Creating Sustainable Performance Careers

Karen Burland; Dawn Bennett

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190058869.013.8

Creating Sustainable Performance Careers

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This chapter reviews and distills the diverse literature on performance careers in music. It begins by exploring the issues and concepts involved in a performance career, examining the nature and shape of musicians’ work across the career lifespan. Next, factors that influence sustainability are discussed; these include initial and ongoing education, job-getting and the role of networks, place-making, mental and physical wellbeing, and musician identity. Drawing on these sources, the chapter examines likely influences on the creation of sustainable performance careers before turning to practical implications for the performing musician and for those who prepare and support them in their careers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance
Editors	Gary E. McPherson
Publisher	Oxford University Press, USA
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9780190058869
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190058869.013.8
Publication status	Published - Apr 2022

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