This document provides guidance for an exercise on freelancing in the music industry. Students will create an information booklet about four music-related freelance job roles including skills required, salary, benefits and qualifications. Additionally, students will conduct a role play radio interview discussing freelancing in the music industry. Roles will include a host, two music industry experts, and two callers. The radio interview format is outlined with introductions, question and answer sections, and closing comments over the course of 15 minutes.

1. Music Industry
Job Roles & Role Play Exercise
Chris Baker
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2. Freelance Musician
Learning Outcomes
•Know the financial and management issues of self-
employment
•Know the skills and knowledge required for self
development as a freelancer
•Know professional approaches to employment
•Know about entrepreneurial approaches to image, market
and opportunity

3. The Freelance World
Being a Successful Professional
Exercise 1
You are commissioned to produce an information booklet which
will provide advice for young people who are interested in
working freelance in the music industry
Use the internet research FOUR music related job roles to create
an appealing up to date information booklet
•You should include: visual images, skills required, salary, benefits, qualifications & working
conditions.

4. The Freelance World
Radio Interview Role Play Exercise
Scenario
•A local radio station is running a series of programmes called
‘Working in Your Own Business’
•One of the programmes features people concerning freelance
work in the music industry.
•You have been asked to take part in a discussion.

5. The Freelance World
Role Play Exercise
Negotiate who will play the following
Using your notes create a brief script in order to ask/answer the
relevant questions
•DJ/Show Host
•Guest Music Industry expert 1 & expert 2
•Sleepy phone-in respondent
•Interested phone-in respondent
•Radio producer
•One of you will film the exercise

6. The Freelance World
The show should be structured using the following format
1. Producer Station ‘Ident’ & Theme 15 Secs
2. Host Intro & Music Give Your Phone Number Twice 30 Secs
3. Expert 1 Studio Guest Introduction 15 Min’s
4. Caller 1 Q & A 10 Min’s
5. Host Summary Comments 15 Secs

7. The Freelance World
Format cont.
1.Producer Music & Station Ident 15 Secs
2.Host Introduce Second Caller 30 Secs
3.Caller 2 & Expert 2 Q & A 10 Min’s
4.Host Summary Comments 15 Secs
5.Producer Music & Station Ident 15 Secs
6.Host Go Over Next Week's Topics and Be Sure to Give Your
Phone Number Out Two More Times
GO!