Music Career Project

Name: Period:​ (​ example: 6A5)

Checklist to Complete Assignment Music Career Jump Grading

Read​ the article
_____​Individual Participation During Project
❏ 3 on task, involved all the time
Complete ​From the Source​ ​Section #1 ❏ 2 on task, involved most of the time
❏ 1 off task, wasting time, teacher reminders to
Complete ​In Your Own Words​ Section #2 work needed/not on task, ignores teacher
Complete ​Your Final Job Description​ Section #3 reminders

Complete ​Best Fact to Share​ Section #4 _____​Completed Project

Complete ​Think About It​ ​Section #5
Complete the ​Career Jump Activity ​Section #6
Is my work ​nea​t, in ​complete sentences​, and ​each
section is completed​.
❏ 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

Fill out this information based on the information on the ​Music Careers Website​. Don’t use other sources!

#1 From the Source #2 In Your Own Words

Job Title: Personnel Director Job Title:

Career Overview:​ Personnel Directors handle Human Career Overview:

Resources for the orchestra, hiring musicians and
ensuring their working conditions are up to par.

About this Music Career ​(Career Description) About this Music Career ​(Career Description)

1. They hire section members 1.

2. Coordinate with the Orchestra Librarian and 2.

Director of Artistic Operations

3. Process payrolls, go to meetings 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

Salary Salary

1. $26,000. -65,000. 1.

2.

Employment Employment

1. 1.

2. 2.

Advancement Advancement
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1. 1.

2. 2.

Education and Training Education and Training

1. 1.

2. 2.

Experience, Skills, and Personality Experience, Skills, and Personality

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

Unions and Associations Unions and Associations

1. 1.

2. 2.

Suggestions for Getting Started Suggestions for Getting Started

1. 1.

2. 2.

#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.

#4 Best Fact to Share: ​Write one sentence summarizing and highlighting the best part
about this job.

#5 Think About It
-List 3 school subjects that would be useful to know to perform this job.
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-Would this job be a good fit for you? Why or why not? Support your opinion in complete
sentences.
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(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.
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Best Job: Worst Job: