This research study aims to illuminate Canadian musicians' portfolio careers across the cultural domains. Previous research has highlighted the career paths of music graduates directly after graduation, and other research has highlighted the experiences of well-known performers or pedagogues. However, little is known about music graduates who persist and establish careers in music. We interviewed twelve musicians working in a variety of Canadian cultural domains to understand their work and career paths. Their stories elucidate how artists balance income stability, artistic agency, creativity, and professional challenges to create impressive and fulfilling portfolios that enable them to use their music-based knowledge and skills in various ways. Findings from this study provide a more nuanced understanding of the scope and nature of music-related work in Canada and how artists integrate artistic and creative abilities with community needs and economic stability. These findings offer insights for emerging musicians and music graduates and have implications for educating and supporting artists who wish (or indeed need) to work across cultural domains.

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创造力、能动性和稳定性：对跨文化领域工作的加拿大音乐家的看法。


本研究旨在阐明加拿大音乐家跨文化领域的投资组合职业生涯。以前的研究强调了音乐毕业生毕业后的直接职业道路，而其他研究则强调了知名表演者或教育家的经历。然而，人们对坚持不懈并在音乐领域建立事业的音乐毕业生知之甚少。我们采访了 12 位在加拿大不同文化领域工作的音乐家，以了解他们的工作和职业道路。他们的故事阐明了艺术家如何平衡收入稳定性、艺术能动性、创造力和专业挑战，以创造令人印象深刻且充实的作品集，使他们能够以各种方式使用基于音乐的知识和技能。这项研究的结果让我们对加拿大音乐相关工作的范围和性质以及艺术家如何将艺术和创作能力与社区需求和经济稳定相结合有了更细致的理解。这些发现为新兴音乐家和音乐毕业生提供了见解，并对教育和支持希望（或确实需要）跨文化领域的艺术家具有重要意义。