Occupational Employment Statistics
27-2041 Music Directors and Composers
Conduct, direct, plan, and lead instrumental or vocal performances by musical groups, such as orchestras, bands, choirs, and glee clubs. Includes arrangers, composers, choral directors, and orchestrators.
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Minnesota
| 140 | 33 | $39.42/hr | $20.44/hr | $24.25/hr | $28.70/hr | $37.53/hr | $69.94/hr |
| Information | N/A | N/A |
| Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 80 | $28.70/hr |
| Other Services | 50 | $28.77/hr |
- Use gestures to shape the music being played, communicating desired tempo, phrasing, tone, color, pitch, volume, and other performance aspects.
- Consider such factors as ensemble size and abilities, availability of scores, and the need for musical variety, to select music to be performed.
- Direct groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
- Transpose music from one voice or instrument to another to accommodate particular musicians.
- Study scores to learn the music in detail, and to develop interpretations.
- Determine voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos, and tone balances required to achieve the effects desired in a musical composition.
- Study scores to learn the music in detail, and to develop interpretations.
- Position members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
- Assign and review staff work in such areas as scoring, arranging, and copying music, and vocal coaching.
- Determine voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos, and tone balances required to achieve the effects desired in a musical composition.