music
What does it take to be great?
What does it take to be a great actor, geologist, academic, or chemist? This resource incorporates a brainstorming exercise, some research on ‘discipline role models’, and a self-assessment. It is even more effective if students have completed the ‘Finding Your Mission’ and ‘Plotting Your Preferences’ activities.
Embracing the ‘e’ word (entrepreneurship)
Other resources to compliment this one include ‘The musician’s lifestyle quiz‘, and ‘Plotting your preferences in music‘.
Getting what you want in music III
This tool encourages learners to consider how their likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses can be accommodated within their future careers. Other resources to compliment this one include ‘Career story: Following your passion‘ and ‘Reading and reflecting on musician profiles and biographies‘.
Career story: Following your passion
This career story profiles a musician whose career is underpinned by an overwhelming passion for music. She has explored her interests in diverse ways, combining a portfolio of roles to create a busy and successful practice. Another resource to compliment this one is ‘The Musician’s Lifestyle Quiz‘ and ‘Careers panel: How did you get here?‘.
Getting what you want in music II
Another resource to compliment this one is Get to know your dream work.
Getting what you want in music I
Other resources to compliment this one include ‘Get to know your dream work‘, ‘Conceptualising music careers I‘ and ‘Conceptualising music careers II‘.
The Musician’s Lifestyle Quiz
Other resources to compliment this one include ‘Plotting your preferences in music‘, ‘Conceptualising music careers I‘ and ‘Conceptualising music careers II‘.
Career story: Trying things out
This is the story of Danish freelance trumpeter Jeppe Uggerhoej, who talks about how he is building a career in music, the need to be able to perform in different genres, and trying different things to work out what he might want to do in the longer term. Another resource to compliment this one is ‘Careers panel: How did you get here?‘.
Conceptualising music careers I
Other resources to compliment this resource include ‘Conceptualising music careers II‘, ‘Embracing the ‘e’ word (entrepreneurship)‘ and ‘Getting what you want in music I‘.
Career story: Trying things out
This is the story of Danish freelance trumpeter Jeppe Uggerhoej, who talks about how he is building a career in music, the need to be able to perform in different genres, and trying different things to work out what he might want to do in the longer term.
Career story: Following your passion
This career story profiles a musician whose career is underpinned by an overwhelming passion for music. She has explored her interests in diverse ways, combining a portfolio of roles to create a busy and successful practice.
Career story: Making the commitment to pursue a career
In this career story, trumpeter Dani Rich describes is an essential stage of personal and professional identity formation; she challenged her identity.