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SAMPLE OCCUPATIONS
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Music |
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| Accompanist | Music Critic |
| Advertising Director | Music Store Manager |
| Arranger | Music Teacher |
| Artistic Director | Music Therapist |
| Booking Agent | Orchestra Conductor |
| Broadcast/Theater Technical Director | Orchestra/Opera Company Manager |
| Business Agent | Orchestrator |
| Cabaret Entertainer | Percussionist |
| Choral Director | Performer |
| Church Musician | Piano Tuner |
| Coach | Private Teacher |
| College/University Administrator | Producer |
| Composer | Program Director |
| Concert Musician | Promotion Manager |
| Concert Promoter | Publicity Director |
| Conductor | Radio/Television Announcer |
| Costume Designer | Radio/Television Manager |
| Disk Jockey | Radio/Television Music Director |
| Event Coordinator | Record Engineer/Technician |
| House/Stage Manager | Record Producer |
| Instrument Maker | Road Manager |
| Instrument Repairer | Set/Stage Designer |
| Instrument Tuner/Technician | Small Business Owner |
| Instrumentalist | Sound Effects Technician |
| Interpreter/Translator | Sound Technician |
| Lighting Designer/Director | Staff Publicist |
| Light Technician | Stage Director |
| Lyricist | Stage Technician |
| Media Production Specialist | Studio Engineer |
| Military Occupations | Talent Agent |
| Music Business Attorney | Vocalist/Singer |
| Theatre Arts | |
| Actor | Make-up Artist |
| Audiovisual Production Specialist | Motion Picture Director |
| Choreographer | Playwright |
| Cinematographer | Producer |
| College/University Teacher | Puppeteer |
| Costume Designer | Set Designer |
| Dancer | Stage Director |
| Dance Instructor | Stage Manager |
| Director | Stage Technician |
| Director of Photography | Talent Agent |
| Film Editor | Theatre Critic |
| Lighting Consultant | Theatre Manager |
| Lighting Designer | Theatre Producer |
| Lighting Technician |
SAMPLE WORK SETTINGS
| Art Galleries | Multimedia/Videogame Companies |
| Casinos | Music Libraries |
| Churches/Synagogues | Music Publishing Companies |
| Coffee Shops/Bars | Music Stores |
| Conservatories | Newspapers/Magazines |
| Colleges/Universities | Private Parties/Events |
| Commercial/Non-Profit Theater | Public School Systems |
| Concert Halls | Recording Companies |
| Cruise Ships | Rehabilitation Centers |
| Home Studio | Resorts |
| Hospitals | Theme Parks |
| Hotels | Theatre Companies |
| Instrument Repair Shops | TV/Film Studios |
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
| American Association of
Community Theatre 8402 BriarWood Cr Lago Vista, TX 78645 http://www.aact.org |
MENC: The National Association for Music Education 1806 Robert Fulton Dr. Reston, VA 20191 www.menc.org |
| American Choral Director's Association 502 SW 38th St. Lawton, OK 73505 www.acdaonline.org |
Music Distributors Association 262 W. 38th ST, 5th Floor New York, NY 10018-5815 http://www.musicdistributors.org |
| American Federation of Musicians of the U.S. and
Canada 1501 Broadway, Suite 600 New York, NY 10036 www.afm.org |
Music Teachers National Association 441 Vine St. Suite 505 Cincinnati, OH 45202-2814 www.mtna.org/index1.htm |
| American Society of Composers
and Publishers ASCAP Building, One Lincoln Plaza New York, NY 10023 http://www.ascap.com |
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc. 3402 Pico Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90405-2118 www.grammy.com |
| The Association for Theatre in
Higher Education P.O. Box 69 Downers Grove, Il 60515 http://www.athe.org/ |
National Association of Music Merchants 5790 Armada Dr. Carlsbad, CA 92008 www.namm.com |
| Idaho Music Educator's Association 824 Northview Drive Twin Falls, ID 83301 |
National Association of Teachers of Singing 6406 Merrill Road, Suite B Jacksonville, FL 32277 www.nats.org |
RELATED WEBSITES The Actor Site |
BOISE STATE DEPARTMENTS Music Department Theatre Arts |