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Links to Sites about Careers in the Arts for Kids 10-14

Careers in Music: Start your career on the right note!
http://www.menc.org/information/infoserv/careersinmusic.htm

  • Information to help you explore . . .

From MENC the National Association for Music Education

InfoZine
http://www.culturalhrc.ca/careers/cicenglish/index.htm

a Canadian site, but there is lots of very good stuff here. Each career area has three sections:

1) InfoZine describes careers in the different arts disciplines;
2) Curiosity Checklist has a good series of questions for you to answer to see if this career might be for you. This would be a very good way to start thinking about your career!
3) Work Search Info has tips for finding the job (such as audition tips), resume interview tips, and sample job ads.

The career fields listed are:

  • Music and Sound Recording
  • Heritage (working for art museums, running your own shop)
  • Film, TV, Radio & Live Performing Arts
  • Visual Arts & Crafts
  • New Media (computers and such)
  • Writing & Publishing

Fun to read with good, good information!

conductor

Vocational Information Center: Performing Arts Career Guide
http://www.khake.com/page48.html

From the state of Indiana. Lists over 100 career options plus many links to additional resources. Each career links to special information about that career.

  • snapshot
  • job description
  • wages
  • employment
  • working conditions
  • education & training
  • licensing
  • related occupations
  • military opportunities
  • job openings

The “snapshot” and “job description” are the most interesting.

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Arts Careers

See if you can name two additional careers for each discipline.

Art

 

Art Historian

Museum Curator

Artists and Designers

Automobile Specialty Painter
Cartoonist
Jeweler
Sculptor
Fashion Designer
Graphic Designer
Computer Graphics Designer

Architect

Landscape Architect

Teacher

Elementary School
High School
College/University





Dance


(another art career choice)


(another art career choice)



graphic design

Artistic Director
Choreographer
Dancer
Ballet
Concert Dance
East Indian Classical Dance
Folklorico
Modern Dance
MTV-Video Commercial Work
Musical TheaterDesigner
Costumes
Lights
Sets
Teacher
K-12
Community Arts Centers
Private Studio
University and College

 

 

Music


(another dance career choice)


(another dance career choice)


costumes

Business/Merchandising
Broadcasting Station Manager
Sales Person
Talent Agent
Composer
Film Score Composer
Arranger
Conductor
Band Leader
Choir Director
Symphony Orchestra
Music production
Audio Technician
Engineer
Musician
Singer
Folksinger
Gospel Choir Singer
Opera Soloist
Band Member
Church organist
Recording Artist
Teacher






Theatre


(another music career choice)


(another music career choice)

organist

Theater/Arts Administration
Playwright and Screenwriter
Film
Radio
Stage
TV
Actor
Film
Musical Comedy
Radio
Stage
TV
Director
Designer and Technicians
Costumes
Scene Design
Lights
Sound
Drama Therapist
Teacher


(another theatre career choice)


(another theatre career choice)

scene design

 

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Links to Schools with Arts Programming

Some arts careers can learned on the job, but most of them require training—or a college education. If you want to explore training programs or college/university programs, click on the following links.

Art

Arizona State University School of Art
http://herbergercollege.asu.edu/art/

CalArts
http://calarts.edu

Parsons School of Design
http://www.parsons.edu/html/splash.html

For more links to schools see a master list at
http://www.artschools.com


Dance

Arizona State University Department of Dance
http://dance.asu.edu/danceintro.html

Julliard School, Dance Division
http://www.juillard.edu/college/dance/dance.html

Ohio State University Department of Dance
http://www.dance.ohio.state.edu/

University of California Irvine, Dance
http://dance.arts.uci.edu/

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Dance and Theatre
http://uncc.edu/dance/

University of Utah Modern Dance
http://www.dance.utah.edu/

For more links to schools see a master list at
http://www.arts-accredit.org/nasd/scripts/institute.cfm


Music

Arizona State University School of Music
http://herbergercollege.asu.edu/music/

Indiana University School of Music
http://www.music.indiana.edu

The Juilliard School of Music
http://www.julliard.edu/college/music/music.html

For more links to schools see a master list at
http://www.music.ua.edu/resources/addresses.html


Theater

Arizona State University Department of Theatre
http://theatre.asu.edu/home.html

CalArts
http://calarts.edu

Northwestern University Radio, Television and Film Department
http://www.rtvf.northwestern.edu

Performance Studies
http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/performancestudies/

The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
http://amda.edu

Yale University School of Drama
http://www.yale.edu/drama

For more links to schools see a master list at
http://www.arts-accredit.org/nast/scripts/institute.cfm