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Job Duties Custom List 27-2041.00 — Music Directors and Composers

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Use gestures to shape the music being played, communicating desired tempo, phrasing, tone, color, pitch, volume, and other performance aspects.

Direct groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.

Study scores to learn the music in detail, and to develop interpretations.

Apply elements of music theory to create musical and tonal structures, including harmonies and melodies.

Consider such factors as ensemble size and abilities, availability of scores, and the need for musical variety, to select music to be performed.

Determine voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos, and tone balances required to achieve the effects desired in a musical composition.

Experiment with different sounds, and types and pieces of music, using synthesizers and computers as necessary to test and evaluate ideas.

Transcribe ideas for musical compositions into musical notation, using instruments, pen and paper, or computers.

Audition and select performers for musical presentations.

Plan and schedule rehearsals and performances, and arrange details such as locations, accompanists, and instrumentalists.

Write musical scores for orchestras, bands, choral groups, or individual instrumentalists or vocalists, using knowledge of music theory and of instrumental and vocal capabilities.

Position members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.

Perform administrative tasks such as applying for grants, developing budgets, negotiating contracts, and designing and printing programs and other promotional materials.

Confer with producers and directors to define the nature and placement of film or television music.

Meet with soloists and concertmasters to discuss and prepare for performances.

Fill in details of orchestral sketches, such as adding vocal parts to scores.

Explore and develop musical ideas based on sources such as imagination or sounds in the environment.

Write music for commercial mediums, including advertising jingles or film soundtracks.

Transpose music from one voice or instrument to another to accommodate particular musicians.

Rewrite original musical scores in different musical styles by changing rhythms, harmonies, or tempos.

Arrange music composed by others, changing the music to achieve desired effects.

Assign and review staff work in such areas as scoring, arranging, and copying music, and vocal coaching.

Study films or scripts to determine how musical scores can be used to create desired effects or moods.

Transcribe musical compositions and melodic lines to adapt them to a particular group, or to create a particular musical style.

Create original musical forms, or write within circumscribed musical forms such as sonatas, symphonies, or operas.

Collaborate with other colleagues, such as copyists, to complete final scores.

Copy parts from scores for individual performers.

Coordinate and organize tours, or hire touring companies to arrange concert dates, venues, accommodations, and transportation for longer tours.

Produce recordings of music.

Stay abreast of the latest trends in music and music technology.

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