Conductor
Essential skills a conductor must have
Music theory, unique style, interpretation, viewpoint, leadership, or conducting
Duties/responsibilities of a dancer
learn complex dance moves to entertain audience, study new types of dance, rehearse several hours a day for performances, attend promotional events for the production in which they are appearing
Teach students how to sing and play instruments, teach knowledge about music history and theory, lead school bands, choirs, ensembles, etc.
Essential skills of a choreographer
Dance/movement, teaching, designing movement sequences, physical fitness, creativity and inventiveness
Expected growth of music therapists from 2016-2026
6.8%
Required education for a conductor
Bachelor’s/master’s degree in music theory, music composition, and/or conductin
Required education for a dancer
No formal education required
Essential skills of PK-12 music teacher
Music performance, knowledge of instruments, music theory, reading + writing music notation, music history, conducting, public speaking
Required education for a choreographer
Bachelor’s/master’s degree in dance
Required education for a music therapist
Bachelor’s degree in music therapy and/or in psychology
Typical annual salary range for conductor
$26k (entry level) to $55k (experienced)
Essential skills of a dancer
Good sense of rhythm, flexible and well proportioned, high-level technical and interpretive skills, excellent balanc
Required education for PK-12 music teacher
Teaching certificate/degree, bachelor's degree that combines music education with a certification program
Duties/responsibilities of a choreographer
Choose music that accompanies a dance routine, teach complex dance movements, put together moves in a sequence to create new dances, study new and emerging types of dance, audition dancers for a role in a show or within a dance company
Average annual salary of a music therapist
$47,940
Conductor's duties/responsibilities
Select music to be performed/recorded, prepare for performances by reviewing + interpreting music, choose guest performers + soloists, meet w/ potential donors and attend fundraisers, direct rehearsals to prepare for performances and recordings
Expected growth of dancers from 2021-2031
27%
Expected growth of PK-12 music teachers from 2016-2026
12%
Typical annual salary range of a choreographer
$45,825 (entry level) to $78,000 (experienced)
Duties/responsibilities of a music therapist
Manage pain, reduce stress, express emotion, improve memory, improve communication
5% avg per year
Typical annual salary range for dancer
$45k (entry level) to $65k (experienced)
Average annual salary range for a PK-12 music teacher
$49,446
Expected growth of choreographers from 2021-2031
30%
Essential skills of a music therapist
Songwriting, arranging, establishing therapeutic relationships, research, foundations in music, treatment planning