- Develop musical talent and skill.
- Obtain formal training to acquire necessary skills, knowledge, and ability to interpret music.
- Demonstrate ambition and showmanship.
- Join campus bands and choruses, church choirs, and other performing acts.
- Seek competitions, apprenticeship programs, and workshops to gain experience and recognition.
- Be aware of and participate in open mic nights.
- Auditions are generally required to join bands or get jobs.