Musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Musicians) Jump to:navigation, search For the popular-music magazine, see Musician (magazine). "Instrumentalist" redirects here. For followers of the philosophy, see instrumentalism. A musician is a person who writes, performs, or makes music. They may perform solo or in a group. Musicians usually begin to learn how to play instruments or training their voice at an early age. They may spend may hours practicing alone or with a group. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:
An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument. A singer is a vocalist. They are classified by vocal range such as soprano, contralto, or tenor. They may also be classified to the type of music such as rock, pop, country or ect. 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.
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