Music Directors


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Music Directors

Music Directors - Skills and Abilities

Musicians and singers need to:

Communicate

  • Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
  • Understand spoken information.
  • Understand written information.
  • Listen to others and ask questions.
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  • Write clearly so other people can understand.
  • Read and understand work-related materials.

Reason and Problem Solve

  • Remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
  • Think of original, unusual, or creative ways to solve problems.
  • Make sense of information that seems without meaning or organization.
  • Think of new ideas about a topic.
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  • Analyze ideas and use logic to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Follow guidelines to arrange objects or actions in a certain order.

Manage Oneself, People, Time, and Things

  • Check how well one is learning or doing something.

Work with People

  • Be aware of others’ reactions and understand the possible causes.
  • Change behavior in relation to others’ actions.

Perceive and Visualize

  • Identify a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in distracting material.
  • Quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns.
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.