1. What do all of these people have in common?

2. MUSICIANS!

3. What does a musician do all day?
 Performing – at weddings, restaurants, parties, community clubs and care homes.  Teaching – at home, in schools and in colleges. Administration – this includes getting bookings from venues, keeping accounts and advertising. Lots and lots of practice!

4. What I like about my job
 I make a living doing something I love.  Variety – no two days are the same! I enjoy the mixture of teaching and performing and all the different places I visit for performances.  Being self-employed … that means I’m my own boss!  The challenge of learning new pieces of music – it’s really rewarding.

5. What I dislike about my job
 Sometimes being self-employed is difficult … unless I am motivated to get bookings, I don’t get paid!  Having to spend time on aspects of the job like marketing when I would prefer to be playing the piano or teaching.  On the whole though, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages 

6. What does ‘self-employed’ mean?
If you are self-employed, you have to do all of the things an employer would do for you, like …
Advertising
Taxes
Insurance
Travel arrangements
Make bookings
Accounts
Secretarial jobs
… you have to be really organised and able to motivate yourself!

8. There are lots of different jobs that people do within the music industry
Music Performer Composer
Science & IT
Sound engineer - Mixing
Stage lighting
Software
Website design
Producer
Art & Design
Album covers
Posters
Music videos
Costume
Hair & make-up
Literacy
Songwriter
Editor
Promotional leaflets
Maths
Tax
Insurance
Costs – are you making a profit?!

9. Any questions?