Careers in Music: Build a Life Around What You Love

Discover real opportunities to turn your passion for music into a thriving, sustainable career.


📖 12 Chapters

📃 265 Lessons

If you’ve ever dreamed of making music a bigger part of your life — but felt uncertain about how to turn that dream into reality — you’re not alone.


Maybe you love playing, creating, or performing music... Maybe you feel a deep connection to music, but you're not sure how it fits into your future. Maybe you’re wondering if a career in music is even realistic anymore. The truth is, there’s never been more opportunity for musicians to build fulfilling careers — if you know where to look, and how to get started. The Careers in Music Course is your guide to the modern music industry: showing you where the opportunities are, how your skills fit in, and how you can build a career that feels true to who you are.

If You've Ever Thought...

If You've Ever Thought...

“Is there even a stable way to make a living in music anymore?” “I’m good at playing music — but what else could I do?” “I don’t know where to start... or who could help me.” “The music industry feels overwhelming — and like it’s changing all the time.” “I’m worried I’ll have to give up music if I want a stable career.” You're exactly where so many successful music professionals once stood. They didn’t “get lucky.” They learned how the industry works today — and built careers on their own terms. You can, too.

Why It Feels So Unclear — And How This Course Changes Everything

🎯 Limited Career Visibility ➔ Clear Career Map Explore dozens of real-world music career paths beyond performing — from audio production to artist management, licensing, publishing, music tech, content creation, and more.

🎯 Skill Uncertainty ➔ Confidence in Your Value Learn how your musical talents translate into highly sought-after skills across different sectors of the industry.

🎯 Industry Overwhelm ➔ Insider Knowledge Understand the modern music landscape — so you can make smart moves instead of feeling stuck on the sidelines.

🎯 Networking Challenges ➔ Real Strategies for Building Connections Discover practical ways to start growing your network, even if you’re starting from zero.

🎯 Financial Anxiety ➔ Informed Planning Get real-world insights on what to expect financially — and how to build a career path that fits your life goals.

  • The Journey You'll Take

    ✅ Confused ➔ Clear on Your Options

    ✅ Overwhelmed ➔ Equipped with a Real Plan

    ✅ Worried ➔ Financially Informed and Prepared

    ✅ Isolated ➔ Connected to New Opportunities

    ✅ Doubtful ➔ Empowered to Build a Career You Love You’ll no longer wonder if there’s a place for you in the music industry. You’ll know exactly where you fit — and how to claim your space.

  • By the End of the Course, You Will:

    ✅ Understand dozens of career possibilities across the music industry

    ✅ Recognize how your passion and skills directly connect to real opportunities

    ✅ Know how to start building a professional network that opens doors

    ✅ Learn the essential business and marketing basics every modern musician needs

    ✅ Create a personalized action plan to move confidently toward your new career

    ✅ Feel inspired, energized, and ready for the next steps

  • Picture Yourself One Year From Now...

    You’re not just wishing you could do something with your passion for music.

    You’re doing it.

    You’re connected.

    You’re growing.

    You’re living a life where music isn’t a side note — it’s center stage.

    And it all started with one decision: to believe it was possible, and take the first step.

Course Curriculum

    • Introduction to Careers in Music

    • What’s Your Music Career Fit?

    • Essential Quiz: What's Your Music Career Fit?

    • Reflect on Your Music Career Fit

    • Extensions: Exploring Careers in Music

    • Myths & Realities of Working in Music

    • Extensions: Myths & Realities of Working in Music

    • Mapping Out Your Career Path

    • Extensions: Mapping Out Your Career Path

    • Career Reflection Worksheet

    • Activity: Create a personal career vision board with potential music industry roles.

    • Personal Career Vision Board Worksheet

    • Teaching in Schools – K-12 and Higher Ed

    • How to Become a Music Teacher

    • Activity: What Type of Music Teacher Would You Want to Be—and Why?

    • Activity: State Certification Research

    • Teaching Private Lessons (In-Person & Online)

    • Extensions: Teaching Private Lessons (In-Person & Online)

    • Private Lesson Starter Kit

    • Activity: Create a Mock Business Plan for a Private Lesson Studio

    • Recommended Tech for Online Teaching

    • Activity: Discussion Board Prompt: “Would you rather teach in-person or online? Why?”

    • Running a Music Camp or Workshop

    • Extensions: Running a Music Camp or Workshop

    • Music Camp Starter Guide

    • Activity: Workshop Budgeting Exercise

    • Discussion Board Prompt: “If you could create any music camp, what would it focus on?”

    • Selling Lesson Plans & Music Resources

    • Extensions: Selling Lesson Plans & Music Resources

    • Creating Online Courses for Music Learning

    • Extensions: Creating an Online Course for Music Students

    • Activity Guide: Outline a 5-Lesson Online Course You Could Teach

    • Extensions: Music Teacher Guides

    • More Music Teacher Resources

    • Becoming a Professional Performer

    • Extensions: Becoming a Professional Performer

    • Gigging Musician Toolkit

    • Activity: Find Your First Gig

    • Social Media Growth Guide for Performers

    • Discussion: Dream Stage – Your Global Gig Goals

    • content-icon

    • Mastering Engineer

    • Extensions: Mastering Engineer

    • Activity: Before & After – Enhancing a Song

    • Broadcast & Radio Engineer

    • Extensions: Broadcast & Radio Engineer

    • Beginner's Guide to Broadcast & Radio Engineering

    • Activity: Mini Podcast Recording

    • Touring Backline Technician

    • Extensions: Touring Backline Technician

    • Introduction to Backline Tech Work Blueprint

    • Activity: Tour Gear Packing List Challenge

    • Music Director (for Tours & TV Shows)

    • Extensions: Music Director (for Tours & TV Shows)

    • Music Director’s Guide to Tours and TV Shows

    • Activity: Create a Concert Setlist

    • Conducting & Directing Music Ensembles

    • Extensions: Conducting & Directing Music Ensembles

    • Activity: Research & Curate YouTube Playlists of Great Conductors in Action

    • Beginner’s Guide to Conducting: Mastering Patterns, Score Study, and Leadership

    • Activity: Plan a Concert Program

    • Working in Church Music & Worship Leading

    • Extensions: Working in Church Music & Worship Leading

    • Guide to Church Music Careers

    • Activity: Setlist Creation Activity

    • Breaking Into Musical Theater & Opera

    • Extensions: Breaking Into Musical Theater & Opera

    • Activity: Find an Audition

    • Audition Prep Checklist

    • Activity: Curate a YouTube Playlist of Great Musical Theater & Opera Performances

    • Cruise Ship or Theme Park Musician

    • Extensions: Cruise Ship or Theme Park Musician

    • Activity: Create Your Own Theme Park or Cruise Ship Setlist Activity

    • Cruise & Theme Park Musician Guide

    • Activity: Behind the Scenes of Cruise Ship & Theme Park Musicians in Action

    • Concert or Festival Promoter

    • Extensions: Concert or Festival Promoter

    • Concert & Festival Promotion Guide

    • Activity: Design a Festival Lineup & Marketing Plan

    • Music Marketing & Public Relations

    • Extensions: Music Marketing & Public Relations

    • Music Marketing Starter Guide

    • Activity: Create a Marketing Plan

    • Sales & Merchandising in the Music Industry

    • Extensions: Sales & Merchandising in the Music Industry

    • Merch & Sales Playbook

    • Design Some Merch

    • Artist & Event Management

    • Extensions: Artist & Event Management

    • Artist & Event Management Toolkit

    • Activity: Plan a Small Music Event

    • Working for a Record Label or Streaming Service

    • Extensions: Working for a Record Label or Streaming Service

    • Breaking Into Record Labels & Streaming

    • Activity: Build a Playlist

    • Activity: Research and compare major streaming platforms’ payout models.

    • A&R (Artists & Repertoire) Representative

    • Extensions: A&R (Artists & Repertoire) Representative

    • A&R Talent Scouting Guide

    • Activity: Find & Pitch a New Artist

    • Talent Agent

    • Extensions: Talent Agent

    • Talent Agent's Guide to Booking & Contracts

    • Activity: Role-Play a Musician & Agent Conversation

    • Music Industry Analyst

    • Extensions: Music Industry Analyst

    • Activity: How Streaming Data Shapes the Music Industry

    • Music Analytics Guide

    • Activity: What's Popular? Track & Predict a Music Trend Activity

    • Music Licensing & Sync for TV, Film, and Ads

    • Extensions: Music Licensing & Sync for TV, Film, and Ads

    • Sync Licensing Starter Guide

    • Activity: Find a Perfect Sync Placement

    • Careers in Audio Engineering & Sound Design

    • Extensions: Careers in Audio Engineering & Sound Design

    • Extensions: Record Producing & Mixing for Artists

    • Activity: Compare the production techniques of two different music genres.

    • Live Sound Engineering for Concerts & Events

    • Extensions: Live Sound Engineering for Concerts & Events

    • Live Sound Starter Guide

    • Activity: Live Sound Set Up

    • Writing & Producing Music for Video Games & Film

    • Extensions: Writing & Producing Music for Video Games & Film

    • Getting Started in Film & Game Scoring Guide

    • Activity: Behind-the-Scenes Scoring Sessions Playlist

    • Video Playlist: behind-the-scenes scoring sessions

    • Activity: Create a mood board for a film soundtrack and suggest song styles.

    • Choreographer for Music Artists

    • Extensions: Choreographer for Music Artists

    • Choreographer’s Guide to Music Performance

    • Activity: Create Your Own Mini Choreography

    • Composer for Film, TV, & Instrumental Ensembles

    • Extensions: Composer for Film, TV, & Instrumental Ensembles

    • Film & TV Composition Starter Guide

    • Activity: Compose Music for a Silent Scene Activity

    • Orchestrator or Music Copyist

    • Extensions: Orchestrator or Music Copyist

    • Orchestrator & Copyist Guide

    • Activity: Match Instruments to Music Styles

    • Theme Park or Video Game Composer

    • Extensions: Theme Park or Video Game Composer

    • Theme Park & Video Game Music Guide

    • Activity: Create a YouTube Playlist for Theme Park & Video Game Soundtracks

    • Extensions: Music Journalism & Blogging

    • Music Journalism Starter Guide

    • Activity: Write a Music Review

    • Lyric Writing & Songwriting for Others

    • Extensions: Lyric Writing & Songwriting for Others

    • Songwriting Starter Guide

    • Activity: Write an 8-Line Song Verse

    • Podcasting & YouTube for Music Lovers

    • Extensions: Podcasting & YouTube for Music Lovers

    • Podcast & YouTube Starter Kit

    • ACTIVITY: Create a Personal YouTube Tutorial Playlist

    • Activity: Outline a script for a 5-minute podcast episode about a favorite artist.

    • Music Video Director

    • Music Video Director’s Guide

    • Activity: Storyboard a Music Video

    • Extensions: Music Video Director

    • Music Publicist

    • Extensions: Music Publicist

    • Music Publicist’s PR Toolkit

    • Activity: Write a Press Release for an Artist

    • Music Curator (Streaming Services)

    • Extensions: Music Curator

    • Music Curation Starter Guide

    • Activity: Create a 10-Song Playlist for a Mood

    • Transcribing & Notating Music for Publication

    • Extensions: Transcribing & Notating Music for Publication

    • Music Transcription & Notation Starter Guide

    • Activity: Transcribe a Simple Melody

    • Instrument Repair & Restoration

    • Extensions: Instrument Repair & Restoration

    • Instrument Repair & Restoration Career Guide

    • Activity: YouTube tutorials on repairing woodwind, brass, and string instruments

    • Designing & Manufacturing Music Equipment

    • Extensions: Designing & Manufacturing Music Equipment

    • Music Equipment Design & Manufacturing Career Guide

    • Activity: Sketch a concept for a new type of instrument or music tech product.

    • Corporate Jobs in Musical Equipment Companies

    • Extensions: Corporate Jobs in Musical Equipment Companies

    • Corporate Music Careers Guide

    • Activity: Explore Corporate Roles in a Musical Equipment Company

    • Working in Music Retail & Sales

    • Extensions: Working in Music Retail & Sales

    • Music Retail & Sales Career Guide

    • Activity: Compare two popular music brands and analyze their marketing strategies.

    • Acoustic Consultant

    • Extensions: Acoustic Consultant

    • Acoustic Consultant’s Guide

    • Activity: Find the Best & Worst Sounding Places in a Building

    • AI & Music Technology Developer

    • Extensions: AI & Music Technology Developer

    • AI & Music Technology Guide

    • Activity: Experiment with an AI Music Tool Activity

    • Music Nonprofits & Arts Administration

    • Extensions: Music Nonprofits & Arts Administration

    • Music Nonprofits & Arts Admin Career Guide

    • Activity: Research a music nonprofit and write a short summary of its mission, funding sources, and programs.

    • Music Therapy & Wellness

    • Extensions: Music Therapy & Wellness

    • How to become a Music Therapist

    • Additional Music Therapy Resources

    • Activity: Create a Personal “Feel-Good” Playlist

    • Running a Community Music Program

    • Extensions: Running a Community Music Program

    • Community Music Program Startup Guide

    • Activity: Develop a plan for a free music workshop

    • Music Education Advocacy & Policy

    • Extensions: Music Education Advocacy & Policy

    • Music Advocacy Action Plan

    • Activity: Write a letter to a local representative advocating for increased funding for music education.

    • Activity: Fund the Future: Pitch Your Music Non

    • Monetizing YouTube, TikTok, & Social Media for Musicians

    • Extensions: Monetizing YouTube, TikTok, & Social Media for Musicians

    • Social Media Monetization Guide for Musicians

    • Activity: Building a Musician’s Social Media Calendar

    • Selling Digital Music Products & Loops

    • Extensions: Selling Digital Music Products & Loops

    • Selling Digital Music Products Guide

    • Activity: Building and Pricing a Digital Sample Pack

    • Earning Royalties & Licensing Music

    • Extensions: Earning Royalties & Licensing Music

    • Music Royalties & Licensing Guide

    • Activity: How Songs Make Money

    • Activity: Play Now, Get Paid Later: Passive Inco

    • Resume & Portfolio Development

    • Extensions: Resume & Portfolio Development

    • Music Resume & Portfolio Guide

    • Activity: Building Your Music Industry Resume

    • Start Your Online Portfolio

    • Extensions: Start Your Online Portfolio

    • Online Portfolio Checklist

    • Activity: Your Digital Stage: Build Your Music Portfolio Website

    • Networking & Building a Personal Brand

    • Extensions: Networking & Building a Personal Brand

    • Networking & Personal Branding Guide

    • Activity: Pitch Perfect: Your Music Career in 60 Seconds

    • Financial Planning for Music Professionals

    • Extensions: Financial Planning for Music Professionals

    • Guide to Financial Planning for Musicians

    • Activity: Music & Money: Budgeting for a Sustainable Career

    • Finding & Applying for Music Industry Jobs

    • Extensions: Finding & Applying for Music Industry Jobs

    • Music Industry Job Search Guide

    • Activity: Get the Gig: Targeted Cover Letters for

    • LinkedIn Groups for Music Industry Professionals

    • Extensions: LinkedIn Groups for Music Industry Professionals

    • LinkedIn Groups for Music Networking Guide

    • Activity: Join & Engage in a LinkedIn Group

    • Extensions: Member Organizations in the Music Industry

    • Activity: Find & Join a Music Organization

    • Guide to Music Industry Organizations

    • Final Thoughts

    • Scholarship and School Finder

  • Music Isn't Just a Hobby — It's Part of Who You Are.

    Build a Career That Honors That Truth. Enroll in the Careers in Music Course Today and gain: Self-paced modules filled with insider strategies and industry insights

    🔹 Career-mapping templates to help you find your best-fit roles

    🔹 Practical tools to start networking and growing your opportunities

    🔹 Step-by-step guides to creating your professional brand and portfolio

    🔹 Ongoing access to updates as the music industry evolves

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Don't Let Doubt Hold You Back Another Day.

The World Needs Your Music — and You Deserve a Career That Lets You Share It.

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