Music director

Also searched as: Director musical

Code 2652.2

What does a Music director do?

Music directors lead musical groups such as orchestras and bands during live performances or recording sessions. They organise the music and composition, coordinate the playing musicians and record the performance. Music directors are professionals working in diverse places such as the film industry, music videos, radio stations, musical ensembles or schools.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • musical genres
  • musical instruments
  • musical theory

Skills and competences

  • Colaborar con las demás áreas audiovisuales
  • organise compositions
  • attend music recording sessions
  • strive for excellence in musical performance
  • coordinate music with scenes
  • develop musical ideas
  • work out orchestral sketches
  • evaluate musical ideas
  • orchestrate music
  • read musical score
  • organise musical events
  • guide analysis of a recorded performance
  • plan musical performances
  • transcribe ideas into musical notation
  • rewrite musical scores
  • position musicians
  • supervisar a músicos

Transversal competences

  • supervise music groups
  • manage musical staff

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences