How do they match: Musicians and Singers

  • Musicians and Singers

  • Musical Artist
  • Musician
  • Church Musician
  • Entertainment Musician
  • Jazz Musician
  • Orchestra Musician
  • Pit Musician
  • Solo Musician
  • Studio Musician

  • Play one or more musical instruments or sing. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for sound or video recording.

  • Arrange and edit music to fit style and purpose.
  • Audition for orchestras, bands, or other musical groups.
  • Improvise music during performances.
  • Interpret or modify music, applying knowledge of harmony, melody, rhythm, and voice production to individualize presentations and maintain audience interest.
  • Make or participate in recordings in music studios.
  • Memorize musical selections and routines, or sing following printed text, musical notation, or customer instructions.
  • Play musical instruments as soloists, or as members or guest artists of musical groups such as orchestras, ensembles, or bands.
  • Practice performances, individually or in rehearsal with other musicians, to master individual pieces of music or to maintain and improve skills.
  • Promote their own or their group's music by participating in media interviews and other activities.
  • Provide the musical background for live shows, such as ballets, operas, musical theatre, and cabarets.
  • Seek out and learn new music suitable for live performance or recording.
  • Sight-read musical parts during rehearsals.
  • Sing a cappella or with musical accompaniment.
  • Specialize in playing a specific family of instruments or a particular type of music.
  • Teach music for specific instruments.
  • Transpose music to alternate keys, or to fit individual styles or purposes.

  • Coordinate musical rehearsals or performances.
  • Create musical compositions, arrangements or scores.
  • Perform music for the public.
  • Study details of musical compositions.