Table 1Transition record

variety artisttomusician

A variety artist already meets 45% of what the musician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From variety artist

45%

Overlap1

To musician

19 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

63.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.4

This move: 63.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the musician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the variety artist 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 19 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 variety artist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held cope with stage fright management skills
already held act for an audience communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform for young audiences communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform music solo communication, collaboration and creativity
already held work independently as an artist communication, collaboration and creativity
already held select music for performance communication, collaboration and creativity

All 19 carried skills, including the 12 the musician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 43 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 2 required, 25 supplementary

required, not held work with composers required
required, not held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions required

optional, not held advise on music pedagogy optional
optional, not held collaborate with music librarians 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 develop musical ideas 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 music in ensemble optional
optional, not held play the piano optional
optional, not held promote music optional
optional, not held read musical score optional
optional, not held record music optional
optional, not held rewrite musical scores 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 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held organise a repertoire required

optional, not held manage artistic project optional
optional, not held manage musical staff optional
optional, not held plan musical performances optional
optional, not held select musical performers optional
optional, not held supervise music groups 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 4 supplementary

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

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held study music optional
optional, not held study musical scores optional

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform musical improvisations in therapy 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse own performance skill
already held attend rehearsals skill
already held cope with stage fright skill
already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
already held follow time cues skill
already held interact with an audience skill
already held interact with fellow actors skill
already held manage feedback skill
already held perform live skill
already held study roles from scripts skill
already held work independently as an artist skill
already held work with an artistic team skill
already held act for an audience skill
already held musical genres knowledge
already held perform for young audiences skill
already held perform music solo skill
already held play musical instruments skill
already held select music for performance skill
already held sing 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

39 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on music pedagogy optional
optional, not held collaborate with music librarians 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 develop musical ideas 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 manage musical staff optional
optional, not held music literature optional
optional, not held musical instruments optional
optional, not held musical theory 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 music in ensemble optional
optional, not held plan musical performances optional
optional, not held play the piano optional
optional, not held promote music optional
optional, not held read musical score optional
optional, not held record music optional
optional, not held rewrite musical scores optional
optional, not held select musical performers optional
optional, not held specialise in a musical genre optional
optional, not held study music optional
optional, not held study musical scores optional
optional, not held supervise music groups 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

15 held skills the musician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role create an artistic performance skill
not needed by the target role develop educational resources skill
not needed by the target role develop magic show concepts skill
not needed by the target role engage the audience emotionally skill
not needed by the target role identify artistic niche skill
not needed by the target role keep up with trends skill
not needed by the target role manage performance light quality skill
not needed by the target role manipulate object to create illusions skill
not needed by the target role match venues with performers skill
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role perform dances skill
not needed by the target role perform stunts skill
not needed by the target role train livestock and captive animals skill
not needed by the target role use declaiming techniques skill
not needed by the target role work with respect for own safety skill

5 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 music literature optional
optional, not held musical instruments optional
optional, not held musical theory optional

Index

Other moves recorded from variety artist

Full index of moves from variety artist

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.