Music Composer/Sound Engineering
Christopher Callejas Period 1
Career Details
A music Composer creates, orchestrate, and arranges music
Determine voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos, and tone balances that are needed to make the effects wanted in a musical composition.
Experiment with different sounds, and types and pieces of music, using synthesizers and computers as necessary to test and evaluate ideas.
Write changes directly into compositions, or use computer software to make changes
Transcribe ideas for musical compositions into musical notation, using instruments, pen and paper, or computers
Guide musicians during rehearsals, performances, or recording sessions
Write musical scores for orchestras, bands, choral groups, or individual instrumentalists or vocalists, using knowledge of music theory and of instrumental and vocal
Music In My Life
I have experience the life of a Producer and Engineer before. It called ma attention for the fact that i have loved and been involve with music a lot in my life, ever since i was a little kid.
Working Place
Most Composer and Audio Engineers work in a studio whether is at home or a private studio provided by the Production they work for.
Columbia College
Columbia College is known to be the best school in Chicago to study Music Production and Audio Engineer.
Skills And Abilities
Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Abilities
Hearing Sensitivity — The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Producer and a Sound Engineer
Education
Job Growth
Median wages (2011)$22.80 hourly, $47,410 annual
Employment (2010)93,000 employees
Projected growth (2010-2020) Average (10% to 19%)
Projected job openings (2010-2020)32,200
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