Army Bandsperson

JOB DETAILS:

Army Bandsperson

Music plays an important role in the Army. Members of Army Bands are involved in the vibrant tradition of performing at Army ceremonies, parades, concerts, festivals, dances and many other events. Musicians perform in a variety of ensembles ranging from ceremonial band to jazz band to small ensembles, playing all styles of music.

The Army Bandsperson specializes in one (or more) of the following instruments: Tuba, Trombone, Euphonium, Bassoon, Electric Bass Guitar, Saxophone, Flute or Piccolo, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn, Percussion, Cornet or Trumpet, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The Bandsperson is primarily responsible for performing and rehearsing as a professional musician within different ensembles of an Army Band.

Some of your duties as a Bandsperson may include:

• An instrumentalist performs all applicable styles of music


• Expected styles include, but are not limited to, the following: marching band, ceremonial band, concert band, "classical", jazz, ethnic, and "popular" music compositions


• Perform on a musical instrument in a variety of ensembles, ranging from solo performance to full concert band


• Tune an instrument to a given pitch


• Transpose moderately easy music


• Discriminates and matches pitch


• Perform operator maintenance on a musical instrument

Related Categories: