you could take your love of music and turn it into a full-time career? In addition to performing music and writing songs, there are countless behind-the-scenes opportunities for creative people, as well jobs that use music to educate young people and help others in need. What the jobs entail, what they pay, and future prospects are discussed along with insights from industry insiders.

Is it possible to have a music teaching career that is meaningful, artistically fulfilling, and financially self-supporting? The Savvy Music Teacher unveils a clear, realistic, dollar-for-dollar blueprint for earning a steady income as a music teacher, increasing impact and income simultaneously. This comprehensive resource reveals an entrepreneurial process with lessons that cannot be found anywhere else.