Singer jobs in Finland
Singers are professional musicians, skilled in the use of their voice as a musical instrument, with different vocal ranges. They perform for live audiences and for recordings in different musical genres.
Singer - Which skills are essential?
Perform in front of live audiences.
Accept feedback, proposed discussions and avenues of exploration about the precision of movements, rhythm, musicality, precision of the performance, interaction with peers and stage elements, areas requiring improvement. Take feedback into account to develop the potential as performer. Note the choreographers/repetiteur/dance master instructions, the instructions of other collaborators (dramaturge, performers/dancers peers, musicians, etc.) assuring being in the same page with direction team.
Sort and order a collection as a whole in such a way that its parts can be found by following the organising principles.
Create an emotional connection with the audience through your performance. Engage the audience with sadness, humour, anger, any other emotion, or a combination thereof, and let them share your experience.
Convey the artistic values of the art form(s). Respond to the reactions of your audience and involve them.
Memorise your role in a performance or broadcast, whether it is text, movement, or music.
Develop one's own ways of doing artistic performances, motivating oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
Laws and regulations related to music creation, distribution and performance.
Take part in recording sessions in music studios.
Use the voice to produce musical sounds, marked by tone and rhythm.
Study and practise lyrics, melody, and rhythm of songs.
Deal with conditions that cause stage fright, such as time limits, the audience and stress.
Singer - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Select pieces of music for a live performance. Consider factors such as ensemble abilities, availability of scores and the need for musical variety.
Establish social projects aimed at community development and active citizen participation.
Improvise music during live performances.
Perform in artistic productions of differents disciplines such as classical ballet, modern dance, contemporary dance, early dance, ethnic dance, folk dance, acrobatic dances and street dance.
Manage an artistic project. Determine project needs. Establish partnerships. Manage the budget, schedule, contractual agreements and assess the project.
Transposing music into an alternate key while keeping the original tone structure.
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.
The different acting techniques for developing lifelike performances, such as method acting, classical acting, and Meisner technique.
Perform music in cooperation with fellow musicians, as a part of an ensemble.
Perform on a level accessible to children and young adults, whilst also censoring unadvisable content.
Manipulate purpose-built or improvised instruments to produce musical sounds.
Coordinate the artistic activities with others who are specialised in the technical side of the project. Inform the technical staff of the plans and methods suggested and obtain feedback on feasibility, cost, procedures and other relevant information. Be able to understand the vocabulary and practises concerning technical issues.
Specialise in a specific type or style of music.
Take the necessary steps to create a musical show: decide on which musical pieces will be played, decide on how the venue will be used, and prepare decoration and lighting if applicable.
Act in front of an audience, according to an artistic concept.
Compose original pieces music such as songs, symphonies or sonatas.
Edit audio footage using a variety of sofware, tools, and techniques such as crossfading, speed effects, and removing unwanted noises.
Communicate with composers to discuss various interpretations of their work.
Record a sound or musical performance in a studio or live environment. Use the appropriate equipment and your professional judgment to capture the sounds with optimal fidelity.
The body of interrelated concepts that constitutes the theoretical background of music.
Read the musical score during rehearsal and live performance.
Perform music individually.
Present yourself and your artistic approach. Position your work in target markets. Promote and market yourself and your oeuvre.
Participate in cultural and artistic mediation activities: announce the activity, give a presentation or talk related to a piece of art or an exhibition, teach a class or a group, lead artistic mediation activities, lead or participate in a public discussion.