Choirmaster/choirmistress jobs in Finland
Choirmasters/choirmistresses manage various aspects of the vocal, and sometimes instrumental, performances of musical groups, such as choirs, ensembles, or glee clubs.
Choirmaster/choirmistress - Which skills are essential?
Assign and manage staff tasks in areas such as scoring, arranging, copying music and vocal coaching.
Communicate with solo artists and concert masters to discuss and prepare for performances.
Explore and develop musical concepts based on sources such as imagination or environmental sounds.
Direct music groups, individual musicians or complete orchestras at rehearsals and during live or studio performances, in order to improve the overall tonal and harmonic balance, dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
Study musical scores and develop various interpretations.
Engage services of professional composers to write the score for a music piece.
Schedule rehearsals and music performances, arrange details such as locations, select accompanists and instrumentalists.
Different musical styles and genres such as blues, jazz, reggae, rock, or indie.
Schedule planning for a series of event dates, plan timetables, organise venues, accommodations and transportation for longer tours.
Communicate and work together with music librarians to ensure permanent availability of scores.
Guide guest solo musicians in addition to ensemble members.
Guide musicians during rehearsals, live performances or studio recording sessions.
Position qualified musicians within musical groups, orchestras or ensembles, to obtain a correct balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
Literature about music theory, specific music styles, periods, composers or musicians, or specific pieces. This includes a variety of materials such as magazines, journals, books and academic literature.
Communicate with composers to discuss various interpretations of their work.
Select vocalists and individual singers for solos.
The body of interrelated concepts that constitutes the theoretical background of music.
Organise auditions and select performers for musical performances.
Read the musical score during rehearsal and live performance.
Use body gestures to shape the music, communicating desired tempo, phrasing, tone, colour, pitch, volume, and other live performance aspects.
Plan and direct fundraising, sponsoring and promotional activities.
Continually commit to perfecting your instrumental or vocal performance.
Choirmaster/choirmistress - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Principles governing business management methods such as strategy planning, methods of efficient production, people and resources coordination.
The purpose, organisation and management of cultural projects and related fundraising actions.
The historical and artistic values implied in examples of one's branch of art.
Develop activities adapted to the outreach and/or audience. Take into account difficulties and needs observed and identified from the perspective of enhancing curiosity and general capability to access to art and culture.
Collaborate with choreographers in order to learn, develop or to redefine and/or modify dance moves and choreographies.
Arrange events in cooperation with local stakeholders which promote local culture and heritage.