Young musicians in Australia have a range of opportunities to actively participate in a variety of programs that provide experiences for the career preparation as a music professional. These specialised training programs are designed to support and enhance career development. They usually occur in intensive blocks of time and are offered by a number of providers including youth music organisations, professional or semiprofessional ensembles, music institutions and individual professional musicians. The emphasis on the training provided can be equated with competency-based training (CBT) where the learning process is a specific approach to training that involves measurable outcomes associated with the particular description of an actual job. Although performance training for ensemble and orchestral playing dominate, career opportunities in composition, arts management and journalism are accommodated in specialised programs. Transferable employability skills such as communication and organisation are a major part of development and training programs associated with music careers. The three programs selected for analysis in this paper are the programs of the Australian Youth Orchestra Incorporated, the Sydney Conservatorium Access Centre, and Sydney Symphony Sinfonietta project.
History
Start page
32
End page
38
Total pages
7
Outlet
Making sound waves: Equity, unity, diversity. ASME XVIII national conference
Editors
Elizabeth Mackinlay & David Forrest
Name of conference
Making sound waves: Equity, unity, diversity. ASME XVIII national conference