CAREERS & MUSIC MAJORS

Click to download Major Paths, which includes representative internships, study abroad opportunities, jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs that other Princeton students majoring in Music have chosen.

Employment Pursuits of Recent Music Majors*

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra , Chicago, IL
• Research Assistant - Witherspoon Institute, Princeton, NJ
• Princeton Charter School, Princeton, NJ

* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.

Selected Resources in the Career Services Library

• 100 Best Careers for Writers & Artists
• 100 Careers in the Music Business
• Breaking and Entering - Land Your First Job in Film Production
• Careers for Culture Lovers & Other Artsy Types
• Careers for Music Lovers & Other Tuneful Types
• Creating a Life Worth Living: A Practical Course in Career Design for
  Artists, Innovators, and Others Aspiring to a Creative Life
• Great Jobs for Music Majors
• Jobs in Art & Media Management
• Making Money Making Music: No Matter Where You Live
• Song Writer's Market: A Guide to Over 1,000 Music Publishers,
  Record Companies, Producers, Booking Agents, and More!

Resources and Information Online

• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Musicians
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos095.htm
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Broadcast and Sound Engineering
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos109.htm
  
  
• Music Directors - Tasks Performed & Skills Required (O*NET)
  http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/27-2041.01
  
  
• Composers - Tasks Performed & Skills Required (O*NET)
  http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/27-2041.03
  
  
• ClassicWeb Music Jobs
  http://www.classicweb.com/Jobs.htm
  
  
• Entertainment Careers.Net
  http://www.entertainmentcareers.net
  
  
• Career Overview
  http://www.careeroverview.com/
  
  
• Princeton Music Department
  http://www.music.princeton.edu/

Professional Associations

Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.

• American Music Therapy Association
  http://www.musictherapy.org
  
  
• Music Library Association
  http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org
  
  
• American Musicological Society
  http://www.ams-net.org
  
  
• Music Teachers National Association
  http://www.mtna.org
  
  
• Chorus America
  http://www.chorusamerica.org/
  
  
• National Association for Music Education
  http://www.menc.org/
  

Music Alumni from Princeton

Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance about: exploring majors, finding internships and summer jobs, graduate school (including law, business, and medicine), and future possible career options. Search the database for Music alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.

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