Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

choirmaster/choirmistresstolyricist

A choirmaster/choirmistress already meets 27% of what the lyricist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From choirmaster/choirmistress
27%
Overlap1
To lyricist
5 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
68.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.9/ 100

1 Share of the lyricist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the choirmaster/choirmistress profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A lyricist role treats 4 of its required skills as things a choirmaster/choirmistress already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • music literature
  • musical genres
  • musical theory
  • study musical scores

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A lyricist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a choirmaster/choirmistress background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held study musical scores information skills
  • already held work with composers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held music literature arts and humanities
  • already held musical theory arts and humanities
  • already held musical genres arts and humanities

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the lyricist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 12 supplementary
  • required, not held create a rhyme scheme structure required
  • required, not held match lyrics to mood of melody required
  • required, not held write songs required
  • optional, not held adapt to artists' creative demands optional
  • optional, not held advise on music pedagogy optional
  • optional, not held attend music recording sessions optional
  • optional, not held compose music optional
  • optional, not held consult with sound editor optional
  • optional, not held create musical forms optional
  • optional, not held record music optional
  • optional, not held sing optional
  • optional, not held transcribe ideas into musical notation optional
  • optional, not held transcribe musical compositions optional
  • optional, not held write musical scores optional
  • optional, not held practise singing optional
02 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held musical notation required
  • optional, not held film music techniques optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held study music required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held write to a deadline required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a lyricist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held music literature knowledge
  • already held musical genres knowledge
  • already held musical theory knowledge
  • already held study musical scores skill
  • already held work with composers skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adapt to artists' creative demands optional
  • optional, not held advise on music pedagogy optional
  • optional, not held attend music recording sessions optional
  • optional, not held compose music optional
  • optional, not held consult with sound editor optional
  • optional, not held create musical forms optional
  • optional, not held film music techniques optional
  • optional, not held record music optional
  • optional, not held sing optional
  • optional, not held transcribe ideas into musical notation optional
  • optional, not held transcribe musical compositions optional
  • optional, not held write musical scores optional
  • optional, not held practise singing optional
24 held skills the lyricist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role art-historical values knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with choreographers skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with music librarians skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate performance aspects skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct guest soloists skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate performance tours skill
  • not needed by the target role cultural projects knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop cultural activities skill
  • not needed by the target role develop musical ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role engage composers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage fundraising activities skill
  • not needed by the target role manage musical staff skill
  • not needed by the target role organise cultural events skill
  • not needed by the target role participate as a performer in the creative process skill
  • not needed by the target role plan musical performances skill
  • not needed by the target role position musicians skill
  • not needed by the target role read musical score skill
  • not needed by the target role select musical performers skill
  • not needed by the target role select vocalists skill
  • not needed by the target role strive for excellence in musical performance skill
  • not needed by the target role subject of music coaching knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise music groups skill
  • not needed by the target role work with soloists skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
  • required, not held musical notation required
  • optional, not held film music techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from choirmaster/choirmistress

Full index of moves from choirmaster/choirmistress

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.