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Career Description

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

What Job Titles Musicians and Singers Might Have

• Singer
• Vocalist
• Musician
• Choir Member

What Musicians and Singers Do

• Memorize musical selections and routines, or sing following printed text, musical notation, or customer instructions.
• Sing as a soloist or as a member of a vocal group.
• Perform before live audiences, or in television, radio, or movie productions.
• Interpret or modify music, applying knowledge of harmony, melody, rhythm, and voice production to individualize presentations and maintain audience interest.
• Practice singing exercises and study with vocal coaches to develop voice and skills and to rehearse for upcoming roles.
• Sing a cappella or with musical accompaniment.
• Observe choral leaders or prompters for cues or directions in vocal presentation.
• Make or participate in recordings.
• Seek out and learn new music suitable for live performance or recording.
• Compose songs or create vocal arrangements.
• Collaborate with a manager or agent who handles administrative details, finds work, and negotiates contracts.
• Learn acting, dancing, and other skills required for dramatic singing roles.
• Research particular roles to find out more about a character, or the time and place in which a piece is set.
• Play musical instruments as soloists, or as members or guest artists of musical groups such as orchestras, ensembles, or bands.
• Play from memory or by following scores.

What Musicians and Singers Should Be Good At

• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Hearing Sensitivity - The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
• Auditory Attention - The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
• Memorization - The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

What Musicians and Singers Need to Learn

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Fine Arts - Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.