musician
Musicians perform a vocal or musical part that can be recorded or played for an audience. They have know-how and practice of one or many instruments or using their voice. The musician can also write and transcribe music.
Also called: trumpet player, orchestra section leader, harmonica player, clarinet player, concert soloist, bass player, vibraphonist, oboist
- 16
- essential skills
- 46
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- actor/actress10 skills in common
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- dancer10 skills in common
- puppeteerWhat changes?10 skills in common
- street performer10 skills in common
- variety artist10 skills in common
Essential skills
16- analyse own performance
- attend rehearsals
- collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions
- cope with stage fright
- follow directions of the artistic director
- follow time cues
- interact with an audience
- interact with fellow actors
- legal environment in music
- manage feedback
- organise a repertoire
- perform live
- study roles from scripts
- work independently as an artist
- work with an artistic team
- work with composers
Optional skills
46- act for an audience
- advise on music pedagogy
- collaborate with music librarians
- complete final musical scores
- compose music
- create musical forms
- design a music show
- develop musical ideas
- draw up artistic project proposals
- edit recorded sound
- evaluate musical ideas
- improvise music
- link between dance and music style
- manage artistic career
- manage artistic project
- manage musical staff
- music literature
- musical genres
- musical instruments
- musical theory
- orchestrate music
- participate in artistic mediation activities
- participate in music studio recordings
- perform for young audiences
- perform music in ensemble
- perform music solo
- perform musical improvisations in therapy
- plan musical performances
- play musical instruments
- play the piano
- promote music
- read musical score
- record music
- rewrite musical scores
- select music for performance
- select musical performers
- sing
- specialise in a musical genre
- study music
- study musical scores
- supervise music groups
- transcribe ideas into musical notation
- transcribe musical compositions
- transpose music
- work within communities
- write musical scores
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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