Music Director Cover Letter

A music director can be a person conducting an orchestra, managing the musical score for a movie or documentary or someone who manages the musical programs on a broadcast network such as a radio or television channel. It is essential to know the nuances of writing a professionally attractive music director's cover letter in order to make a good first impression and increase your chances of securing the job.

A broadcast music director is responsible for the overall musical activities of the channel and has to plan and execute various tasks such as selection of music personnel, drafting of musical notes, inviting guest musicians for a score or an interview. They are also responsible for the track listing of musical pieces on a show and oversee the various aspects of music creation such as lyrics, composition, arrangement and recording.

We have prepared a list of guidelines that will help you in writing a good cover letter for a music director's position.

Guidelines on writing a Music Director cover letter

A music director's cover letter is different from a cover letter for other professions. However, it should follow the same guidelines used for writing other letters.
Contact details of the receiver and the sender along with the date on which the letter was written should be left indented.
State your phone number and email ID in your contact information as this helps the employers in contacting you if they are interested in your profile.
Open the letter with an appropriate salutation and mention the source where you found out about the job opening along with your wish to apply for it in the opening paragraph of the letter.
State your qualifications as a music director and prior experience in the field.
Inform the addressee about the documents such as resume or experience certificates that you may have attached with the cover letter.
Thank the reader for their time and also state that you can be contacted for any further clarifications. Also mention that you will be looking forward to an interview call from them in the near future.

Sample of Music Director Cover Letter

From
William B. Goodwin
1210 Hood Avenue,
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: 858-798-4694 Email ID: william_goodwin@mail.com

January 05, 2011

To
Jason P. Paul
Hiring Manager,
LA City Radio,
1879 Bryan Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90008

Dear Mr. Paul,

I am writing this letter in reference to your advertisement in the December 2011 edition of Entertainment Today magazine regarding the job opening for post of music director. I would like to apply for this job on the basis of my qualifications and prior experience in field of music.

I have worked as an assistant music director with California Radio and as a music director with Go FM for a period of four and seven years, respectively. I have completed my Master's in music theory and music composition from Berklee College of Music. As a music director, some of my job functions consisted of collaborating with musical libraries and other sources to ensure availability of musical content for the radio shows, holding talks with upcoming and established artists in order to gain access to exclusive footage of their recordings and other snippets and enlisting services of composers for writing scores. I have attached my resume along with this letter for your further reference.

With my extensive knowledge and experience in this field, I believe I will be the perfect candidate for this job and would love to get the opportunity to appear for a personal interview. Please feel free to reach me on the above contact details if you any queries. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely yours,

William B. Goodwin

Enclosures:

Resume

As we can see in the above sample, a music director's cover letter is different from cover letters for other professions and has to present information about your educational and professional background as a music director and it should also state your wish to work with the respective organization.