Butler Tech Instrumental and Vocal Music Overview
Turn your passion for music into a career in Butler Tech’s Instrumental or Vocal Music pathway. Rock, jazz and popular music streams from the practice studios at the School of the Arts. Discover the creative and business angles of arts careers as you hone your musical skills. Field-experienced instructors provide personalized training for student-led performances, auditions and interviews. Flexible schedules allow for training, rehearsal and creative collaboration between students from all of the School of the Arts pathways.
Hands-On Experience
Learn Instrumental or Vocal Music by actually performing. School of the Arts has a unique partnership with local organizations, offering students hands-on opportunities like:
• Job shadowing • Internship • Mentorship • Work-study experiences
Graduate from high school ready for an entry-level position or choose to continue your education at a two or four-year college to pursue a career in music. School of the Arts students can earn college credit to apply to a college degree. In 2019 83% of School of the Arts graduates went on to attend college.
Student Organization
Music students participate in SkillsUSA, a student business organization which empowers members with a structured program that promotes citizenship, leadership, employability, technical and professional skills training. Students have the opportunity to compete at regional, state and national levels.
Program Highlights
Industry Overview
There are as many musical occupations as there are musical styles. Whether you want to be center stage or behind-the-scenes, a creative career in music requires focused training and dedication. Musicians must be more than passionate about performing; successful artists are business savvy, persistent self-promoters and hard-working with skills that make them shine.
Course Work
• Focus in rock, jazz and
popular music
• Musical technique: guitar,
bass, drums, keyboards
and vocals
• Musical concepts
• Business of arts and
communications
• Musical engineering
• Musical ensemble and
composition