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The
following information was compiled from the Berklee College of
Music. To find out more about their programs and majors, visit their
site at http://www.berklee.edu. Click
on one of the links below to learn more about each career listed.
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 Arranger
The arranger provides musical arrangements of a song for the
musical artist. The arranger determines the voice, instrument, harmonic structure, rhythm, tempo and other aspects of a song,
based on the artist's specifications. Training in music theory, orchestration, composition, and harmony is required. An arranger should have experience writing music, playing one or
more instruments, and copying charts.
Composer
A Composer creates instrumental pieces, either to stand alone
or to be combined with lyrics. They may also work as film composers, scoring music to enhance videos or films.
Conductor
A conductor's main duty is preparing the orchestra for the finest performance they
are capable of presenting. This includes choosing the repertoire, rehearsals, and
possibly planning an entire season of
musical events, as well as all other business of the orchestra. A
conductor must have a strong ability on an instrument (usually piano), be able to sight read, and have a strong stage
personality.
Copyist
A copyist transfers musical parts from a score onto individual
parts. This person must have strong notation and transposition skills, and training in music theory, as well as be neat and
accurate.
Jingle Writer
See description under Careers in Songwriting.
Orchestrator
An orchestrator is responsible for transposing music from one
instrument or voice to another in order to accommodate a particular musician or group, and writing scores for an
orchestra, band, choral group, individual instrumentalist, or vocalist.
Record Producer
Record producers work with recording acts to produce records. The record producer helps the artist select songs to be
recorded, and supervises all aspects of the recording process.
Transcriber
A transcriber notates musical performances onto a score from a
recorded performance.
Other Related Jobs
Editor (publishing).
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