What would you do as a Musician?
Musicians
- usually work irregular hours including evenings and weekends
- usually work in recording studios or live music venues, and may travel nationally and internationally
- may work in noisy and dark conditions
- need to be creative, work well in a team and under pressure
Tasks
- perform music live
- rehearse in groups and bands
- practise playing instruments
- record music
- read sheet music
- teach others songs and musical pieces
- tour nationally and overseas
- transport and set up musical equipment
How can you become a Musician?
You need experience to become a musician and a qualification may be useful.
You need
- experience in singing or playing a musical instrument
You may need
- a relevant tertiary qualification in performing arts
- examples of your work
If you're in school
You usually need NCEA Level 3 to do the study or training for this job.
