Musician Career Information

For the Best of the Best, Determination Outweighs Nature and Nurture by Alina Tugend, discusses the age old question about a person’s acquisition of talent. Are people naturally talented or can talent be gained through years of practice? Tugend’s article addresses the issue on a personal level and a scientific level. As she introduces the study, she reflects on her personal skills. She describes herself as a good writer and terrible singer, but questions why that is so. Her questions leads to expert’s opinions with scientific evidence in order to find an answer to this question.

What is Musical Talent? How is Musical Talent defined or tested? Musical Talent is a person having an excellent eye or ear for music and playing or creating music. There are several ways that musical talent can be tested the most known one being Seashore’s Measure test. Which will be explained later on in the paper, however the question is whether Genes cause musical talent or if the person’s environment causes them to be musically talented. This paper is going to be focusing on what causes musical talent, the genetic aspects of musical talent as well as the environmental aspects of what causes musical talent, and some ways that measure musical talent and the reliability and validity of the

Most music producers help other artist to achieve what they want to do, I myself would do the same but I will also be producing my own music. I know to be a music producer you must have a strong work ethic and be 100% dedicated which I am extremely capable of having and being. The journey of becoming a

What is the music industry? The music industry is everything that makes up the music we love. There are many different jobs in the music industry. Some of these jobs include: Songwriter, Manager, Marketing Executive, Music Publisher, and Publisher, however, these are only a small number of them. Each job has a purpose and each job is important in the music industry.

Did you know that there are 17 types of instruments in concert band? Musicians use their musical abilities to perform and express musicality. If a person chooses to be musician, he or she would have to focus on one particular instrument, but if someone wants to be a music director or conductor, they would need to have general knowledge about all the instruments. Musicians need to be efficient when repairing, cleaning, and maintaining their instrument to make their instrument sound at it’s best. To get into a specific group or position, you would need to audition by playing certain excerpts to show your musical skills in front of a judging panel. If a person’s desired career is to become a professional musician, there are three essential requirements

18. Kids can learn teamwork: Many musical education programs require teamwork as part of a band or orchestra. In these groups, students will learn how to work together and build camaraderie.

Controversy about entry-level qualifications continues to create concern over whether music therapists are adequately prepared to enter into professional work upon completion of approved university programs and internships. In addressing the identity issues of the music therapist, there is an ongoing controversy over whether the education of the music therapist at the undergraduate level should serve to prepare a musician who uses therapy, or a therapist who uses music (Bruscia, 1987).

While listening to the orchestra, the audience is blown away by the soothing music and music and the way the musician’s fingers dance across their instrument. It raises the question for those who listen, how long and how hard have they been practicing this perfection of a piece? Musicians from middle school performers to worldwide famous celebrities dedicate their time to their music. They have learned to play each string at the right time ad how to blow into their instruments correctly. Others in the audience find themselves bored and wondering why the audience is cheering and possibly crying. They believe that just anyone could pick up an instrument and blow into it. A person does need formal musical training in order to be successful because they gain the ability to learn from their mistakes, and they learn how to correctly work their entire instrument.

With a music education, some students who lack the money for an advancement in musical interests benefit in their educational career more than students in upper class communities. Catterall writes that students in low- income communities do better in schools with music programs (1).According to the article “Benefits of Musical Education”, in schools providing high- quality music education programs, standardized tests score higher than the schools that offer deficient music education programs, despite the socioeconomic level of the community (1). With higher scores on tests, the school’s community will take more pride its school, in turn giving the school more support.

It is said that it takes 10,000 hours to master something. Great musical performers are no exception. Miles Davis, Maria Callas, and Mozart are examples of musical genius who spent countless hours perfecting their craft whether it was in the genre of Jazz, Classical, or Opera. Callas was known for being an opera legend. Her teacher, Maria Trivella, reflected on her first impression of Callas’ voice saying. “... it swirled and flared like a flame and filled the air with melodious reverberations like a carillon. It was by any standards an amazing phenomenon, or rather it was a great talent that needed control, technical training and strict discipline in order to shine with all its brilliance.” This comment showed that talent was there but she needed to put in hours strenuous technical practice to establish herself as a legend. In a way I can relate on the level of practicing then having to prove myself to my teachers. I spend most of my year perfecting arias and practicing my sight reading to show my talents whenever time calls for it. Last year I didn’t have very many opportunities to prove myself except for one time at State Competition. Performing at state was my chance to show the skills I’ve learned from my preparation and from the people around me.

Promoting and giving stage time to young talent will give them confidence and the opportunity to be heard, and in some cases have a chance to develop a career that will give them a financial independence, in other cases, this talent will support their social and mental wellness to develop a parallel professional career that will give them also a financial stability.

The music medium has exploded into a worldwide cultural phenomenon, where ideas and thoughts of composition and sound can be exchanged with ease through radios, computers, concerts and Vinyl/CD/Tape/MP3, which leads to constantly evolving music, rather than the antiquated notion of music being a regional cultural experience. In terms of the artist in the modern music scene, the skill and dedication required is equally demanding if not more so to rise to the top in this competitive industry, though the reward is far greater in terms of fame, wealth and social status; all of which Mozart strived for but never was able to attain despite being perhaps one of the greatest musical talents the world has seen yet. Also with the expansion of audiences, infusions of genres and capabilities with technology, modern society has seen a trend in corporations fabricating bands, composing music for artists that fit with the cultural fads and electronically perfecting acoustics, all of which are ways for these companies to make quick profit. The downfall in this is the loss of appreciation of music by these corporations and eventually listeners, in terms of the emotion, talent and sacrifice that it takes away from the real musicians trying to make a name for themselves and their careers, such as Schubert

The stigma associated with pursuing an education in the musical arts affects the decision of many musicians nationwide. The appeal of guaranteed financial and career stability of STEM and other paths of high demand jobs is very difficult to pass up, even by the most dedicated musicians. Then, the input and advice of outsiders come into play. These onlookers not only encourage study of the hard sciences and a foolproof path to success via university, but they also totally and blatantly discourage and belittle the intelligence, rationality and integrity of not just the paths of musicians, but all liberal artists. Don’t you want to make money? What do you mean you won’t have internships, don’t you want a job? How are you going to survive? This blitzkrieg of questioning and doubt, though theoretically peripheral to the bigger picture, is reasonably common, however, severely unjustified. Pursuing a formal college education in music is easily one of the best things you could do for yourself, regardless of whether or not this is the career path of your choosing. As a student of formal music education, you are actually being trained in more real world skills than most other majors, which will prepare you for many careers, making you stand-out amongst the masses. Being a music major, you learn more than just music, you learn problem-solving skills, how to communicate and collaborate, and how to overcome failure, which are all essential skills to have as a professional in today’s day

Kellerman’s change between careers is not a unique occurrence yet remains one of ‘otherness’ as the majority of musicians are only, and have ever been, musicians. Indeed, Kellerman’s cross-over status could be related to alterity as found in class (Beard & Gloag 2010: 8–9), as, in today’s society, engineers are often viewed as having a higher status than that of musicians, specifically those who perform art

This weeks musicianship lecture with Dr. John Williams brought an interesting question to light: ‘what is a musician?’. It is not a point I had ever given thought to before and my immediate answer to this question was ‘someone who plays and performs for a living.’ However, that answer seems restricted and inadequate as I would by no means claim that those who play instruments simply for enjoyment are not musicians; even including, since the growth of technology in music, those who don’t play an instrument such as DJs or rappers. The dictionary definition is “a person who plays or composes music, esp as a profession,” but I would now say that anyone who can be said to be musically talented, or contributes to music in any way,