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Career Information, Job Listings, Grants

AccessUT
UT's online job and internship database which posts professional opportunities for all majors.

College Central Network
Fine Arts Career Services database of art-related opportunities. Fine Arts students can post a resume and create an online portfolio.

Alliance of Artist Communities
A consortium of artists' communities which offer residencies in all disciplines.

American Music Center
The American Music Center (AMC) is a national service and information center for new music. They offer information on grants, calls for scores, and other opportunities for composers and performers

American Symphony Orchestra League
The American Symphony Orchestra League provides leadership and service to American orchestras. This site has an excellent section on careers. Contact us for the email login and password.

Applause: Careers in Music
For musicians who are interested in making it big in popular music or a career in production.

Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Excellent site for those interested in arts administration positions in the performing arts. Includes a job bank.

The Center for the Promotion of Contemporary Composers
An Internet based service organization providing a comprehensive resource of opportunities for composers.

Chamber Music America
The mission of Chamber Music America is to promote artistic excellence and economic stability within the profession, and to ensure that chamber music, in its broadest sense, is a vital part of American life. CMA offers seven competitive grant programs.

Choral Net Job Board
ChoralNet provides a central portal to online resources and communications for the global choral music community.

The College Music Society
Publications include the Music Vacancy List, The Directory of Music Faculties, and The International Directory of Music Organizations. Contact us for the login and password.

Current Jobs in Performing Arts
A national employment bulletin for the performing arts professions. Contact us for the username and password.

My Auditions
Provides timely and relevant information to career choices and support for musicians.

Musical America
The site is divided into three sections, Industry News, Directory Articles, and Listings, and includes a Career Center. Named one of the 50 best Web sites by Chamber Music magazine.

Musical Chairs
Bills itself as the "world's best site for classical music jobs."

Musical Online
MusicalOnline is a directory service for musicians, artists, managers, scholars, and educators.

Music Vista
Musicvista.org provides you with access to eight of the nation's leading music service organizations all in one place.

National Performance Network
NPN brings to national attention some of the most exciting and stimulating new work in dance, theater, music, and multidisciplinary art being created across the United States through both direct and indirect support to touring artists.

Opera America
Their professional development page includes links to employment, internships, and fellowships.

Texas Music Educators Association Job Vacancy Database

Worldwide Internet Music Resources
A useful list of online resourfces from the Indiana University music library.

Government Agencies

The Texas Commission on the Arts
The web site for Texas arts and culture. Job listings can be found under the links in the TCANet Village.

Texas Music Office
The TMO is a clearinghouse of music and music-related industry information. They also sponsor internships.

Other Colleges & Universities

Eastman School of Music Office of Career Planning and Placement

Indiana U. School of Music Placement Office

Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Excellent databases of competitions and festivals as well as useful career information for musicians.

Peabody Institute

Professional Associations

American Federation of Musicians
The AFM is the largest union in the world representing the interests of the professional musician.

American Music Therapy Association
This site provides answers to many questions raised by students considering music therapy as a career.

American Musicological Society
The AMS was founded in 1934 as a non-profit organization to advance research in the various fields of music as a branch of learning and scholarship.

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
ASCAP is a membership association of over 140,000 U.S. composers, songwriters and publishers of every kind of music and hundreds of thousands worldwide.

Concert Artists Guild
Concert Artists Guild's mission is to identify, nurture, and support the careers of young classical musicians.

Music Library Association

National Association for Music Education
You'll find information for teachers, job postings, and a great guide to careers in music.

 

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