The urgent need for career preview: Student expectations and graduate realities in music and dance
Unlike the work available in many creative disciplines, musicians and dancers have the possibility of company-based employment; however, participants outweigh the number of positions. As a result, many graduates become "enforced entrepreneurs" as they shape their work to meet personal and...
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| description | Unlike the work available in many creative disciplines, musicians and dancers have the possibility of company-based employment; however, participants outweigh the number of positions. As a result, many graduates become "enforced entrepreneurs" as they shape their work to meet personal and professional needs. The similarities between initial music and dance careers offer opportunities for research across both. This article explores the career projections of 58 music and dance students who were surveyed in their first week of post-secondary study. It contrasts these findings with the reality of graduate careers as reported by five of that cohort four years later. In contrast with the studentsfocus on performance roles, the graduate cohort reported a prevalence of portfolio careers incorporating both creative and non-creative roles. The paper characterizes the notion of a performing arts "career" as a messy concept fraught with misunderstanding. Implications include the need to heighten studentscareer awareness and position intrinsic satisfaction as a valued career concept. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-120972017-09-13T14:56:51Z The urgent need for career preview: Student expectations and graduate realities in music and dance Bennett, Dawn Bridgstock, R. Unlike the work available in many creative disciplines, musicians and dancers have the possibility of company-based employment; however, participants outweigh the number of positions. As a result, many graduates become "enforced entrepreneurs" as they shape their work to meet personal and professional needs. The similarities between initial music and dance careers offer opportunities for research across both. This article explores the career projections of 58 music and dance students who were surveyed in their first week of post-secondary study. It contrasts these findings with the reality of graduate careers as reported by five of that cohort four years later. In contrast with the studentsfocus on performance roles, the graduate cohort reported a prevalence of portfolio careers incorporating both creative and non-creative roles. The paper characterizes the notion of a performing arts "career" as a messy concept fraught with misunderstanding. Implications include the need to heighten studentscareer awareness and position intrinsic satisfaction as a valued career concept. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12097 10.1177/0255761414558653 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Bennett, Dawn Bridgstock, R. The urgent need for career preview: Student expectations and graduate realities in music and dance |
| title | The urgent need for career preview: Student expectations and graduate realities in music and dance |
| title_full | The urgent need for career preview: Student expectations and graduate realities in music and dance |
| title_fullStr | The urgent need for career preview: Student expectations and graduate realities in music and dance |
| title_full_unstemmed | The urgent need for career preview: Student expectations and graduate realities in music and dance |
| title_short | The urgent need for career preview: Student expectations and graduate realities in music and dance |
| title_sort | urgent need for career preview: student expectations and graduate realities in music and dance |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12097 |