Tips for Entry
Practice repairing musical instruments and tuning pianos.
Try to land a summer or part-time job at a music shop or a music repair shop.
Contact musical instrument manufacturers and repairers to inquire about apprenticeship opportunities. The National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians offers a list of its members at https://napbirt.org.
Related Professions
- Artist and Repertoire Workers
- Audio Recording Engineers
- Broadcast Engineers
- Composers and Arrangers
- Ethnoscientists
- Multimedia Sound Workers
- Music Agents and Scouts
- Music Conductors and Directors
- Music Journalists
- Music Librarians
- Music Producers
- Music Teachers
- Music Therapists
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- Music Video Directors and Producers
- Music Video Editors
- Musicians
- Pop/Rock Musicians
- Recreational Therapists
- Singers
- Songwriters