Musician

Musician
Responsibility: Work long days, practice for many hours. Learning all music, and performing in plays, movies, and performances/concerts and or television. Also, the duties of a musician are to be trained in their field, to have and know what songs or music they will need to use for a particular singer. To arrange a piece of music for a situation. To be proficient with their chosen instrument or instruments. To be able to hear the tune by ear or play by note, to sight read music. To have sense of beat or time of a song. To have words and music ready and have the words for any singers that come into the situation. To be able to do what is need to showcase the singer or singers. * Hours Worked: May work long and irregular hours, including evenings and weekends. May work indoors or outdoors in places such as theatres, studios, gardens, bars, hotels, restaurants, clubs and halls. Work in conditions that may be noisy, dark and hot. Some practices are instructed by the director.
Salary: 33,660 – 37,150
Education: College Degree
Experience: The job requires high levels of skill, expertise and dedication especially since competition to work in this field is high, they should also possess strong mental and physical discipline. A certain time, or years of playing an instrument is a must and for most, starts at a young age.
Training: Musicians have unique training requirements that rely on significant instrumental training and hands-on experience. Most musicians practice with other musicians in order to hone their skills and learn more about musical performance and composition. Those who do attend school often have a technical advantage that musicians without a formal education do not have. The following are some of the skills used for training a musician: * Music theory * Music composition and production * Ear Training * Instrumental instruction * Music history
For musicians who want a higher level of training are: * Advanced musical composition * Classical music training * Physics of music * Applied vocal training * Music literature

Job (Best Part About): It's not about applause, although I am humbled and grateful. It is not about the smiling faces and tapping toes, although they do help me do 'what I do' better. It is not about making money, selling CD's or aspirations of fame and/or fortune. Being able to touch another heart through my work as a musician reaches it's pinnacle...again and again...through stories that come to me like this one. No matter what profession you have, do try to touch others. Reach outside yourself, going way beyond what it in it for you. Stretch and reach as far as you can outward to others...and precious stories like these will be your reward.
Job (Worst Part About): Long work days and working under harsh condtions with and or with out practice.
Recomindations: A small percentage of us seem to have the gift of music but most (if not all) of us wish we had it. Whatever our favorite musical genre is, there is a natural tendency to admire our favorite musicians, listen raptly to the incredible sounds they are able to produce with their voice or their instrument, and to wish or imagine, if only for a moment, that maybe someday we too could produce such melodies. The image of being able to play your favorite songs and create an own style of music is what a musician lives for.