Music Career Project

Name Monica Cohen

Checklist to Complete Assignment
Read the article

Complete From the Source Section #1

Complete In Your Own Words Section #2

#3

Complete Your Final Job Description Section

Complete Best Fact to Share Section #4
Complete Think About It Section #5

Complete the Career Jump Activity Section #6

Is my work neat, in complete sentences, and

each section is completed.

Period: 6 B days)
Music Career Jump Grading
_____Individual Participation During Project
3 on task, involved all the time
2 on task, involved most of the time
1 off task, wasting time, teacher reminders
to work needed/not on task, ignores
teacher reminders
_____Completed Project
3 all tasks complete, in detail, neat, and
thoughtful
2 all tasks complete, satisfactory answers,
and legible, most tasks complete, answers
are brief and not detailed, work is sloppy
1 few tasks complete, answers are
incomplete, and little effort is shown

this information based on the information on the Music Careers Website. Dont use other
#1 From the Source

#2 In Your Own Words

Job Title: Choreographer

Job Title: Choreographer

Career Overview: Choreographers create and

teach dances to dancers to perform on stage
during concert tours, theatrical performances, or
film/TV projects.

Career Overview: The people who make dances

for plays, movies, and T.V. shows.

About
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Music Career

About
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thisDescription)
Music Career

1. Things change from the dance studio to set,

and you have to tell people that everything
theyve been rehearsing for eight hours a day, for
eight days straight, now you have to reverse it.

1. Help get a story or point across through dance.

2. The main job of the Choreographer then is to

not stress out, go with the flow and get it done. Be
a Therapist. And get the Dancers as prepared as
possible.

2. Help the dancers with the moves and story.

3.They, or their Assistant, then teach the steps to

the dance company, which the Choreographer
both casts and supervises in rehearsals.

3. Make an entertaining dance for people to

watch.

4.Choreographers create original dances that tell a

story through movement.

4. Work with many types of people.

5.depending on the project, a choreographer will

5. Help everybody be more creative.

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work with Dancers, Agents, Casting Directors,
production teams, and sometimes Musical Artists.
Salary
1.Earnings are made on a project-by-project
basis.Average Annual Earnings:
2. Earnings for a project can range anywhere from
$500-$20,000.

Salary
1.

Depends on the project

2. Can range anywhere from $500 - $20,000

General Earnings Range:

Employment
1.if you can ever get to assist anybody, that is the
best way ever

Employment
1.

You might have to start off as an assistant

2.Some of my favorite Choreographers ever started

off as Assistants to amazing Choreographers.

2. If you want to be a great one you have to start

off as an assistant.

Advancement

Advancement

1.A Choreographer almost always starts his or her

career as a Dancer

1.

You should start off as a dancer.

2.The next spot in the hierarchy is the

Choreographer; from this position he or she can
advance to becoming the Creative Director.

2. If you want to get promoted youd become a

Creative Director.

Education and Training

Education and Training

1. While dance is a major at many colleges and

universities, the majority of Dancers learn in the
studio.

1.

You would have to train as a dancer in the

studio or at college

2.Choreography is available as a major at some

colleges, but most Choreographers are Dancers
who learned on the job.

2. There arent many colleges that offer

choreography as a major.

Experience, Skills, and Personality

Experience, Skills, and Personality

1. The best Dancer isnt necessarily the best

Choreographer, and the best Choreographer isnt
necessarily the best Dancer

1.

Just because you're a good dancer doesn't

mean you're a good choreographer.

2.As for skills, a Choreographer needs to have a

Directors eye, the ability to teach and be able to
work well with others.

2. You need to be able to work well with others.

3.the type of person who makes a great

Choreographer as creative, and someone who
loves a challenge.

3. You have to be creative.

Unions and Associations

Unions and Associations

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1.The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
exists to help theatrical Choreographers, but for
Choreographers who work on concert tours or
film/TV, no union exists.

1.

The Stage Directors and Choreographers

Society was created to help
Choreographers.

2. There is no other sentence.

2. Theres nothing left to say.

Suggestions for Getting Started

Suggestions for Getting Started

1.Start teaching. It gets your name out there

2.Start teaching. It gets your name out there

1.

Start dancing is helps you get better at your

job.

2. Start teaching it will help you get your name out

there.

#3 Your Final Job Description: Convince someone this is the best job in the music industry! Write in
complete thoughts and sentences IYOW. When you read this out loud, it should be about 30 seconds.
Being a Choreographer is the best job in the world because you get to be creative and work with others.
You can create art through movement for others to enjoy. I love to dance so having a career in it is just
amazing. This is why being a Choreographer is the best job in the world.

#4 Best Fact to Share: Write one sentence summarizing and highlighting the best part about this job.
Being a Choreographer means you can c reate dances for plays, movies, and shows.
#5 Think About It
-List 3 school subjects that would be useful to know to perform this job.
1. Math (counts)
2. Music (listening to the music)
3. P.E. (moving)
-Would this job be a good fit for you? Why or why not? Support your opinion in complete sentences.
This job would be a good fit for me because I love to dance. I dance 4 days a week and I would never stop.
I love to make up dances on my own time too. If I was a Choreographer I would get to do what I love for a
living.

(THIS SECTION IS AN IN-CLASS ACTIVITY! DO NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THIS YET!)

#6 Career Jump Activity: Quickly write down the job title and one interesting thing about each job as you
rotate through the career jump.
1. taila : Booking agent - Get to talk to many people
2. Jenna Record producer- Coach artists
3. Miles: Nightclub D.J.- You get to make music
4. Sophie: Nightclub Manager- Boss around employees
5. Charlie: Celebrity bodyguard- protecting people
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Lexie:Concert hall marketing director- Working with other people

Alivia: Singer- Get to perform with other artists
Taylor: Promotion manager- Supervise the department
Nathan- Rock Star- Sing what you want
Adam- tour bus driver- You get to drive
Jordan band- rich
Jordan- music editor- make money through a weekly contract
Ethan- Sound designer- makes music for video games
Zach- Concert promoter- do boring stuff
Shai: Video Jock- Make videos
Sophie- Lyricist- write her own songs
Nehamma: PErsonal MAnager- manage social media
Nehamma: Music Teacher- meet different people
Adi: Music Producer: PRoduce others music
Valerie: Music Publisher; Work with people
Sydney Ban: Professional Manager- meet cool artists

Best Job: Music Publisher

Worst Job: Rock Star