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Improvise music during performances.
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Interpret or modify music, applying knowledge of harmony, melody, rhythm, and voice production to individualize presentations and maintain audience interest.
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Promote their own or their group's music by participating in media interviews and other activities.
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Collaborate with a manager or agent who handles administrative details, finds work, and negotiates contracts.
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Observe choral leaders or prompters for cues or directions in vocal presentation.
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Audition for orchestras, bands, or other musical groups.
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Make or participate in recordings.
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Perform in television, radio, or movie productions.
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Teach music for specific instruments.
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Sing a cappella or with musical accompaniment.
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Transpose music to alternate keys, or to fit individual styles or purposes.
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Sing as a soloist or as a member of a vocal group.
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Provide the musical background for live shows, such as ballets, operas, musical theatre, and cabarets.
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Specialize in playing a specific family of instruments or a particular type of music.
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Research particular roles to find out more about a character, or the time and place in which a piece is set.
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Listen to recordings to master pieces or to maintain and improve skills.
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Sight-read musical parts during rehearsals.
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Play from memory or by following scores.
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Practice performances, individually or in rehearsal with other musicians, to master individual pieces of music or to maintain and improve skills.
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Play musical instruments as soloists, or as members or guest artists of musical groups such as orchestras, ensembles, or bands.
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Practice singing exercises and study with vocal coaches to develop voice and skills and to rehearse for upcoming roles.
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Compose songs or create vocal arrangements.
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Seek out and learn new music suitable for live performance or recording.
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Make or participate in recordings in music studios.
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Memorize musical selections and routines, or sing following printed text, musical notation, or customer instructions.
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Arrange and edit music to fit style and purpose.
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Perform before live audiences in concerts, recitals, educational presentations, and other social gatherings.
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Learn acting, dancing, and other skills required for dramatic singing roles.
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Direct bands or orchestras.