Quaver Careers

Careers in Music

Connecting Passion with Career Readiness

Where Music Education Leads to Career Exploration

These middle school electives teach students to play, create, and understand music. They also show how these skills connect to real-world careers. In these teacher-led courses, students will:

  • Learn to play guitar and keyboard and produce music.
  • Discover how music skills apply to any career path.
  • Explore various music-related career options.
  • Build experience through group projects.
Student playing keyboard while wearing headphones

Music Careers

  • Musician
  • Solo Artist
  • Band Member
  • Session Musician
  • Orchestral Musician
  • Music Educator
  • Music Therapist
  • Artist Manager
  • Music Publicist
  • Music Publisher
  • Audio Engineer
  • Mixing Engineer
  • Music Producer
  • Sound Designer
  • Arranger
  • Music Event Planner
  • Composer
  • Theater Performer
  • Booking Agent
  • Lyric Writer

Turn Classroom Lessons into Music Careers

QuaverEd’s Careers in Music program equips middle school students with essential skills for rewarding careers in the music industry. Through courses in guitar, keyboard, and music production, students learn how to play and use these skills in real-world settings. The program connects musicianship with professional opportunities, helping students see a clear path from the classroom to a career.

“Quaver is one of the best tools I have in my toolbox as a music teacher.” — Taylor M.

Why Choose the Careers in Music Program?

Flexible and Easy to Implement

Lessons are easy to fit into your schedule and can adapt to any teaching style.

Interactive and Engaging

Hands-on lessons, video demos, and projects keep students involved and build both individual and group performance skills.

Career-Focused Approach

Skills learned in each course link directly to real-world music careers and careers outside of music, bridging the gap between classroom learning and professional opportunities.

Cost-Effective

With Careers in Music, you can teach an entire class for a lower price compared to competitors.

Producing Challenge from the Quaver Production Course

Explore the Courses

Our teacher-led Careers in Music courses provide ready-to-use materials that cater to diverse classroom needs. Each course features scaffolded lessons, interactive tools, and assessments to keep students engaged.

Guitar Course: Building Foundational Skills

This 45-lesson course teaches guitar basics—from chords to full performances. It includes play-along videos, improvisation opportunities, and assessments. By the end, students will be able to perform songs, improvise, and compose music.

  • Major and minor chords, pentatonic scales
  • Rhythm patterns and solos
  • Career connections to performance, instruction, and touring
Girl playing happily keyboard

Keyboard Course: Unlocking Musical Potential

This 45-lesson course helps students learn the keyboard. It covers posture, reading music, and improvisation. It aligns with standards and features interactive screens, echo patterns, and composition tools.

  • Reading music and playing in different keys
  • Improvisation and composition
  • Preparing students for roles like piano instructor and music therapist
a person singing in a studio

Music Production Course: Creating and Producing

Launching in the Summer of 2025, this course introduces music production through Quaver’s digital tools. Students learn to create, record, and mix tracks, gaining hands-on experience in sound engineering.

  • Using digital audio workstations
  • Sound engineering and mixing
  • Careers in production, audio engineering, and songwriting

FAQs

The program is designed for middle school students but can be enjoyed by learners of all ages.

No prior experience is needed. The courses are designed for beginners.

For the keyboard course, you’ll need a keyboard and an internet-connected device to follow along with the online lessons.

For the guitar course, you’ll need a guitar and an internet-connected device to follow along with the online lessons.

We provide the high-quality instructional materials!

A one-year license costs $695 for either the keyboard or guitar course and $795 for the production course. If you already have QuaverMusic, you can add a one-year license for $395 for either the keyboard or guitar course or $495 for the production course. To purchase all three courses together, a special bundle price is available for $1,895. The bundle for current customers as add-ons is $1,285.