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Musician
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Playsoneormoremusicalinstrumentsinsoloperformance,with
accompaniment,orasamemberofanorchestra,band,orother
musicalgroup.
ThiscareerispartoftheArts,Audio-VideoTechnologyand
CommunicationsclusterPerformingArtspathway.
Apersoninthiscareer:
Playsamusicalinstrumenttoentertainaudiences,eithersoloorunder
thedirectionofaconductor.
Playsfrommemoryorbyfollowingamusicalscore.
Practicesonamusicalinstrumenttomaintainandimproveskills.
Studiesandmemorizesmusicalscores.
Transposesmusictoplayinanalternatekeyortofitindividualstyle.
Composesnewmusicalscores.
Teachesmusicforspecificinstruments.
Directsabandororchestra.
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WorkingConditionsandPhysicalDemands
Peoplewhodothisjobreportthat:
Youwouldoftenhandleloadsupto10lbs.,sometimesupto20lbs.Youmightdoalotofwalkingorstanding,oryoumightsit
butuseyourarmsandlegstocontrolmachines,equipmentortools.
Workinthisoccupationinvolvesusingyourhandstohold,control,andfeelobjectsmorethanone-thirdofthetime
Exposedtohazardoussituationsinvolvingpossibleinjurysuchascuts,bites,stings,andminorburnsmorethanoncea
month
Workinthisoccupationrequiresbeinginsidemostofthetime
Soundandnoiselevelsareloudanddistracting
Workinthisoccupationinvolvesmakingrepetitivemotionsmorethanone-thirdofthetime
Workinthisoccupationinvolvessittingmorethanone-thirdofthetime
Workinginthiscareerinvolves(physicalactivities):
Pickingoutaparticularsoundinthepresenceofothersounds
Detectingsoundsandhearingthedifferencesbetweensoundsofdifferentpitchandloudness
Seeingclearlyupclose
Speakingclearlyenoughtobeabletobeunderstoodbyothers
Identifyingandunderstandingthespeechofanotherperson
WorkHoursandTravel
Irregularhours
Overnighttravel
Weekendwork
SpecialtyandSimilarCareers
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Flutist--Playsaflute,mostofteninanorchestraoragroup.
Guitarist--Playsguitarsoloormoreusuallyinabandorensemblethe`rhythm?guitarusuallyaccompaniesasinger,`lead?
guitarplayssolos.
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Violinist--Playstheviolin,aninstrumentquitecommonandpopularinclassicalmusic,thoughalsoemployedinotherfields
andmusicalstyles.
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