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Christopher Uzzell Musician


 * __Tasks__**

Musicians are people who play and compose music. Musicians have the option of either performing as a solo artist or performing in a band. Two types of places that musicians perform at are called indoor and outdoor venues. An indoor venue is when a musician or group of musicians perform in an outside area, and an outdoor venue is when they perform outside in places like parks and outdoor arenas. Most musicians are also music directors, who either manage themselves and record their own music, or manage other acts. Musicians spend A LOT of time practicing their compositions to make sure they make little to no mistakes. Musicians also perform on television shows and also in movies. Musician

__**Level of Education Required**__

Your level of education required to be a musician depends on what job in the music industry you are looking for. For example, if you want the type of job that deals with putting all of the recordings into tracks, computer skills are crucial. If you want to become a music teacher, you must have a master's or doctorate degree and also a state license. It is also essential to have computer skills if you're going to record and mix your own tracks. Also, it is ABSOLUTELY crucial that you have some sort of musical talent, for that is the baseline of being a musician. Musician


 * __Salary__**

Your average salary as a musician is about $28.28 an hour, and additional funds depend on how popular your music actually is. Also, musicians are paid for each performance and recording, which is a pretty good deal. But there are some flip sides. An example of this is that few musicians get typical benefits such as sick leave and paid vacations, and some performers cannot qualify for unemployment compensation. Musician

__**Future Prospects**__

Future prospects in this job look pretty decent, because the amount of jobs held in 2008 by musicians were about 240,000 jobs. Even though many musicians work for themselves, some musicians may also need a part-time job to keep up their income and make additional money between performances. Musician


 * __Average Hours Spent on the Job__**

Most musicians are technically working all the time, because they need to come to come up with new material, and creativity is among the most hardest things to come up with. They work at night and on weekends writing and practicing new material, and if you're work by yourself, they spend a lot of time recording new tracks. Musician


 * __What You Need to Do in High School(and College)__**

If you want to be a good musician, it should be one of your top priorities from high school and on, because all musicians must be comfortable when recording. Some advice for what to do in high school is to be in some sort of music program or music afterschool program like a school band or school choir to increase your confidence and morale when it comes to performing, because if you want to be a musician, you MUST be comfortable with performing in front of lots of people.