Musicians
A musician is a person who plays or composes music. Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: more...
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A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument.;
An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.;
Both singer and instrumentalist can be improvisers, who create real time music.;
Composers and songwriters write music.;
A conductor coordinates a musical ensemble.;
Musicians may also dance or produce choreography. The concept of the musician and the status of the musician in society varies from culture to culture.
Musicians can be distinguished as amateur or professional. Professional musicians are paid musicians. They may work freelance, enter into a contract with a studio or record label, be employed by a professional ensemble such as a symphony orchestra, or be employed by an institution such as a church or business (such as a bar). An amateur musician is one for which music is a pastime and not an occupation.
Musicians often practise many hours per day in order to perfect their craft. They need many skills to play well. In order to become an extremely proficient musician, one needs to develop your skills i.e. be able to concentrate, analyse, create, improvise, be innovative, develop techniques. Faith and believing in one self is one of the most important abilities to grasp if one wants to become like Keith Jarrett or J.S. Bach.
Types of musicians
Singer (vocalist);
Composer;
Conductor;
Improviser;
Instrumentalist
Accordionist;
Drummer;
Bassist (Double bassist);
Bassoonist;
Bandurist (Bandura player);
Bouzouki player;
Cellist;
Clarinetist;
Euphoniumist;
Electronic musician;
Flutist (Flautist);
Guitarist;
Hornist (Horn player);
Keyboardist (Keyboard player);
Oboist;
Organ grinder;
Organist;
Pianist;
Percussionist;
Recorder player;
Saxophonist;
Sawyer (musical saw player);
Sitarist;
Timpanist;
Trombonist;
Trumpeter (also Trumpet player);
Tubist (Tuba player);
Turntablist (DJ);
Uillean piper;
Violinist;
Violist (Viola player);
;
Arranger;
Orchestrator;
Record producer;
Usage note
Many times a musician can be named according to his or her instrument (a violinist, for example, is one who plays violin.) The "-ist" suffix is most common, though not universal (e.g. "trumpeter," not "trumpetist.")
Suggested reading
A. P. Merriam, Anthropology of Music, 1964;
John Blacking, How Musical is Man?, 1973;
Sheila Whiteley, Music, Identity & Sexuality, London: Routledge 2000;
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