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Competences — musician

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f6803a58-91d9-4251-9a07-09fc387cec16).

Essential

  • analyse own performance (skill/competence)
  • attend rehearsals (skill/competence)
  • collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions (skill/competence)
  • cope with stage fright (skill/competence)
  • follow directions of the artistic director (skill/competence)
  • follow time cues (skill/competence)
  • interact with an audience (skill/competence)
  • interact with fellow actors (skill/competence)
  • legal environment in music (knowledge)
  • manage feedback (skill/competence)
  • organise a repertoire (skill/competence)
  • perform live (skill/competence)
  • study roles from scripts (skill/competence)
  • work independently as an artist (skill/competence)
  • work with an artistic team (skill/competence)
  • work with composers (skill/competence)

Optional

  • act for an audience (skill/competence)
  • advise on music pedagogy (skill/competence)
  • collaborate with music librarians (skill/competence)
  • complete final musical scores (skill/competence)
  • compose music (skill/competence)
  • create musical forms (skill/competence)
  • design a music show (skill/competence)
  • develop musical ideas (skill/competence)
  • draw up artistic project proposals (skill/competence)
  • edit recorded sound (skill/competence)
  • evaluate musical ideas (skill/competence)
  • improvise music (skill/competence)
  • link between dance and music style (knowledge)
  • manage artistic career (skill/competence)
  • manage artistic project (skill/competence)
  • manage musical staff (skill/competence)
  • music literature (knowledge)
  • musical genres (knowledge)
  • musical instruments (knowledge)
  • musical theory (knowledge)
  • orchestrate music (skill/competence)
  • participate in artistic mediation activities (skill/competence)
  • participate in music studio recordings (skill/competence)
  • perform for young audiences (skill/competence)
  • perform music in ensemble (skill/competence)
  • perform music solo (skill/competence)
  • perform musical improvisations in therapy (skill/competence)
  • plan musical performances (skill/competence)
  • play musical instruments (skill/competence)
  • play the piano (skill/competence)
  • promote music (skill/competence)
  • read musical score (skill/competence)
  • record music (skill/competence)
  • rewrite musical scores (skill/competence)
  • select music for performance (skill/competence)
  • select musical performers (skill/competence)
  • sing (skill/competence)
  • specialise in a musical genre (skill/competence)
  • study music (skill/competence)
  • study musical scores (skill/competence)
  • supervise music groups (skill/competence)
  • transcribe ideas into musical notation (skill/competence)
  • transcribe musical compositions (skill/competence)
  • transpose music (skill/competence)
  • work within communities (skill/competence)
  • write musical scores (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 48 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

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

Hard skills

  • musical accompaniment — 38 %
  • bass guitar playing — 25 %
  • organ playing — 23 %

Responsibilities

  • playing bass guitar — 25 %
  • supporting musicians — 25 %
  • creating unified sound — 25 %
  • attending rehearsals — 25 %