Focusing on career development, this guide offers musicians practical strategies and resources to enhance their professional journey. The updated edition integrates recent brain research, job trends in higher education, and insights gained from the COVID-19 pandemic. It features true-life stories from a diverse range of musicians, an expanded bibliography, and a new chapter dedicated to grant writing, making it a comprehensive tool for navigating the music industry effectively.
"The Musician's Journey escorts musicians, performing artists, music teachers, and advanced music students along the road toward a successful career, offering a vast array of resources to guide them from envisioning the process to achieving the practical details. Jill Timmons provides key tools throughout the journey, from sources as diverse as the world of myth to current brain research, which illuminate compelling real-world examples of music entrepreneurs who forged their own paths to success. In addition to chapters on careers in higher education, guidance in how to develop a dynamic business plan, and effective time management, the expanded Second Edition includes up to date strategies for meeting the challenges of today's current market place, including a greatly expanded section on grant writing and financial development. Moreover, there are diverse and inspiring stories taken from interviews with a range of successful musicians, along with personal narrative from the author's work as a professional musician and consultant. The book includes an extensive bibliography of additional resources, and the companion website offers downloadable worksheets and questionnaires to assist the reader in igniting their own thriving musician's journey"--
