Music Directors and Composers

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1. 01Determine voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos, and tone balances required to achieve the effects desired in a musical composition.
2. 02Write music for commercial mediums, including advertising jingles or film soundtracks.
3. 03Create original musical forms, or write within circumscribed musical forms such as sonatas, symphonies, or operas.
4. 04Write musical scores for orchestras, bands, choral groups, or individual instrumentalists or vocalists, using knowledge of music theory and of instrumental and vocal capabilities.
5. 05Rewrite original musical scores in different musical styles by changing rhythms, harmonies, or tempos.
6. 06Study films or scripts to determine how musical scores can be used to create desired effects or moods.
7. 07Experiment with different sounds, and types and pieces of music, using synthesizers and computers as necessary to test and evaluate ideas.
8. 08Transpose music from one voice or instrument to another to accommodate particular musicians.
9. 09Fill in details of orchestral sketches, such as adding vocal parts to scores.
10. 10Explore and develop musical ideas based on sources such as imagination or sounds in the environment.
11. 11Apply elements of music theory to create musical and tonal structures, including harmonies and melodies.
12. 12Transcribe ideas for musical compositions into musical notation, using instruments, pen and paper, or computers.

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