What is a children's choir director and how to become one

Key steps to become a children's choir director

1. Explore children's choir director education requirements

   Most common children's choir director degrees

   Bachelor's

   72.8 %

   Master's

   14.9 %

   Associate

   7.5 %

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2. Start to develop specific children's choir director skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Worship Services	100.00%

3. Complete relevant children's choir director training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New children's choir directors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a children's choir director based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real children's choir director resumes.

4. Research children's choir director duties and responsibilities

   • Coordinate and lead a vibrant music ministry of both professional/volunteer musicians and singers.
   • Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.
   • Implement daily musical lesson plans and provide piano accompaniment with all performances.

5. Get children's choir director experience

   Generally, it takes 4-6 years to become a children's choir director. The most common roles before becoming a children's choir director include music teacher, director of music team lead and choir director.

6. Prepare your children's choir director resume

   When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your children's choir director resume.

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7. Apply for children's choir director jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a children's choir director job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams