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51121.03 – Arrangers

Arrangers adapt and modify musical compositions to convey desired themes and to suit particular instrumental and vocal performances.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Music arranger
  • Orchestrator

Core competencies

  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving to evaluate musical components, identify potential harmony and structure conflicts and create cohesive solutions that enhance the intended mood and meet practical recording limitations and ensemble capabilities
  • Coordinating to integrate arrangements that are both technically feasible and play to the strengths of available musicians or digital instruments
  • Auditory Attention and Hearing Sensitivity to discern subtle variations in pitch, tone, and timing, enabling them to detect, isolate, and manipulate distinct musical elements accurately for precise arrangement, harmonization, and balanced soundscapes
  • Information Ordering to efficiently organize musical elements in a logical sequence, aligning complex harmonies, rhythms, and instrumental layers to meet artistic and production goals
  • Creativity and Innovativeness to envision unique musical structures and adapt compositions imaginatively, tailoring arrangements to enhance and elevate the original work
  • Knowledge in Arts to understand musical theory, history and various genres to modify music, instrumental setup or vocal arrangements while staying true to the piece's character or message

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Adapt and modify musical compositions to convey desired themes and to suit particular instrumental and vocal performances.

Additional information

  • Conductors, composers and arrangers usually specialize in a particular genre of music such as classical, country, jazz or popular.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Musicians and singers (51122)
  • Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations (51120)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

TEER

1 – Occupations usually require a university degree

Major group

51 – Professional occupations in art and culture

Sub-major group

511 – Professional occupations in art and culture

Minor group

5112 – Creative and performing artists

Unit group

51121 – Conductors, composers and arrangers

Occupational profile

51121.03 – Arrangers

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