Music Career Project

Name: Nehama Kaszynski

Checklist to Complete Assignment
Read the article
Complete From the Source Section #1
Complete In Your Own Words Section #2
Complete Your Final Job Description Section #3
Complete Best Fact to Share Section #4
Complete Think About It Section #5
Complete the Career Jump Activity Section #6
Is my work neat, in complete sentences, and each
section is completed.

Period: 6 a1

Music Career Jump Grading

_____Individual Participation During Project
3 on task, involved all the time
2 on task, involved most of the time
1 off task, wasting time, teacher reminders to
work needed/not on task, ignores teacher
reminders

_____Completed Project
3 all tasks complete, in detail, neat, and
thoughtful
2 all tasks complete, satisfactory answers, and
legible, most tasks complete, answers are brief
and not detailed, work is sloppy
1 few tasks complete, answers are incomplete,
and little effort is shown

his information based on the information on the M

usic Careers Website. Dont use other sources!

#1 From the Source

#2 In Your Own Words

Job Title: Personal Manager

Job Title: Personal Manager

Career Overview: Works with artists,

providing career direction, artist
representation, marketing strategies, and
help with merchandising and sponsorships.

Career Overview: Helps singers with all

their important stuff

1. 10% to 20% of an artists gross earnings.

1. 10% to 20% of a singer's gross earnings

2. job duties involve strategizing and

creating marketing plans for album
releases and tours, managing social media,
merchandising, even doing some work that is
typically considered the work of an A&R
Coordinator

2. They help strategize and make plans for

albums and tours and social media and
basically plans everything for the singer

3. advancement would come in the form of

working with bigger, more successful and
higher earning artists.

3. They could get advancement by working

with bigger or more popular singers

4. Although many schools now do offer

4. Phillips thinks that finding a good
music industry degrees, Phillips believes that internship is really good
finding a good internship is the best way to
get training as a Manager.
5. The most useful experience for a
Manager is actually managing a band and
learning the time management, marketing,

5. You should find a band to manage because

it will help you

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and business skills needed through this
experience.
Salary

Salary

1. 10% to 20% of an artists gross earnings.

1. You get 10% to 20% of the singers gross

earnings

Employment

Employment

1. Phillips says his company usually hires

new Managers in one of two ways.

1. There is new employees all the time

2. Either they started as an Intern as part 2. You can be an intern

of our Intern program or have been
managing a band independently and then
brought the band to us.
Advancement

Advancement

1. For a Personal Manager, advancement

would come in the form of working with
bigger, more successful and higher earning
artists.

1. Advancement comes when you work for

bigger artists

2. For a Manager who works with

developmental clients and indie artists, it
could mean getting hired by a management
firm and bringing clients along to benefit
from the companys connections.

2. You can get connections for an

advancement

Education and Training

Education and Training

1. Instead, he focused on marketing and

communications, which provided some
industry-related skills.

1. Focus on marketing and communications

2. You apply basic principles of what you

learn in school to music, he says.

2. Take what you learned in music class and

apply it here

Experience, Skills, and Personality

Experience, Skills, and Personality

1. The most useful experience for a Manager

is actually managing a band and learning
the time management, marketing, and
business skills needed through this
experience.

1. You can manage a band that needs help so

you can get practice

2. Management is the right career for

someone who doesnt really have an ego,
Phillips says.

2. Its a pretty easy job that you dont

really need an ego for.

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Unions and Associations

Unions and Associations

1. Although there are no real trade unions

for independent Managers, we should start
something, Phillips says.

1. There isnt any trade unions but you can

start something

2. If you stay independent, theres no real

coalition, but its worthwhile to remain indie
because those are the people doing more
artist development and cool creative stuff.

2. Staying independent means no coalition

Suggestions for Getting Started

Suggestions for Getting Started

1. Go help out a band.

1. You should manage bands

2. Learn more about tech and marketing

because its no longer a sign a band and be
successful business climate.

2. Learn a lot about tech and marketing

#3 Your Final Job Description: Convince someone this is the best job in the music

industry! Write in complete thoughts and sentences IYOW. When you read this out loud, it
should be about 30 seconds.
Being a personal manager is the best job ever!! You get 10 to 20 percent of the
singers earnings. You also get to help strategize and make plans for albums and tours and
social media and basically plans everything for the singer. Above all that, its super fun.

#4 Best Fact to Share: Write one sentence summarizing and highlighting the best part
about this job.
The best part of this job is you get to manage tours, social media and more.

#5 Think About It
-List 3 school subjects that would be useful to know to perform this job.
1. Music class
2. Social skills
3. Spanish
-Would this job be a good fit for you? Why or why not? Support your opinion in complete
sentences.
This job would be a good job for me because I dont like being up on stage that much. I
like being around people and I think it would be pretty fun. It also world be a cool way to
earn money and if I had a famous artist I would get paid more.

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(THIS SECTION IS AN IN-CLASS ACTIVITY! DO NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THIS YET!)

#6 Career Jump Activity: Quickly write down the job title and one interesting thing
about each job as you rotate through the career jump.
1. Sophie L. Night club manager: You get to watch all the employees
2. Adi G. Music Producer: You get to produce other peoples music
3. Sophie E. Lyricist: You can write your own songs
4. Ethen S. Sound Designer: You get to make music for video games
5. Valerie L. Music Publisher: Get to meet celebrities
6. Sydney B. Professional Manager: You get to meet cool artists
7. Shai K. Video Jockey: Make music videos
8. Nathen M. Rock Star: Perform with other stars
9. Charlie D. Celebrity Bodyguard: Protecting people
10. Monica C. Choreographer: Make dances
11. Taylor J. Promotion Manager: get to supervise departments
12. Miles C. Night club DJ: Write music
13. Jenna O. Record Producer: Coach artists
14. Jorden R. Band/Recording group: There is no limit to how much money he can make
15. Jorden R. Music Editor: Make money weekly based on contracts
16. Alivia Y. Singer: Working with other singers
17. Talia B. Booking agent: Gets to talk to ten people everyday
18. Lexi S. Concert Hall Marketing director: Book concerts
19. Adam F. Tour bus driver: Drive celebrities
20.Zach H. Concert Promoter: Gets to plan things
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Best Job:

Music Producer

Worst Job: Tour bus driver