Professional Musician - Career Connections - WVIZ

Meet Scott Haigh, First Assistant Principal Bass for the world renowned Cleveland Orchestra, and follow his musical journey from a high school student inspired by the Chicago Symphony, to the hallowed halls of Severance, one of Ohio’s most famous concert halls. Scott describes what it takes to become an orchestra musician, and how an interest in world languages helped jump start his career.

Career Connections is a joint initiative among the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, the Ohio Department of Higher Education, and the Ohio Department of Education. Senate Bill 316 requires career connections learning strategies be embedded in the Department’s model curricula. The goal is to give K-12 students opportunities to become more aware of career opportunities; learn of their interests, talents, and abilities; explore careers; and make academic and career plans for their future. For more information regarding Career Connections Initiative, follow this link:

Provided by BEMC, the Multimedia Production Project Grant funds are provided to Ohio's Public Television Stations to assist in creating video modules for in-demand jobs and careers in Ohio.

Educator materials for use in the classroom are available at Career Connections on PBS LearningMedia: