a few selected articles / book chapters

Beeching, Beyond Talent, chapter 1
Beeching, 5 Fundamental Questions
Beeching, Beyond Talent, chapter 13 (skip sections that don't apply)
Beeching, Your Next 5 Moves
a short intro to Music Entrepreneurship
Why are Young People Pretending to Love Work? 
Liberal Education and the Entrepreneurial Mindset 
Is an Academic Job Right for Me?

some general info / guides

Careers for Music Lovers
Career Development Resources (from majoringinmusic.com) 
Music Career Guide (UT Austin)
Career Paths in Arts Management
arts management studies through the Arts Extension and Umass
Careers in Music Business 

program or discipline specific resources

Mount Holyoke College Music Department career path info site (specific info for pathways in conducting, musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory, music administration and music technology)
info related to teacher licensure at MHC
detailed information related to music therapy

web related

how to create a music web site + another take on this (from Berklee Online)
more web site builder info here
free wordpress sites through MHC
wordpress / blogger -- free blogs / web hosts

learning resources

free online music entrepreneurship course from Kadenze (plus a lot of other interesting classes)
free online creativity and entrepreneurship course from edX / BerkleeX
Linked In Learning (follow  this link for more info and to get your BPL eCard)
open courses from -- coursera -- Udacity -- edX -- MIT open courseware
a bunch of additional free online educational resources

Selected Books

Beckman, G. D. (2010). Disciplining the Arts: Teaching Entrepreneurship in Context, R&L Education.
Beeching, A. M. (2020) 3rd ed. Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music, Oxford University Press.
Bennett, D. (2012). Life in the Real World: How to Make Music Graduates Employable, Common Ground Publishing LLC.
Cutler, D. (2010). The Savvy Musician: Building a Career, Earning a Living & Making a Difference, Helius Press.
Dumbreck, A. and G. McPherson (2015). Music Entrepreneurship, Bloomsbury Publishing.
Herstand, A. (2019). How to Make it in the New Music Business, Liveright
Nagel, J. (2023). Career Choices in Music Beyond the Pandemic, Rowman & Littlefield.
Owens, U. (2021 ). The Musician's Career Guide: Turning your Talent into a Sustained Success, Allworth
Phillips, S. L. (2013). Beyond Sound: The College and Career Guide in Music Technology, Oxford University Press.
Rabideau, M. (2018). Creating the Revolutionary Artist: Entrepreneurship for the 21st-Century Musician, Rowman & Littlefield.
Redman, M. (2022). The Best Jobs in the Music Industry, Straight Talk from Successful Music Pros, Rowman & Littlefield.
Ricker, R. (2011). Lessons from a Street-wise Professor: What You Won't Learn at Most Music Schools, Soundown.
Rossiter, B. (2021). Great Careers in Music, North Star Editions.