Music Director
Directing and instructing Navy musical ensembles in rehearsal and performance transfers directly to civilian ensemble direction.
How to prepare: Build a conducting portfolio with rehearsal and performance recordings that demonstrate your ensemble direction and instruction.
What the civilian work involves
- Use gestures to shape the music being played, communicating desired tempo, phrasing, tone, color, pitch, volume, and other performance aspects.
- Direct groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
- Study scores to learn the music in detail, and to develop interpretations.