Music Career Project

Name: Valerie Lunev

Period: 6A1

Checklist to Complete Assignment

Read the article
Complete From the Source Section #1

Complete In Your Own Words Section #2

Complete Your Final Job Description

Section #3

Complete Best Fact to Share Section #4

Complete Think About It Section #5

Complete the Career Jump Activity

Section #6

Is my work neat, in complete sentences,

and each section is completed.

Music Career Jump Grading

_____Individual Participation During Project
3 on task, involved all the time
2 on task, involved most of the time
1 off task, wasting time, teacher
reminders to work needed/not on
task, ignores teacher reminders
_____Completed Project
3 all tasks complete, in detail, neat,
and thoughtful
2 all tasks complete, satisfactory
answers, and legible, most tasks
complete, answers are brief and not
detailed, work is sloppy
1 few tasks complete, answers are
incomplete, and little effort is shown

his information based on the information on the Music Careers Website. Dont use
rces!
#1 From the Source

#2 In Your Own Words

Job Title: Music Publisher

Job Title: Publisher of music

Career Overview: Signs Songwriters to write

demos, then pitches these demos to artists
and labels as possible cuts on their
records. They also pitch recordings for use
in film, TV, and commercials.

Career Overview: Help publish musicians

and song artists work out to public, and
occasionally publish music to tv, films, and
commercials.

About
(Career
this Music Career
Description)

About
(Career
this Music Career

1. Music Publishers begin their careers in a few

ways: as Songwriters who set up their own
personal music publishing companies to keep
their own rights, as entrepreneurs who
purchase several Songwriters musical
catalogs and set up their own publishing
company, or as Assistants who work their
way up.

1. Music publishes are basically old song

writers that want to publish their own
music

2. Although work experience and a knowledge

of musical history will help aspiring Music
Publishers progress in their career, an innate
love for the music and a gut feeling about
what people want to hear are the real keys to

2. A musical history will help you with this

job and a love for music will too.

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success
3. Earnings for a Music Publisher can vary
wildly, depending on the size of the company
and the caliber of its Songwriters

3. The salary ranges depending from what

company music publishers work with.

4. We make money from radio airplay,

television and sync licenses when songs are
used in a television commercial, on a TV show
or in a movie.

4. Publishers make money when they are

featured in a radio station, movie, or ad.

5. All radio stations, and anywhere you hear

music being played like venues or restaurants
pay money to PRO [performing rights
organizations] companies that represent us.
They have to pay a fee to play our music.

5. If you want to play music in a venue or

restaurant you have to pay a fee.

Salary

Salary

1. $20,000 to $1,000,000+

1. $20,000- $1,000,000+

Employment

Employment

1. To land a first job in music publishing, Ree

recommends either attending a Music Business
degree program and interning or reaching out
to people within the industry who are relevant
to your career path.

1. You need to attend a music college to get

a job in the Music Publishing industry.

Advancement

Advancement

1. The traditional career trajectory for

someone who starts as an Assistant would be
to work their way up to Coordinator, then to
Director.

1. You have to work hard because you start

as an Assistant, then you become a
coordinator, then a director.

Education and Training

Education and Training

1. Attending a Music Business degree program

wont just give aspiring Music Publishers the
academic knowledge they need to understand
how the industry works. These programs also
provide internship and networking
opportunities that can set students up to find
jobs right out of college.

1. Music programs provide internship and

opportunities which can help you get a job
after college.

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Experience, Skills, and Personality

Experience, Skills, and Personality

1. You have to really know that you know

what a hit song is. Music publishing is where
the songs start and if you dont know what a
hit song is youre not going to do well

1. You should have the skill to recognize a

future hit song.

Unions and Associations

Unions and Associations

1. Music Publishers belong to performing

rights organizations such as ASCAP (American
Society of Composers, Authors, and
Publishers), BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), MPA
(Music Publishers Association), and SESAC.
They may also be members of trade
organizations AIMP (Association of
Independent Music Publishers) and NMPA
(National Music Publishers Association).

1. Some important unions / organizations/

associations are ASCAP, BMI, MPA, AIMP,
NMPA and Sesac.

Suggestions for Getting Started

Suggestions for Getting Started

1. Seek out an entry-level job in a major music

market (i.n. Nashville, if you want to work in
country music.) Ree says, The thing about the
music business is that it's a hard business to
learn unless youre actually doing it

1. This business is hard to get into, so word

hard to accomplish goals.

2. Develop work experience and industry

knowledge by interning as much as possible in
the fields that interest you.

2. Try to gain experience as early on as you

can so it can be easier, and also do
something you love so it doesn't become
boring.

#3 Your Final Job Description: Convince someone this is the best job in the music industry!
Write in complete thoughts and sentences IYOW. When you read this out loud, it should be
about 30 seconds.
Music Publisher is the best job, because you get a good income and you get to work with
celebrities and artists. You also get a preview of their work and you can have fun on the job.
#4 Best Fact to Share: Write one sentence summarizing and highlighting the best part about
this job.

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You get to work with favorite celebs and artists.
#5 Think About It
-List 3 school subjects that would be useful to know to perform this job.
1. Math; predicting income
2. Music; to have knowledge in this topic (duh)
3. Language Arts; to know what the lyrics mean
-Would this job be a good fit for you? Why or why not? Support your opinion in complete
sentences.
YES! Because I love music and I would love to work with my favorite artists and get a
preview of their work.

(THIS SECTION IS AN IN-CLASS ACTIVITY! DO NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THIS YET!)

#6 Career Jump Activity: Quickly write down the job title and one interesting thing about
each job as you rotate through the career jump.
1. Professional Manager Sydney/ She gets to meet artists and sell music to them
2. Music Teacher Nehama/ She gets to meet new people
3. Personal Manager Nehama/ She manages social media and tour
4. Sound Designer Ethan/ He gets to make music for video games
5. Lyricist Sofie E/ She gets to write her own songs
6. Record Producer Jenna/ I get to coach the artists
7. Concert Hall Marketing Director Lexi/ She gets to book concerts and I get to make ads
8. Promotion Manager Taylor/ She gets to supervise the department
9. Singer Alivia/ She gets to work with other artists
10. Celebrity bodyguard Charlie/ He gets to guard people
11. Nightclub DJ Miles/ He likes making music
12. Music producer Adi/ She gets to produce other people's \music
13. Nightclub Manager/ She gets to watch the employees
14. Music Producer/ He gets to do boring stuff?
15. Booking Agent Talia/ She gets to make at least 10 calls each day
16. Rock Star Nathan/ He gets to perform on stage
17. Tour bus driver Adam/ He gets to drive celebs around
18. Choreographer Monica/ She gets to make dances
19. Band Jordan/ Theres no limit to amount of money
20. Music editor Jordan/ Makes money weekly according to insurance
21. Video Jockey Shai/ He likes to make music videos
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Best Job:

Tour bus Driver

Worst Job: Booking Agent