Career Opportunities

Occupation

Music

About The Occupation

Musicians are performers and composers of vocal or instrumental music. They give live performance before audiences or record their music for television shows, films or music albums

Domain

private

Scope

1) Films & Television 2)Live shows on TV and stage 3) Background artists for films and TV shows 4)Advertising 5)Stage artists 6)Music composers 7)Music directors 8) Music video singers 9)Music critics

Skills Required

1)musical ability and talent

technical skill in their area of specialisation

2)perseverance and determination to succeed in a very competitive industry

3)stamina to perform at their best for long periods of time

4)confidence in front of an audience

5)good time management and flexibility

6)an ability to work and perform in a group


Eligibility

There is no specific qualification required to enter into this field. However, to take up a course in this subject the basic requirement is 10+2. Courses offered in this area are certificate courses, bachelor courses, diploma courses and post graduate level courses

Institutions offering the course

Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra , (Haryana), Haryana

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Rohtak (Haryana) Haryana

Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hills, Shimla-05 (H.P), Himachal Pradesh

Nagaland University, Lumani (HQ) Kohima-01, Nagaland

Manipur University School of Hamanities & Social Sciences, Canchipur, Imphal-03, Manipur

Punjabi University Faculty of Arts and Faculty Social Sciences, Patiala-02, Punjab

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-05, Punjab

Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya Faculty of Arts, PO Gurukula Kangri, Hardwar-04, Uttar Pradesh

Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Faculty of Arts, Srinagar-74, Garhwal Distt., Uttar Pradesh

Kumaun University Faculty of Arts, Nainital 263001, Uttar Pradesh

Tripura University, P.O. Agartala College, Tripura West, Agartala-04, Tripura

Bengal Music College University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal

University of Burdwan P.O. Rajbati, Dist. Burdwan-713104, West Bengal

University of Calcutta Faculty of Arts & Journalism, Senate House, 87/1 College Street, Kolkata 700073, West Bengal. Phone: 475-2410071, 2414984 

Rabindra Bharati University, Emerald Baver Campus, 56/A, BT Road, Kolkata-50, West Bengal

Vidyasagar University, Faculty Arts, Midnapore-02, West Bengal

Vishwabharati, P.O. Santiniketan, Distt. Birbhum-35, West Bengal

References

1) Musician (n.d.) retrieved from http://www.careercentre.dtwd.wa.gov.au/Occupations/Pages/musician-instrumental.aspx

2) Tondon(n.d.) career as musician retrieved from http://www.shiksha.com/career-as-musicians-cc-165

3) musc:eligibility and course areas (n.d.) retrieved from http://career.webindia123.com/career/options/media_entertainment/music/eligibility.htm