Table 1Transition record

choirmaster/choirmistresstomusician

A choirmaster/choirmistress already meets 15% of what the musician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From choirmaster/choirmistress

15%

Overlap1

To musician

12 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

85.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 85.9

This move: 85.9 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the musician 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A musician 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 manage musical staff management skills
already held select musical performers management skills
already held study musical scores information skills
already held develop musical ideas communication, collaboration and creativity
already held work with composers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held collaborate with music librarians communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 1 the musician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 50 missing skills fall into 7 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 11 required, 28 supplementary

required, not held follow time cues required
required, not held perform live required
required, not held study roles from scripts required
required, not held work independently as an artist required
required, not held work with an artistic team required
required, not held attend rehearsals required
required, not held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions required
required, not held follow directions of the artistic director required
required, not held interact with an audience required
required, not held interact with fellow actors required
required, not held manage feedback required

optional, not held act for an audience optional
optional, not held advise on music pedagogy optional
optional, not held complete final musical scores optional
optional, not held compose music optional
optional, not held create musical forms optional
optional, not held design a music show optional
optional, not held draw up artistic project proposals optional
optional, not held evaluate musical ideas optional
optional, not held improvise music optional
optional, not held manage artistic career optional
optional, not held orchestrate music optional
optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
optional, not held participate in music studio recordings optional
optional, not held perform for young audiences optional
optional, not held perform music in ensemble optional
optional, not held perform music solo optional
optional, not held play musical instruments optional
optional, not held play the piano optional
optional, not held promote music optional
optional, not held record music optional
optional, not held rewrite musical scores optional
optional, not held select music for performance optional
optional, not held sing optional
optional, not held specialise in a musical genre optional
optional, not held transcribe ideas into musical notation optional
optional, not held transcribe musical compositions optional
optional, not held transpose music optional
optional, not held write musical scores optional

02 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held cope with stage fright required
required, not held organise a repertoire required
required, not held analyse own performance required

optional, not held manage artistic project optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held legal environment in music required

04 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held link between dance and music style optional
optional, not held musical instruments optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform musical improvisations in therapy optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held study music optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a musician 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held work with composers skill
already held collaborate with music librarians skill
already held develop musical ideas skill
already held manage musical staff skill
already held music literature knowledge
already held musical genres knowledge
already held musical theory knowledge
already held plan musical performances skill
already held read musical score skill
already held select musical performers skill
already held study musical scores skill
already held supervise music groups skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held edit recorded sound optional

35 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held act for an audience optional
optional, not held advise on music pedagogy optional
optional, not held complete final musical scores optional
optional, not held compose music optional
optional, not held create musical forms optional
optional, not held design a music show optional
optional, not held draw up artistic project proposals optional
optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
optional, not held evaluate musical ideas optional
optional, not held improvise music optional
optional, not held link between dance and music style optional
optional, not held manage artistic career optional
optional, not held manage artistic project optional
optional, not held musical instruments optional
optional, not held orchestrate music optional
optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
optional, not held participate in music studio recordings optional
optional, not held perform for young audiences optional
optional, not held perform music in ensemble optional
optional, not held perform music solo optional
optional, not held play musical instruments optional
optional, not held play the piano optional
optional, not held promote music optional
optional, not held record music optional
optional, not held rewrite musical scores optional
optional, not held select music for performance optional
optional, not held sing optional
optional, not held specialise in a musical genre optional
optional, not held study music optional
optional, not held transcribe ideas into musical notation optional
optional, not held transcribe musical compositions optional
optional, not held transpose music optional
optional, not held write musical scores optional
optional, not held perform musical improvisations in therapy optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

17 held skills the musician 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 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 engage composers skill
not needed by the target role manage fundraising activities 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 position musicians 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 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 legal environment in music required
optional, not held link between dance and music style optional
optional, not held musical instruments 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.