What would you do as a Music director?
Music directors
- usually work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, and may work part time
- usually work in theatres, music studios and concert halls and may travel
- need to lead others, work well under pressure and communicate well
Tasks
- lead musical rehearsals and performances
- develop and communicate a vision for productions
- choose musical pieces for performances
- audition and hire performers
- direct and choreograph performances
- manage budgets for productions
- manage production grants and contracts
- develop business plans for productions
- produce musical recordings
How can you become a Music director?
You need a qualification and experience to become a musical director.
You need
- a Bachelor of Music or similar
- experience in music direction, music theory or music composition
You may need
- a Master of Music
- a postgraduate certificate or diploma in music
- an Artist Diploma
- to be a member of a professional organisation like the New Zealand Choral Society
If you're in school
You need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.
