Musicians and Singers
Play one or more musical instruments or sing. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for sound or video recording.
What you’d do
- Perform before live audiences in concerts, recitals, educational presentations, and other social gatherings.
- Practice performances, individually or in rehearsal with other musicians, to master individual pieces of music or to maintain and improve skills.
- Specialize in playing a specific family of instruments or a particular type of music.
- Play musical instruments as soloists, or as members or guest artists of musical groups such as orchestras, ensembles, or bands.
- Provide the musical background for live shows, such as ballets, operas, musical theatre, and cabarets.
- Play from memory or by following scores.
- Sight-read musical parts during rehearsals.
- Seek out and learn new music suitable for live performance or recording.
Skills that matter
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
How to get there
Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree
Also called
- Musician
- Orchestra Musician
- Singer
- Violinist
- Chorister
- Drummer
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