A musician is a person who performs or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:

• An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.
• A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument.
• Composers, songwriters and arrangers create musical compositions, songs and arrangements. These may be transcribed in music notation, performed or recorded.
• A conductor leads a musical ensemble. A conductor can simultaneously act as an instrumentalist in the ensemble.
• A recording artist creates recorded music, such as CDs and MP3 files.

[edit] Types of musicians

Leaders

Conductor · leader · Concertmaster

Composers

Composer · Songwriter · arranger · Orchestrator

Instrumentalists

Bassist or Double bassist · Bassoonist · Bandurist (Bandura player) · Bouzouki player · Cellist · Clarinetist · Drummer · Euphoniumist · Electronic musician · Flautist · Guitarist (Electric, Acoustic, Synth) · Harpist · Hornist (Horn player) · Keyboardist (Keyboard player) · Mandolinist · Oboist · Organist · Pianist · Percussionist · Recorder player · Saxophonist · Sawist (musical saw player) · Sitarist · Trombonist · Trumpeter (also Trumpet player) · Tubist (Tuba player) · Uillean piper · Violinist · Violist (Viola player) · Turntablist (Disk Jockey)

Vocalists

Singer · Rapper · Screamer · Beatboxer · Vocal Percussion

[edit] See also

Music portal

• American Federation of Musicians

[edit] External links

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