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Career Details :: Singers

Description

Sing songs on stage, radio, television, or motion pictures.

Experience

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.

Education

These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

Training

Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

Tasks

• Sings before audience or recipient of message as soloist, or in group, as member of vocal ensemble.
• Practices songs and routines to maintain and improve vocal skills.
• Observes choral leader or prompter for cues or directions in vocal presentation.
• Sings a cappella or with musical accompaniment.
• Memorizes musical selections and routines or sings following printed text, musical notation, or customer instructions.
• Interprets or modifies music, applying knowledge of harmony, melody, rhythm, and voice production, to individualize presentation and maintain audience interest.

Related Careers

• Actors
  
• Composers
  
• Models
  
• Music Arrangers and Orchestrators
  
• Music Directors
  
• Poets and Lyricists
  
• Stringed Instrument Repairers and Tuners
  
• Talent Directors
  

Important Abilities

• Hearing Sensitivity
• Oral Expression
• Memorization
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension

General Work Activities

• Performing for/Working With Public
• Thinking Creatively
• Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
• Establishing & Maintaining Relationships
• Communicating With Other Workers

Important Skills

• Active Listening
  
• Coordination
  
• Speaking
  
• Active Learning
  
• Monitoring
  

Frequent Work Context

• Objective or Subjective Information
• Job-Required Social Interaction
• Indoors
• Standing
• Sitting

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Applied Music	[ add ]
Applied Music/Instrumental	[ add ]
Applied Music/Voice	[ add ]
Bassoon	[ add ]
Brass	[ add ]
Cello	[ add ]
Choral Music	[ add ]
Church Music	[ add ]
Clarinet	[ add ]
Classical Guitar	[ add ]
Contemporary Improvisation	[ add ]
Dance Accompanying	[ add ]
Double Bass	[ add ]
Euphonium	[ add ]
Flute	[ add ]
French Horn	[ add ]
General Music	[ add ]
Guitar	[ add ]
Harp	[ add ]
Harpsichord	[ add ]
Historical Performance	[ add ]
Instrumental Music	[ add ]
Instrumental Performance	[ add ]
Instruments	[ add ]
Jazz Performance	[ add ]
Jazz Studies	[ add ]
Jazz/Commercial Music	[ add ]
Keyboard Instruments	[ add ]
Keyboard/Orchestral Instruments	[ add ]
Music	[ add ]
Music Education/General/Choral	[ add ]
Music Performance	[ add ]
Music Performance/Pedagogy	[ add ]
Music Performance/Voice/Piano/Organ	[ add ]
Music Synthesis	[ add ]
Music Technology	[ add ]
Music Theatre	[ add ]
Music/Applied Music Education	[ add ]
Music/Business	[ add ]
Music/Elective Studies in Business	[ add ]
Music/Instrumental	[ add ]
Music/Keyboard	[ add ]
Music/Language	[ add ]
Music/Sound Recording	[ add ]
Music/Technology	[ add ]
Music/Theatre	[ add ]
Music/Voice	[ add ]
Musical Arts	[ add ]
Musical Instruments	[ add ]
Musical Studies	[ add ]
Musical Theatre	[ add ]
Oboe	[ add ]
Opera	[ add ]
Orchestral Music	[ add ]
Orchestral Performance	[ add ]
Orchestral/Band Instruments	[ add ]
Percussion	[ add ]
Performance	[ add ]
Performance/Music Education	[ add ]
Piano Accompanying	[ add ]
Professional Music	[ add ]
Recorder	[ add ]
Saxophone	[ add ]
String Instruments	[ add ]
Strings	[ add ]
Suzuki Pedagogy	[ add ]
Theatre/Music	[ add ]
Trombone	[ add ]
Trumpet	[ add ]
Tuba	[ add ]
Viola	[ add ]
Violin	[ add ]
Vocal Music	[ add ]
Vocal Performance	[ add ]
Voice	[ add ]
Voice Performance	[ add ]
Wind Instruments	[ add ]
Woodwind	[ add ]
Woodwinds	[ add ]

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