| Job Title |
Conductor, Orchestra |
| Job Description |
Conducts Instrumental Music Groups, Such As Orchestras And
Dance Bands: Auditions And Selects Members Of Group. Selects
Music To Accommodate Talents And Abilities Of Group And To Suit
Type Of Performance To Be Given. Positions Members Within Group
To Obtain Balance Among Instrumental Sections. Directs Group At
Rehearsals And Performances To Achieve Desired Effects, Such As
Tonal And Harmonic Balance, Dynamics, Rhythms, Tempos, And
Shadings, Utilizing Knowledge Of Conducting Techniques, Music
Theory And Harmony, Range And Characteristics Of Instruments,
And Talents Of Individual Performers. May Transcribe Musical
Compositions And Melodic Lines To Adapt Them To Or Create
Particular Style For Group [arranger (profess. & Kin.)]. May
Schedule Tours And Performances And Arrange For Transportation
And Lodging. May Be Designated According To Specialization As
Conductor, Dance Band (profess. & Kin.); Conductor,
Symphonic-orchestra (profess. & Kin.).
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