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In the Gi's a Job section we check out some of the most common and more unusual roles that musicians work in, including piano tuning, publishing, classical DJing and acting as Hollywood hand doubles.
Going solo: Tom Norris
Violinist Tom Norris tells Lauren Strain how he used his year away from the security of an orchestra to record a pop album
Violinist Tom Norris tells Lauren Strain how he used his year away from the security of an orchestra to record a pop album
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Composing for computer games
Chris Horkan asks if video games are killing off the film music stars – and creating opportunities in the process
Chris Horkan asks if video games are killing off the film music stars – and creating opportunities in the process
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Composing for children's TV
Child’s play or a rewarding career? Hazel Davis meets the children’s TV composers
Child’s play or a rewarding career? Hazel Davis meets the children’s TV composers
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Hospital musicians
Hazel Davis checks in to discover life as a hospital musician
Hazel Davis checks in to discover life as a hospital musician
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Costume supervisor
Inge Kjemtrup looks at a backstage job that’s half artistic and half administrative – but 100 per cent rewarding
Inge Kjemtrup looks at a backstage job that’s half artistic and half administrative – but 100 per cent rewarding
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Classical music television
Jobs that combine TV and classical music are many and varied, but hard to get without a little bit of luck. Hazel Davis finds out more
Jobs that combine TV and classical music are many and varied, but hard to get without a little bit of luck. Hazel Davis finds out more
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Sound engineering
If you’re as passionate about technology as you are about music then sound engineering could be the career for you, says Hazel Davis
If you’re as passionate about technology as you are about music then sound engineering could be the career for you, says Hazel Davis
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Piano tuner
Do only the lonely end up as piano tuners? Inge Kjemtrup finds out more about a profession that’s in high demand
Do only the lonely end up as piano tuners? Inge Kjemtrup finds out more about a profession that’s in high demand
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Music lawyer
Inge Kjemtrup finds out about opportunities to work in law within the music industry
Inge Kjemtrup finds out about opportunities to work in law within the music industry
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Teaching amateur musicians
It’s non-competitive and everyone is there for the love of it – coaching amateur musicians could rekindle your passion for music-making as well as paying your wages, says Inge Kjemtrup
It’s non-competitive and everyone is there for the love of it – coaching amateur musicians could rekindle your passion for music-making as well as paying your wages, says Inge Kjemtrup
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