{"id":50,"date":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/biology-new\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:46:45","slug":"careers-in-music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/music\/careers-in-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-50\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-50-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">What kind of Fields Can I Work In with a <strong>Degree in Music<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/25275415058_920acf5a9a_o.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/25275415058_920acf5a9a_o.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/25275415058_920acf5a9a_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/25275415058_920acf5a9a_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/25275415058_920acf5a9a_o-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" alt=\"A group of people holding open books sing together in a dimly lit setting.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Music Career Fields<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Arts Administration<\/li>\n<li>Composition<\/li>\n<li>Performance<\/li>\n<li>Education (all levels, private and institutional)<\/li>\n<li>Arranging and Orchestration<\/li>\n<li>Music\/Video Editing<\/li>\n<li>Jingle Writing<\/li>\n<li>Instrument making and repair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"grad-school\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Graduate<\/strong> School<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong> Nearly 70% of St. Mary\u2019s students continue their education after graduation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SMCM Alumni with Performing Arts degree with a music concentration have gone on to pursue graduate degrees at the following universities:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div 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so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Yale University<\/li>\n<li>California Institute of the Arts<\/li>\n<li>State University of New York, Buffalo<\/li>\n<li>The Hartt School of Music<\/li>\n<li>Mannes School of Music<\/li>\n<li>University of North Carolina, Greensboro<\/li>\n<li>University of Leeds<\/li>\n<li>Westminster Choir College<\/li>\n<li>Shenandoah University<\/li>\n<li>University of Colorado, Boulder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Professional <strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.music.org\/\">College Music Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amis.org\/\">American Musical Instrument Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.societyofcomposers.org\/\">Society of Composers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musiclibraryassoc.org\/\">Music Library Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aes.org\/\">Audio Engineering Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.societymusictheory.org\/\">Society for Music Theory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musictherapy.org\/\">American Musical Therapy Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iawm.org\/\">International Alliance for Women in Music<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" 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https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/54208558824_e102661e19_o-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"54208558824_e102661e19_o\" alt=\"A choir sings from sheet music while an orchestra plays string instruments in front of them on a stage with wooden panels.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"internships\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-6\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Music Internships and <strong>Jobs<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-6-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"big-text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-50-6-0-1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Center for Career and Professional Development helps students gain valuable job experience through internships year-round. We offer resources to help you find the right opportunity and can guide you through the process of earning academic credit for your internship. If you&#8217;re considering an internship or want to explore earning credit, be sure to connect with our Internship Coordinator before getting started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-6-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"13\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/center-for-career-and-professional-development\/internships\/\">Center for Career &amp; Professional Development Internships<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-6-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_rss panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-feed\" href=\"https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/external_feeds\/24239\/public.rss?token=zi6L7wKiPGPKLBE9AC4zrAIDYJMu7jJvQkaa5mkTntfDychUW66iGQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rss-widget-icon\" style=\"border:0\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-includes\/images\/rss.png\" alt=\"RSS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-title\" href=\"https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/login\">Jobs &#8211; 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