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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 [[human voice|voice]] as an instrument.
* [[Composer]]s, [[songwriter]]s and [[Arrangement|arranger]]s create [[musical composition]]s, [[song]]s and [[arrangement]]s. These may be transcribed in [[music notation]], performed or recorded.
* A [[Conducting|conductor]] leads a [[musical ensemble]]. A conductor can simultaneously act as an instrumentalist in the ensemble.
* A '''recording artist''' creates [[sound recording|recorded music]], such as [[compact discs|CDs]] and [[MP3|MP3 files]].
==Types of musicians==
;Leaders
[[Conducting|Conductor]]{{·}}
[[leader]]{{·}} [[Percussionist]]{{·}}
[[Recorder player]]{{·}}
[[Saxophone|Saxophonist]]{{·}}
[[Musical saw|Sawist]] (musical saw player){{·}}
[[Sitar]]ist{{·}}
[[Trombonist]]{{·}}
[[Trumpeter]] (also Trumpet player){{·}}
[[Tubist]] (Tuba player){{·}}
[[Uilleann Pipes|Uillean piper]]{{·}}
[[Violin]]ist{{·}}
[[Violist]]
;Vocalists:
[[Singer]]{{·}}
[[Rapper]]{{·}}
[[Screaming (music)|Screamer]]{{·}}
[[Beatboxer]]{{·}}
[[Vocal Percussion]]
There are 4 types of families for the Orchestra.
They are Brass, Woodwind, Strings and Percussion.
== See also ==
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*[[American Federation of Musicians]]
== External links ==
{{Wiktionary}}
{{wikiquote}}
{{Music topics}}
[[Category:Occupations in music]]
[[Category:Musicians| ]]
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