ComposerBy Cal Mirowitz
I am interested in learning more about this career
because…• All my life, I have been very interested in and
involved in writing music• Writing music could be a potential career or
occupation for me• I’m actually fairly talented when working with music• My dad is a film score composer, further expanding
my interest in the career
Being a Compos
er Means…
• Creating musical rhythms, melodies, harmonies, and more, writing them down, and/or recording them in a recording booth or studio, such as this one• Making original musical pieces that are either listened to alone or that match up with films, plays, etc.
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• You need to have gone to high school• You need to have had some sort of major
musical training (through private instruction, colleges, etc.)
• Education in college – 4 years
Required Education and Training
http://collegemoneymakingideas.com/how-much-money-does-a-person-make-with-a-college-degree/2009/
Sample Career Path Salaries Included
Level 1 – Beginning Composer/InternUnpaid to $750 a project
Level 2 – Composer/Producer$5,000 to $80,000 a year
Level 3 – Established Composer/Studio Owner$50,000 to $200,000 a year or more
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Working Conditions
• Composers work for advertising
agencies, movie producers, and other types of
companies
• Composers must sometimes work overtime to meet
deadlines for certain projects
• Some composers work full time, while
others work part time, and have another job as
well
• Composers write their music
when most inspired, whether they’re sitting in a recording studio, or sitting at the
kitchen table
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Minimum WagesMA - $8
dollars per hour
WA - &8.67 per hour
OH - $7.40 per hour
http://geology.com/state-map/ohio.shtml
http://www.sos.wa.gov/acp/
http://www.masscharterschools.org/schools/schools.html
•14 and 15 year old cannot work more than 5 hours a day on school days
•14 and 15 year olds can only work between 7 AM and 7 PM, except for June first through Labor Day, when they can work until 9 PM
CHILD LABOR
LAWS
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/03/31/gop-loves-child-labor/
Apple
Competitors:-Hewlett-Packard-Dell-Xerox
Main Headquarters Location:1 Infinite LoopCupertino, CA 95014
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Unfortunately, there are no available jobs in the U.S. for composers such as myself. I’ll have to find a job in a different country.
Resources
Career Cruising
Department of Labor
Youth Rules
CNN Money
Monster