Careers in music

Music is such a broad field - there is the music industry and music itself. So there are lots and lots of choices for a career within music. It's not just about being a pop star - we have music lawyers, admin support staff, sound engineering. It is a valid choice to make as a career.

If your child is mad about music they may be thinking about further study or even a career in music. At this point many parents ask: is there really a future in music? Today music is a major industry with a wide range of opportunities, employing an estimated 130,000 full-time in the UK alone. Your child may want to study music for the love of it, or to pursue a career as a singer, instrumentalist, or composer, but the possibilities don't stop there. Whatever the level of skills your child has achieved, there are career paths open, whether they decide to leave school at sixteen or go on to university. Whatever their interest there are jobs in teaching or music therapy, production, promotion, management, as well as performance.

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