Career Resources
Musical Jobs provides tips and advice to help musicians navigate their professional path and succeed in a highly competitive field.
Steps towards a successful start:
Define your career direction:
- Performance
- Conducting
- Composition
- Research
- Music journalism
- Related fields
Build a strong portfolio
- CV (narativ or schematic)
- professional audio/video recordings
- motivation letter
- references
Write an effective CV
- highlight education, awards, professional experience (solo, ensemble, teaching, masterclasses), and additional skills such as production, languages, or event organization.
Add a motivation letter
express your goals, strengths, and reasons for applying to a specific audition, job, or program.
Include recommendation letters
from professors, conductors, or established artists to strengthen your application.
Musical Jobs regularly updates career opportunities and shares practical tips to support musicians both at the start and throughout their careers.