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Sample job titles of
Davidson alums who majored in Music:
Assistant Music Librarian ‘82
Attorney ’99
Director of International Operations ‘78
Director of Music/Organist ’74
Marketing Coordinator ’96
Marriage & Family Therapist ‘55
Network Technician ’95
Newspaper Editor ’00
Pediatrician ’91
Policy Analyst ‘84
Psychiatric Nurse ‘92
Senior Pastor ‘93
Shelter Manager ’87
Spanish teacher '95
Tax Specialist ‘77
Theatrical Sound Design Engineer ‘73
Other job titles for
Music majors:
Accompanist
Arranger
Arts Administrator
Audio engineer
Business Manager
Composer
Director
Disc Jockey
Instrument Restoration Specialist
Music Critic
Music Therapist
Performer
Professor
Public Relations Director
Recording Engineer
Teacher
Types of employers:
Arts Councils
Civic Groups
Communications Industry
Educational Institutions
Museums
Music Publishing Companies
Newspapers & Magazines
Orchestra-Symphony
Popular Bands
Radio
Recording Studios
Religious Groups
Restaurants
Theater Orchestras
Theaters
Resources in the Career Services Library:
Over 1200 books, pamphlets, and periodicals are available in the
Careers Library to help you with self-assessment, career exploration, the
job search, and graduate school planning.
Some good library resources for
Music majors looking for career information include
100 Careers in the Music Business
Becoming a Physician
Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People
Careers for Music
Lovers & Other Tuneful Types
Careers in Teaching
Creative Careers
in Music
Entertainment Law Careers
Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors
Great Jobs for Music
Majors
Jobs in Arts and Media Management
National Directory of Arts Internships
Professional Degree Programs in the Visual and Performing
Arts
Top Careers for Liberal Arts Graduates
Other sources of
information:
Career counselors and faculty members are great resources. Visit
the Careers Office early and often, and make time to talk to professors in
your major and related fields. Professional associations are
excellent sources of career and employment information, and many of them
have websites. Surf the internet, keeping in mind that many colleges
and universities have websites for their Career Centers and for each
academic major, many of which include career and employment information as
well as links to professional associations and other useful websites.
Contact the following organizations and websites for more information:
American Composers
Alliance
www.composers.com
American Federation of
Musicians of the U.S. and Canada
www.afm.org
American Musicological
Society
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/music/ams/
Davidson College Music
Department
http://www.davidson.edu/academic/music/music.html
Entertainment Careers
www.entertainmentcareers.net
National Association
for Music Therapy
www.musictherapy.org
Solo Performer Music
Careers
www.soloperformer.com/careers
Univ. of Delaware
Career Services Center, Major Resource Kits
www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html
University of North
Carolina Wilmington Career Services
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/music.htm
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