Note: All roles with "By" in their title are excluded—they should never be used in the first place.

Example:

Standardized Role Title
Similar Commonly Used Role
Similar Commonly Used Role
Similar Commonly Used Role Roles are being ordered alphabetically

Accordion
Accordionist

Backing Vocals
Backing Vocal Arrangement
Background Vocals
Background Vocal Arrangement

Bass
Bassist
Bass Guitar

Bassoon
Bassoonist

Bass Synth
Bass Synthesizer
Bass Synth/Percussion

Beatboxing
Beatbox

Bodhrán
Bodhrán Drum

Cello
Celloist

Clarinet
Clarinetist

Co-Production
Co-Producer

Choir
Choir Vocals

Choral Composer

Conducting
Conductor

Double Bass
Double Bassist

Drum Programmer
Maschine Mikro
Drum Programming

Drums
Acoustic Drums
Drummer

Engineering
Engineering Assistant
Engineered At
Engineer
Engineers

Fiddle
Fiddleist

Flute
Bass Flute
Flutist
Flautist
Fluter
Flutenist

French Horn
Horn Player

Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Guitars
Guitarist

Hammond Organ
Hammond B-3 Organ
Hammond B3 Organ
Hammond A100 Organ
Hammond

Horn
Horns

Horn Arrangement

Keys
Keyboard
Keyboards
Keyboardist

Mandolin
Mandolinist

Mastering
Mastering Assistant
Mastering Engineer
Master
Masterer

Mixing
Mixing Assistant
Mix Engineer
Mix
Mixer
Mixing Engineer

Oboe
Oboist

Orchestral Arrangements

Orchestra Conductor

Orchestration
Orchestra

Percussion
Percussionist

Piano
Wurlitzer Electric Piano
Pianist

Piccolo
Piccoloist

Programming
Programmer

Recording
Recording Engineer

Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Saxophonist

Scratches
Cuts
Turntablism
Cuts/Turntablism

String Arrangement
String Arranger

Strings
Strings Performer

Synths
Roland Jupiter-8
Synthesizer

Tin Whistle
English Flageolet
Scottish Penny Whistle
Tin Flageolet
Irish Whistle
Belfast Hornpipe
Feadóg Stáin
Clarke London Flageolet

Trombone
Trombonist

Trumpet
Trumpet Writer
Trumpeter

Tuba
Tubaist
Tubist

Viola
Viola Player
Violist

Violin
Violinist

Vocal Engineering
Vocal Engineer

Vocals
Vocalist

Vocal Sample
Speech Sample Additional Roles:Additional Engineering

Additional Guitar

Additional Mixing

Additional Piano

Additional Production

Additional Programming

Additional Recording

Additional Vocals

Additional Vocal Samples Album Roles:Executive Producer(s)

Label
Record Label
Release

Publisher Visual Roles:Artwork
Art
Artist
Cover Artwork

Creative Direction
Creative Director

Design
Designer
Graphic Design
Graphic Designer

Illustration
Illustrator

Layout

Photography
Photographer
Photo