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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

musician

Musicians perform a vocal or musical part that can be recorded or played for an audience.

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Description

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.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
legal environment in music
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
musical genreslink between dance and music stylemusic literaturemusical instrumentsmusical theory
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
follow time cuescope with stage frightfollow directions of the artistic directorstudy roles from scriptsmanage feedbackwork independently as an artistanalyse own performanceinteract with an audienceinteract with fellow actorswork with composersorganise a repertoirecollaborate with a technical staff in artistic productionsperform liveattend rehearsalswork with an artistic team
OPTIONALOptional competences
participate in artistic mediation activitiesselect musical performersedit recorded soundplay the pianorecord musiccompose musicspecialise in a musical genrework within communitiessupervise music groupsparticipate in music studio recordingscreate musical formsstudy musicplay musical instrumentssingdraw up artistic project proposalsorchestrate musicwrite musical scoresmanage musical staffevaluate musical ideastranscribe ideas into musical notationread musical scoreperform musical improvisations in therapycollaborate with music librariansdesign a music showselect music for performanceimprovise musicadvise on music pedagogytranscribe musical compositionsperform music soloact for an audiencedevelop musical ideasperform music in ensembletranspose musicmanage artistic careerpromote musicplan musical performancesrewrite musical scoresmanage artistic projectperform for young audiencesstudy musical scorescomplete final musical scores

GLOBAL RESOURCE

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

62 total
16 essential · 46 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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