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Music Directors and Composers
ID
work_arts_media/music_directors_and_composers
Type
TASK
Children
30
Child Nodes (30)
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Use gestures to shape the music being played, communicating desired tempo, phrasing, tone, color, pitch, volume, and other performance aspects.
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Direct groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
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Study scores to learn the music in detail, and to develop interpretations.
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Apply elements of music theory to create musical and tonal structures, including harmonies and melodies.
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Consider such factors as ensemble size and abilities, availability of scores, and the need for musical variety, to select music to be performed.
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Determine voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos, and tone balances required to achieve the effects desired in a musical composition.
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Experiment with different sounds, and types and pieces of music, using synthesizers and computers as necessary to test and evaluate ideas.
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Transcribe ideas for musical compositions into musical notation, using instruments, pen and paper, or computers.
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Audition and select performers for musical presentations.
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Plan and schedule rehearsals and performances, and arrange details such as locations, accompanists, and instrumentalists.
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Write musical scores for orchestras, bands, choral groups, or individual instrumentalists or vocalists, using knowledge of music theory and of instrumental and vocal capabilities.
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Position members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
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Perform administrative tasks such as applying for grants, developing budgets, negotiating contracts, and designing and printing programs and other promotional materials.
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Confer with producers and directors to define the nature and placement of film or television music.
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Meet with soloists and concertmasters to discuss and prepare for performances.
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Fill in details of orchestral sketches, such as adding vocal parts to scores.
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Explore and develop musical ideas based on sources such as imagination or sounds in the environment.
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Write music for commercial mediums, including advertising jingles or film soundtracks.
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Transpose music from one voice or instrument to another to accommodate particular musicians.
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Rewrite original musical scores in different musical styles by changing rhythms, harmonies, or tempos.
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Arrange music composed by others, changing the music to achieve desired effects.
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Assign and review staff work in such areas as scoring, arranging, and copying music, and vocal coaching.
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Study films or scripts to determine how musical scores can be used to create desired effects or moods.
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Transcribe musical compositions and melodic lines to adapt them to a particular group, or to create a particular musical style.
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Create original musical forms, or write within circumscribed musical forms such as sonatas, symphonies, or operas.
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Collaborate with other colleagues, such as copyists, to complete final scores.
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Copy parts from scores for individual performers.
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Coordinate and organize tours, or hire touring companies to arrange concert dates, venues, accommodations, and transportation for longer tours.
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Produce recordings of music.
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