Job Role: Session Musician Education: You aren't required tohave any degrees or grades for a particular instrument or Music Performing, however you are more likely to get given work and be well thought of if you have a high grade in your instrument and have studied music at University. Training: Training is mostly about developing your skill set and being more competent in your instrument and always learning new things so that you can spread your wings and be able to accept and draw in new opportunities which you couldn't do before hand. Experience: This is to do with how many gigs or shows you have performed in, what styles and genres you have played in and what education you have had as a session musician. Career Progression: The speed of your career progression depends on how you promote yourself, the better you promote yourself and the more links you have in the music industry will alter how quickly and how you are viewed by employees. Skills: Being able to s...