The Musician's Journey: Crafting your Career Vision and Plan

The Musician''s Journey is a resource guide for musicians looking to develop their careers. From the process to all the practical details that must be part of an effective career strategy, any musician can embrace the vast array of resources provided in this helpful and accessible publication. The new edition incorporates current brain research, recent job trends in higher education, insights from the COVID-19 pandemic, and new true-life stories from a diverse group of musicians, as well as an expanded bibliography and a new chapter on grant writing. The Musician''s Journey escorts musicians, performing artists, music teachers, and advanced music students along the road toward a successful career, offering a vast array of resources to guide them from envisioning the process to achieving the practical details. Jill Timmons provides key tools throughout the journey, from sources as diverse as the world of myth to current brain research, which illuminate compelling real-world examples of music entrepreneurs who forged their own paths to success.In addition to chapters on careers in higher education, guidance in how to develop a dynamic business plan, and effective time management, this expanded second edition includes up-to-date strategies for meeting the challenges of today''s current marketplace, including a greatly expanded section on grant writing and financial development. The new edition also offers a new collection of diverse and inspiring stories taken from interviews with a range of successful musicians, along with personal narrative from the author''s work as a professional musician and consultant. There is also an extensive bibliography of additional resources, and the companion website offers downloadable worksheets and questionnaires to assist the reader in igniting their own thriving musician''s journey.

• | Author: Jill Timmons
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• | Publication Date: Jan 18, 2024
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780197578520
• | ISBN-10: 0197578527