Lyricist
Also searched as: Letrista
Code 2641.4.1
What does a Lyricist do?
Lyricists interpret the style of a music piece and write words to accompany the melody. They work together with the music composer.
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Essential skills
Knowledge
- musical genres
- copyright legislation
- musical notation
- music literature
- musical theory
Skills and competences
- match lyrics to mood of melody
- create a rhyme scheme structure
- study music
Transversal competences
- write songs
- write to a deadline
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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