Becoming a Composer in Queensland

About this role

Composers write new and rearrange existing musical compositions such as songs, operas, symphonies, musical scores, and advertising jingles.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Composer include:

• creates melodic, harmonic and rhythmic structures to express ideas and emotions in musical form
• translates ideas and concepts into standard musical signs and symbols for reproduction and performance
• undertakes research and liaises with clients when composing musical backing for television commercials, popular recordings, and productions across radio, television and film.