How do they match: Music Directors and Composers

  • Music Directors and Composers

  • Arrange music composed by others, changing the music to achieve desired effects.
  • Determine voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos, and tone balances required to achieve the effects desired in a musical composition.
  • Direct groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
  • Study films or scripts to determine how musical scores can be used to create desired effects or moods.

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