•Composers of musical symphonies must have years of college or other credit to become a composer.

•Earn very little unless work is used in film, radio, opera, etc.

•Pop composers are the only type that don’t need years of college to become a composer

•Composers usually play at LEAST one instrument.

Music Teachers/EducatorsTeach people to sing and play instruments

Teach private, group, and class lessons

Many music teachers/educators also play an instrument

Spent years mastering instrument or voices.

Public school teachers make $37000-$39000 a year. Private school teachers make less.

Music teachers are 1st to get budget cuts.

•Either work independently or for a record company

•Overall production of commercially recorded music

•Find new artists or musical groups and offer them a contract

•Monitor the songs and technological aspects

•Need music experience and sound engineering experience

•Income for a record producer depends on the sales of the record produced

•Average yearly salaries can range from $18,000 to hundreds of thousands of dollars

•A music recording technician operates the soundboard & other electrical equipment required to make a recording.

•They work closely with the artist before, during, & after the taping to meet the artists goals.

•Must keep up with the latest technology.

•Must have knowledge of instruments and the way they work.

•Some famous music performers include , , Justin Bieber, Rihanna, etc.

•Music performers usually specialize in a certain genre of music such as: rock, pop, country, classical, opera, jazz, etc.

•Many music performers write and compose their own music.

•There are instrumentalists and vocalists

•People all over the world go to concerts to see famous performers and play music and sing to the audience

•Musicians have been some of the greatest profitable industries