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Career Preparation

Your bright future begins here

The Dana School of Music is dedicated to preparing students for a wide range of careers in the arts. We offer the ideal academic and musical education for musicians from all backgrounds. Our degrees combine specialized training that hones your artistic and technical excellence with opportunities to enhance your professional preparation. At YSU, you'll become a skilled and versatile artist and earn a degree in an area about which you're passionate. And, you'll be prepared for a meaningful and successful life.
 

It's never too early

Your success is our number one priority, and it's never too early to think about your goals after graduation. Our Career and Professional Development Series was designed to educate, inspire, and guide you as you prepare for your future in the arts. The series offers career preparation events and services throughout the academic year.

 

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Earn a certificate in Audio + Music Production

Add one of these certificates to your academic plan, and you’ll expand upon the skills and knowledge with which you’ll graduate.

 

Certificate in Audio + Music Production

Certificate in Audio + Music Production Pedagogy

 

Career Resources

YSU Office of Career Exploration and Development

The office is here to provide assistance in all areas of your unique professional journey. 

Campus employment

Each year, YSU hires over 1,000 students to a variety of positions, many of which allow visual artists to hone their skills. Gain valuable professional experience right here on campus.

 

Careers our alumni currently enjoy

  • Artist managers
  • Authors
  • Booking agents 
  • Classical (orchestras,
    military ensembles, 
    soloists)
  • Collaborative pianists
  • Composers
  • Conductors (concert) 
  • Copyrighters/licensors
  • Entertainment attys.
  • Health care providers
  • Instrument builders
  • Instrument repairs
  • Music arrangers
  • Music copyists
  • Music directors
  • Music editors
  • Music journalists
  • Music producers
  • Music publicists
  • Music store owners
  • Opera artists
  • Orchestrators
  • Piano technicians
  • Private/public school music teachers
  • Recording engineers
  • Rehabilitative services
  • Singer/songwriters
  • Social media influencers
  • Sound Technicians
  • Special effects artists
  • Tour managers
  • University faculty
  • Video engineers
  • Music Journalists
  • Voice-over artists
 

Where our alumni work

Our talented and versatile alumni become cultural influencers and entrepreneurs and are making their mark locally, nationally, and globally. Dana School of Music alumni regularly earn national and international recognition--they are Grammy® Award winners and nominees, professional artists, recognized composers and arrangers, studio artists, distinguished academic faculty across the globe, and more. Our graduates may be found in every segment of America's musical life.
 

  • Audio & Sound Prods., LA
  • BRD Productions
  • Carnegie Mellon Univ.
  • Chicago Institute of Art
  • Cleveland Opera Theater
  • D & G Entertainment Design
  • D'Addario & Co., Inc.
  • Douglas Enterprises
  • Eastman School of Music
  • FOX Broadcasting Co.
  • Fox McCluskey, PLLC
  • Glenn Miller Prods., Inc.
  • Kansas State Univ.
  • K-12 Music Educators
  • Louisiana State Univ.
  • Magee-Womens Hospital
  • Michigan State Univ.
  • The New School
  • New West Symphony
  • The Ogunlesi Group
  • The Ohio State Univ.
  • Ohio Music Ed. Assoc.
  • Peabody Institute
  • Pittsburgh Sym. Or.
  • Promusica Chamber Or.
  • Renaiss. Chamb. Collab.
  • Royal Caribbean Int.
  • Sarasota Opera (Florida)
  • Songwriter, Nashville
  • Steele Schneider Law Firm
  • U.S. Military Ensembles
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Tennessee
  • Washington Nat'l. Opera
  • World Flute Society

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