Table 1Transition record

musical conductortocomposer

A musical conductor already meets 32% of what the composer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From musical conductor

32%

Overlap1

To composer

8 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

67.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67.5

This move: 67.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the composer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the musical conductor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A composer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a musical conductor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held evaluate musical ideas communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create musical forms communication, collaboration and creativity
already held write musical scores communication, collaboration and creativity
already held study music information skills
already held transpose music communication, collaboration and creativity
already held supervise music groups management skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the composer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 11 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held select elements for a composition required
required, not held complete final musical scores required
required, not held create musical structures required
required, not held define creative components required
required, not held describe artistic experience required
required, not held develop an artistic framework required
required, not held develop musical ideas required
required, not held read musical score required
required, not held rewrite musical scores required
required, not held transcribe ideas into musical notation required
required, not held work out orchestral sketches required

optional, not held use digital instruments optional
optional, not held organise compositions optional
optional, not held record music optional

02 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held film music techniques optional

03 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held edit recorded sound optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a composer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create musical forms skill
already held evaluate musical ideas skill
already held study music skill
already held transpose music skill
already held write musical scores skill
already held music literature knowledge
already held play musical instruments skill
already held supervise music groups skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held use digital instruments optional
optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
optional, not held film music techniques optional
optional, not held organise compositions optional
optional, not held record music optional

37 held skills the composer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role art history knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with music librarians skill
not needed by the target role communicate performance aspects skill
not needed by the target role compose music skill
not needed by the target role conduct guest soloists skill
not needed by the target role coordinate performance tours skill
not needed by the target role demand excellence from performers skill
not needed by the target role engage composers skill
not needed by the target role guide analysis of a recorded performance skill
not needed by the target role history of musical instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role identify characteristics of music skill
not needed by the target role link between dance and music style knowledge
not needed by the target role make artistic processes explicit skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage fundraising activities skill
not needed by the target role manage musical staff skill
not needed by the target role monitor performers skill
not needed by the target role musical genres knowledge
not needed by the target role musical instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role musical theory knowledge
not needed by the target role orchestrate music skill
not needed by the target role participate in music studio recordings skill
not needed by the target role perform music solo skill
not needed by the target role plan musical performances skill
not needed by the target role position musicians skill
not needed by the target role safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
not needed by the target role select music skill
not needed by the target role select music for performance skill
not needed by the target role select musical performers skill
not needed by the target role specialise in a musical genre skill
not needed by the target role strive for excellence in musical performance skill
not needed by the target role study musical scores skill
not needed by the target role subject of music coaching knowledge
not needed by the target role transcribe musical compositions skill
not needed by the target role work with composers skill
not needed by the target role work with soloists skill

1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held film music techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from musical conductor

Full index of moves from musical conductor

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.