For more information about this major at Bluffton University, please visit the music department's Web page: www.bluffton.edu/mus
Music and the other arts play a special role in every society providing us contact with the intuitive, mysterious and emotional realms of life that logic is hard-pressed to explain. In this way, music balances the part of us that is logical, rational and factual, with the part of us that is imaginative, sensitive and spiritual. Like all the arts, music serves as a window on the world, presenting us with insights that reinforce, clarify or challenge our perceptions. Each of us, as a listener or a performer, engages with music to derive some kind of satisfaction. The knowledge we bring to music–our own familiarity with this communication system–helps us to understand it. We must know the "language" of music in order to be able to enjoy its revelations. One way we learn this language is to grow up with it. We hear the music around us, become accustomed to it and gradually come to understand it. The society we live in conditions us to its musical traditions.
Some Related Organizations
National Association of Schools of Music
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, Virginia 20190
www.arts-accredit.org/nasm/nasm.htm
Music Education National Conference
1806 Robert Fulton Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191
www.menc.org
Some Values and Personal Attributes
- Independent
- Self-expression and fulfillment
- Creativity
- Ability to adjust to "ups" and "downs"
- Sense of drama and knack for "showmanship"
- Patience
- Determination
- Imagination
- Self-discipline
Some Related Occupations
- Accompanist
- Acoustical Engineer
- Arranger
- Auxiliary Instructor
- Church Music Director
- College Professor
- Composer
- Concert Manager
- Drum & Bugle Corps
- Personnel
- Electronic Music Specialist
- Instrumental Conductor
- Intrumental Music Educator
- Instrument Repair
- Marching Band Drill Writer
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- Music Adjucator
- Music Critic
- Musical Drama
- Music Historian
- Vocal Music Educator
- Music Lessons Instructor
- Music Performer
- Music Publisher
- Music Store Director
- Music Theorist
- Music Therapist
- Orchestral Director
- Radio Announcer
- Vocal Conductor
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Some Related Skills
- Ability to concentrate for long periods
- Ability to speak articulately, listen introspectively and observe keenly
- Good health, physical stamina and body coordination
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to communicate emotions and ideas creatively
- Ability to relate to people of varying backgrounds
- Proficiendy in memorization
- Ability to attract the attention of others
- Ability to analyze and interpret the emotions and motives of others
- Ability to maintain composure when faced with the unexpected
Sources: College Majors and Careers, Occupational Outlook Handbook
