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Music

Target Career:

  • Musicians & Singers
  • Music Directors & Composers
  • Art, Drama, Music Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Entertainers and Performers
  • Producers

Pathway Description:

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Georgia is currently positioned to support the expansion of its influential music industry in the digital age. The state’s pro-business attitude encourages growth and creativity along with increased opportunities for the production of music content and performance. Georgia boasts over 300 recording studios, over 40 annual music festivals statewide, over 50 postsecondary music programs at colleges and universities statewide and an annual economic impact of $3.7 billion for the state.

Music careers are defined by the types of music and very specific concentrations with regard to a music discipline or sub-discipline:

  • Music Business is any business that specializes in the music/media related business arena such as an advertising specialist, booking agent, and copyright specialist/Music Attorney
  • Music Education represents an individual educator in the field of music such as a public or private school instructor, church-related music educator, music consultant, college professor or private studio teacher (individual, groups or online)
  • Music Performers focus on perfecting an individual’s music ability such as performing in a band, ensembles, video, film and soloists.
  • Music Production/Engineering specialization is the recording/media side of the music industry such as Acousticians/acoustic consultants, audio engineers, audio producers, audio technicians and multimedia Specialist/Developers.
  • Music Theory/Composition artists arrange, analyze, compose, edit, orchestrate and transcribe music such as the music relates to individuals, ensembles, commercials, events, films, television/video and video games
  • Music Therapists work within the medical health profession and are employed in rehab centers, correctional facilities, geriatric facilities, hospice, hospitals, and nursing homes
  • Other related occupations: disc jokey, instrumental repairer, music critic, music historian, music journalist. Students who select this field of study should consider additional courses in a career-related pathway such as Audio & Video Technology & Film.

Georgia Course Standards:

  • Band
    • Concert Band 9-12 (4 courses)
    • Advanced Concert Band 9-12 (4 courses)
    • Symphonic Band 9-12 (4 courses)
    • Wind Ensemble 9-12 (4 courses)
    • Beginning Guitar Techniques I, II, III
  • Chorus
    • Women's Chorus 9-12 (4 courses)
    • Advanced Women's Chorus 9-12 (4 courses)
    • Mixed Chorus 9-12 (4 courses)
    • Advanced Mixed Chorus 9-12 (4 courses)
    • AP Music Theory

Locations Taught in the Effingham County School District:

  • Effingham County High School
  • South Effingham High School