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Music is a creative career that includes singers, musicians, producers, recording labels and technicians.

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  • Job profile: music teacher

    The education and training sector requires talented, well-trained, versatile and qualified musicians who can teach and lead in a wide variety of learning settings, including both in and out of schools.
  • Job profile: sound technician

    Sound technicians prepare, operate and maintain technical equipment to amplify, enhance, mix or reproduce sound for audio recordings, films, radio and television programmes, and live performances, including theatre.
  • Job profile: music director

    Music directors are responsible for making the creative decisions associated with a live performance.
  • Technical support - studios and facilities for live events

    Studios and facilities for live events require a well coordinated operation carried out by technical support as they are also known.
  • Job profile: distribution staff, music

    Distribution staff are responsible for getting records into retail outlets so they are available to the public.
  • Job profile: DJ

    DJs (disc jockeys) play recorded music for audiences on the radio or at live venues, often making original mixes of two or more tracks of music.

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Music Education Directory
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