Music Directors

A Music Director leads music ensembles in a variety of different settings. Conducts orchestras or choral groups, church choirs, or pit orchestras in a music theatre production. Chooses music for performances, or composes or arranges music for ensembles to perform; runs rehearsals and directs soloists or guest performers.

About this Career

Average Salary

£27,447

New workers start at around £14,013. Normal pay is £27,447 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £49,845

Annual Openings

16

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs

Daily Tasks

  • Auditions and selects performers and rehearses and conducts them in the performance of the composition.
  • Scores music for different combinations of voices and instruments to produce desired effect.
  • Plays instrument as a soloist or as a member of a group or orchestra.
  • Tunes instrument and studies and rehearses score.
  • Conceives and writes original music.

Skills Employers are looking for

Skills Importance
Learning Strategies 79%
Monitoring 78%
Active Listening 76%
Writing 75%
Active Learning 71%
Reading Comprehension 69%
Critical Thinking 68%
Speaking 67%
Mathematics 43%
Science 26%