| There are several different jobs for music composers | | | | teach others composition skills, then this may be the |
| that you can pursue if composing is your dream job. | | | | type of music job you are looking for. Jazz Composer |
| Here is just a small sampling of jobs for music | | | | A jazz composer's job is to write instrumental songs |
| composers. Television/Movie Composer As a | | | | that may stand alone or be used in conjunction with |
| television or movie composer, you compose specific | | | | lyrics from a songwriter or lyrics that are also written |
| pieces of music for the score of the show or movie. | | | | by the composer. There are a variety of different |
| Some songs may have lyrics with them, while others | | | | places that a jazz composer can work for, such as on |
| may be all instrumental. This job may also require | | | | a movie soundtrack. Or they can be an independent |
| songwriting or working with a songwriter on | | | | composer and also perform their works in front of a |
| collaborations. Music composers have a highly | | | | live audience. If you love composing music and you are |
| recognized job. They also usually have other | | | | creative enough to do it every day as a job, then one |
| composers working with them or under them, assisting | | | | of these jobs for music composers may be right up |
| them with the scores and soundtrack. Composition | | | | your alley. There are other jobs that composers can |
| Teacher A composition teacher usually teaches upper | | | | take as well, as this is not the full list of composer jobs |
| level grades or at a university. Some composition | | | | in the music industry. When determining what |
| teachers will also teach other subjects, such as music | | | | composer you want to be, think about what kind of |
| history or music arrangement. If you would like to | | | | music you like and pursue that avenue of interest. |