I am trying to decide which career path to go in. I am a singer / songwriter and private guitar teacher but want to get into a career where my talents and skills can be used. I was going to look into Music Therapy but have been advised its an extremely difficult and "waste of time" path. Right now I have two options that I have had close interest with. Either becoming a Youth Minister in a church or finishing my diploma as a Social Service Worker and using it in that setting. Ive been confused for a while and just wanted to see other inputs.
Thanks!!!
I am a music therapist, and trust me, it is not a "waste of time." Although it is challenging, it is an extremely fulfilling career. It also depends what population you want to work with (for example: children vs. adults in a nursing home, individuals with autism, etc.).
Both youth ministry and social services are fields that focus on helping people. Music therapy also is a career that helps. If you have an interest in psychology, and music is an essential part of your life, you may want to look more into the field. Go to musictherapy.org (the American Music Therapy Association website); it has a lot of information, including schools that may be in your area. You may be interested in going to an open house or inquire if you can observe/volunteer/spend a day with a music therapist who works with the same population in which you’re interested.
In college, I faced the same dilemma and initially was a theology major. I completed internships during the summers in local churches and discovered the field wasn’t for me. Experiencing things for myself and working/talking with others in the field definitely helped me more than textbooks and classes ever could. But during my various internships, I met a music therapist, and participating with her groups and really experiencing what the field was all about showed me just how perfect it was for me. For me personally, being a music therapist goes beyond a "career" to that it is my vocation and my calling.
Good luck to you on your journey!
Serious answers only please, not looking for a debate, as this section of yahoo answers seems to get pretty nasty.
I have been considering different options of careers to go into, and after recently turning my life back to God, I have considered the possibility of going into music ministry. What do you need to look into for that career path? I am going for about a year and a half to the local junior college to finish up some college I started years ago but after that, where would I need to continue my education at to make a career out of music ministry? I have been told that the private universities actually have a music ministry program or possibly degree. Any information on this would be great.
I am a Saxophonist/pianist/guitarist, and I enjoy arranging music for groups to play which is part of why I have considered this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxaPj19VnRA
I have been training in music production for a while now. I self taught my self to a certain level and then went to london to do an ableton complete course at subbase dj acadamy and then went to ministry of sound 2 weeks later to learn to mix with the software im finding it so hard and dont really know where i can start so if anybody has any advice then could you please help me ?? Thanks so much
Doors do not swing open in this industry. and those that have the keys keep the doors pretty well locked.
First, get working.
OFFER your services at local recording studios (look them up in the yellow pages) this will get you invaluable experience, plus advice and coaching from people that have been doing it a long time.
Find bands that need you help and work with them.
Being AROUND people in the industry is what gets you into the industry.
Its ok to dream but in the end you have to wake up and work.
we all have to start out small. No-one just steps into their dream job.
The answer is to get working and keep working. FIND a way to work, even if its unpaid.
I’m specifically looking for sheet music by The Ministry of Magic, particularly a piano arrangement of The Battle of Hogwarts. Please help, I’ll love you forever!
Torrents or Frostwire?
WE ARE A YOUNG CHRISTIAN COUPLE LOOKING FOR A GREAT CHURCH HOME.WE HAVE KIDS SO WE DEFINITELY WANT GREAT SCHOOLS.A PRETTY DECENT NEIGHBORHOOD AND APARTMENT COMPLEX TO LIVE IN.
YOU WILL JOIN WHAT SEEM TO BE THOUSANDS OF MUSIC MINISTERS – EVERY THIRD PERSON WORKING FOR THE CENSUS WITH ME SEEMED TO BE ONE. AND WE HAVE LOTS OF KITCHENS AND CHURCHES FROM 20 PEOPLE IN AN OLD BUILDING TO 8,000 PEOPLE IN THE PEWS.
And I am tired of yelling about it.
I’m in the process of being hired as the minister of music at a small Southern Baptist church. This is the first time I’ve ever held this position, and though I’ve been actively involved in a similar church’s music ministry all my life, I’ve never been at the helm. The choir and musicians (pianist and organist) seem pretty open to my ideas, in fact they’re really eager for me to make some changes in the music ministry (weird for a Baptist church, but I’m not complaining :-p). But I’m so brand new at this and I really don’t know where to start. I’m a lifelong musician so I’d love resources on technical stuff like conducting and rehearsing SATB scores, but I’d also like information on putting together worship service programs, planning, tactful integration of traditional hymns and praise choruses, and effective ways of including members who don’t read music. In addition to the choir, there’s an up-and-coming praise band we can integrate, but that will be the easy part for me as I have more experience with that.
Any advice or resources would help a lot!
I think it’s awfully presumptuous of you to judge me for getting paid to do this. I have been praying for a job for a long time; my husband and I are barely making it financially and I have been trusting God to provide. I also just recently offered myself to God for Him to use; in NONE of the ways I envisioned this happening I expected compensation. I am also willing to do this job without pay, but the church has paid their music ministers in the past and were offended when I suggested doing it for free. They know my family is struggling; this is actually reminiscent of the church of Acts where the struggling members were helped by the more well-to-do. I’m really, sincerely happy for you that you have not been in a position where you needed money this badly, but you are presuming to know the state of my heart which isn’t right. I am your sister in Christ, please uplift rather than tear down.
I don’t know much about leading choirs, I’m part of a worship team that does mostly contemporary stuff with no choir (we’re a small church) but I do know that http://worshiptogether.com/ and http://www.praisecharts.com/ have great resources for worship leaders. They have everything from sheet music to actual worship leading training kits and classes.
And there is absolutely nothing wrong with being paid for this! People don’t realize that leading a worship team is a full time job. The Bible states multiple times that "the laborer is worthy of his wages." Last time I checked, worship leaders have to do a heck of a lot of "laboring."
I wish you the best of luck with this!
i Want to keep up to date with dance music but dnt know where to find good remix’s etc, it seems you have to just find random mixes on youtube =/ please help me, and anyone know a decent album to worth buying which has the top dance songs on it, ministry of sound??? worth it?
Awdio.com – It streams live music from over 60 clubs worldwide.
Yes, I know christian musicians spread the word of Jesus through music and ministry, but isn’t it wrong to make such huge amounts of money off of God and Jesus’ name and teachings? I’m sure a lot of them donate money to worthy causes, but they still earn huge earnings from CDs, concerts, books, and radio/TV appearances. It just doesn’t seem right to self-profit so much from God and Jesus.
Christian musicians are just music business professionals who sell their music to a specific musical niche market. That market is willing to pay money for that brand of music. It’s nothing more complicated than that. If they can make a living doing it, more power to them. I know I would never buy their stuff, ’cause I’m not interested in that kind of music, but enough other people are that they can make a go of it. Fine with me.
What do you think of preachers who take in donations from their congregation to supposedly spread "God’s word," and tend to the spiritual well being of their flock, but who spread out and get heavily involved in politics and other secular endeavors?
I am planning on going into music or art ministries, but I have no idea what classes to take or where you would end up down the road finding work.
Great! Talk to a College career Counselor. Exodus 20:8-11
SDA
sharing my friend’s ministry that she uploads on youtube very often. God has blessed her with a talent that I think I should share it. This is one of her piece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOHtIoWqLKc
Shit.My ears are bleeding.