Occupation Atlasmusical conductor
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0e216d47-fc12-43e9-8953-ad8ba11f4b96
musical conductor
Musical conductors lead ensembles of musicians directing them during rehearsals, recording sessions and live performances and helping them attaining their best performance. They can work with a variety of ensembles such as choirs and orchestras. Musical conductors adjust the tempo (speed), rhythm, dynamics (loud or soft) and articulation (smooth or detached) of the music using gestures and sometimes dancing to motivate the musicians to play according to the music sheet.
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Job Zone
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- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
AESArtistic · Enterprising · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- A Artistic7.00
- E Enterprising4.82
- S Social3.04
- C Conventional2.63
- I Investigative2.28
- R Realistic2.07
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Music Directors and Composers (27-2041.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (26)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- collaborate with music librarians
- communicate performance aspects
- conduct guest soloists
- coordinate performance tours
- engage composers
- identify characteristics of music
- link between dance and music style
- manage musical staff
- music literature
- musical instruments
- musical theory
- participate in music studio recordings
- plan musical performances
- position musicians
- select music for performance
- select musical performers
- strive for excellence in musical performance
- study music
- study musical scores
- subject of music coaching
- supervise music groups
- transcribe musical compositions
- transpose music
- work with composers
- work with soloists
- write musical scores
Optional (19)
- art history
- compose music
- create musical forms
- demand excellence from performers
- evaluate musical ideas
- guide analysis of a recorded performance
- history of musical instruments
- make artistic processes explicit
- manage budgets
- manage contracts
- manage fundraising activities
- monitor performers
- musical genres
- orchestrate music
- perform music solo
- play musical instruments
- safeguard artistic quality of performance
- select music
- specialise in a musical genre
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 26 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
choirmaster/choirmistress
17 shared · 5 more of its owncommunicate performance aspects, conduct guest soloists, work with soloists, coordinate performance tours
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music director
7 shared · 14 more of its ownposition musicians, strive for excellence in musical performance, manage musical staff, plan musical performances
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répétiteur
7 shared · 21 more of its ownwrite musical scores, study music, subject of music coaching, transpose music
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lyricist
4 shared · 7 more of its ownstudy musical scores, study music, music literature, musical theory
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music arranger
4 shared · 7 more of its ownwrite musical scores, transpose music, musical theory, musical instruments
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disc jockey
4 shared · 15 more of its ownstudy music, select music for performance, musical theory, musical instruments
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composer
3 shared · 13 more of its ownwrite musical scores, study music, transpose music
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music teacher
3 shared · 22 more of its ownsubject of music coaching, musical theory, musical instruments
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