# Competences — musical conductor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0e216d47-fc12-43e9-8953-ad8ba11f4b96).

## Essential

- **collaborate with music librarians** (skill/competence)
- **communicate performance aspects** (skill/competence)
- **conduct guest soloists** (skill/competence)
- **coordinate performance tours** (skill/competence)
- **engage composers** (skill/competence)
- **identify characteristics of music** (skill/competence)
- **link between dance and music style** (knowledge)
- **manage musical staff** (skill/competence)
- **music literature** (knowledge)
- **musical instruments** (knowledge)
- **musical theory** (knowledge)
- **participate in music studio recordings** (skill/competence)
- **plan musical performances** (skill/competence)
- **position musicians** (skill/competence)
- **select music for performance** (skill/competence)
- **select musical performers** (skill/competence)
- **strive for excellence in musical performance** (skill/competence)
- **study music** (skill/competence)
- **study musical scores** (skill/competence)
- **subject of music coaching** (knowledge)
- **supervise music groups** (skill/competence)
- **transcribe musical compositions** (skill/competence)
- **transpose music** (skill/competence)
- **work with composers** (skill/competence)
- **work with soloists** (skill/competence)
- **write musical scores** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- art history (knowledge)
- compose music (skill/competence)
- create musical forms (skill/competence)
- demand excellence from performers (skill/competence)
- evaluate musical ideas (skill/competence)
- guide analysis of a recorded performance (skill/competence)
- history of musical instruments (knowledge)
- make artistic processes explicit (skill/competence)
- manage budgets (skill/competence)
- manage contracts (skill/competence)
- manage fundraising activities (skill/competence)
- monitor performers (skill/competence)
- musical genres (knowledge)
- orchestrate music (skill/competence)
- perform music solo (skill/competence)
- play musical instruments (skill/competence)
- safeguard artistic quality of performance (skill/competence)
- select music (skill/competence)
- specialise in a musical genre (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 34 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- conducting — **21 %**

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