“Putting all of your eggs in one career basket isn’t a smart bet for either your livelihood or your happiness.” -The Musician’s Way, p. 300 Countless young musicians aspire to become professional performers, but few understand the music industry well...
“No pitch is merely a pitch; each one has a living quality.” -The Musician’s Way, p. 20 The February 2013 edition of The Musician’s Way Newsletter has arrived in subscribers’ inboxes and is being widely shared. As usual, the newsletter incorporates more than 15...
“Music has to be recognized as an agent of social development, in the highest sense because it transmits the highest values – solidarity, harmony, mutual compassion.”* -Jose Antonio Abreu, founder of El Sistema American orchestras are contracting as...
All musicians need websites to present their work to the world, attract concert presenters, and establish relationships with fans. The following guidelines will empower you to publish an effective site at low cost and regardless of your facility with technology. Build...
“The most difficult thing about being a musician these days is not talent. It’s sustainability.”* –Robert Sirota, former President Manhattan School of Music As Robert Sirota implies, hordes of music graduates struggle to sustain themselves in today’s scene....
“Music is a performing art. . . . It isn’t there in the score.” -Michael Tippett, composer (The Musician’s Way, p. 152) The October/November edition of The Musician’s Way Newsletter has landed in subscribers’ inboxes and is being forwarded widely. The newsletter...
“One must approach music with a serious vigor and, at the same time, with great, affectionate joy.” –Nadia Boulanger, pianist & composer The Musician’s Way, p. 292 When listeners, journalists, and concert presenters visit musicians’ websites, they absorb the...
“I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning. …Every day I find something creative to do with my life.” -Miles Davis, trumpeter and composer (The Musician’s Way, p. 309) Thanks to the code-happy primates at...
“A concert may end when the applause fades, but your artistic work and your responsibilities as a performer are far from complete.” –The Musician’s Way, p. 196 As you exit the stage at the end of a performance, how do you typically feel? Then, when you interact with...
