So I am getting ready to celebrate my 16 years of being what I would like to call a professional musician.
What some may describe a professional musician is differs drastically from my personal description. The popular misconception of a professional musician is someone who tours the world, puts out music worldwide, makes millions in revenue....etc. This description fits more along the lines of a commercially successful professional musician, but lets not get it twisted; success is measured by everyone differently.
This description however could not be further from the truth for most others. A professional musician is someone who has dedicated years and years to their art. They have failed, and failed again... oh yeah and failed once again... and so on and so on. A professional musician knows how to apply their skills to a multitude of genres and can adapt to a wide range of musical settings. A true professional musician will always carry themselves with a high sense of artistry and an even higher sense of adoration for their craft.
But that is not enough. A professional musician must be heard. The craft or art must breathe. It has to connect with an audience to allow for personal artistic growth. A professional musician must consistently surrender the most vulnerable part of themselves that makes them a musician in the first place; their art.
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In most cases, this is done a few months prior to the show. They will get a line up of bands who have agreed to play the venue. At this point the promoter tells the band that they need to presale at least 60 tickets to have a timeslot for the show. The better you do the better your time slot, and in some instances for bands that do not hit the sales requirement they get booted, without being refunded or compensated for their work. If a band sells 60 tickets at $10 a piece, that would net
... man who at an early age was taught to be competitive and keep a positive attitude no matter the situation. The definition of a great musician is one who leaves a mark on not only the industry but in history itself. He is the start of new era of music; an era dominated by individuals not industry. In today’s society, he will be sure to leave his mark with his crazy styles and resolve not to be on the scale but to be an eleven.
Performing or public speaking of any kind is difficult, but that difficulty can help to build confidence. Fine arts gives students the ability to perform and build confidence with their own support team of people who do and love the same thing. Not having to perform alone and knowing that everything possible has been done to ensure a good performance helps performers be confident in themselves and in their abilities. “Puneet Jacob, former choristers and current assistant conductor, says kids are often afraid to perform because of fear of failure.” (Lefebvre) The more a person faces their fear, especially when they do well and the fear is disproved, the less afraid he or she will become. When students work on music or a play for months on end, they become much more confident in themselves and what they can do than they were when they first began.
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Many people would say a circus does not represent professional because of the way the carnies look and act. Circus performers wear clown make-up, make jokes, and do dangerous stunts. Even though carnies do not fit the stereotype, which is having a businesslike attire and a serious attitude, they are still considered professional. The term professional describes the standards, education, and training that prepare people for their role. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey: Built to Amaze commercial showcases professionalism through skill, knowledge, training, and customer service.
...thers is our love and drive for music, with a vision that goes beyond the average persons thoughts on music. As a progressing music educator, A cheesy phrase that a lot of us use is “ music has to choose you you can’t choose music” and I believe it is true there are a lot of people that try to make music before them but it does not work unless they have the drive and will to practice for hours at a time just to get a 4 min pieces up to where it may be performance ready or to be the person that will sit with a child sounding like a dying duck just to help them succeed at something they want to do because you know in the long run even though sitting there is hard to do the student will someday be a musician and may be the one to change music forever. I can now see myself becoming more and more like my community and appreciating my surroundings and people even more.
Whether the student is a beginner, or someone who has studied music for a number of years, the way in which one views oneself as a musician can be an important factor in the kinds of experiences one has with music. A quality music education is one that challenges students to set clear and achievable goals, think musically and critically, and apply what one has learned in a meaningful way. If a musician harbors a negative view of his or her musical abilities, the lasting effects of this view on his or her musical experiences and achievement could be challenging to overcome.
The brains of musicians can learn faster, excel at more complex topics like math and think creatively about problems.
Becoming a music producer can mean discovering and helping make the careers of artists. However, it takes time, effort, training and contacts. That's because a music producer has plenty of responsibilities during an album's production, both on the creative and the business looks sides. The producer supervises all aspects of the recording process, from helping to select songs to contracting with session players and deciding the sound of the song, selecting the studio and engineers, booking studio time and overseeing the recording budget.
Lack of engagement in someone’s formative years has a huge influence on their engagement in their adult years; hence the key to success here is striking early. Fortuitously, many professional Australian orchestras are beginning to play their part in music education, and play it loudly. For examples we can turn to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, who just completed their ‘Education Week’, collaborating with Benjamin Northey and Paul Rissmann in a huge variety of children and adult education sessions. Similarly, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra make an example of their Professional Pathways program, providing insight into many aspects of a career in professional music in aspiring musicians, and their school tours, playing both for and with junior primary students. It is both thrilling and relieving to see these organisations make the changes to their community involvement in education to sustain interest in such a challenging and meaningful art form. The change that we are already seeing needs to continue and must receive the support which is crucial to its
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The Musician: Not your thing? Honey, listen to me, music is most definitely your thing. You can't escape it. As the volume goes up, your soul goes under, submerged in tone and rhythm and rubato (if you're lucky). It takes over your breath.
Personal Statement Yuan Ge Truth to be told, I didn’t have much of an idea of what I wanted to do in the music industry when I declared the Music Business/Management major at Berklee. My sole reasoning behind my move was that the major combined my two favorite subjects--Music and Management. However, as I started taking classes such as Current Issues in the Music Industry and Record Company Operations, I became more and more aware of the glaring issues present in the music industry.
Expressing yourself without music would be nearly impossible. Music is a pastime for some, but a lifestyle for others. If music wasn't around, musicians wouldn't be able to write meaningful songs that showcased their emotions. Music is an outburst of the soul for musicians. For example, if a drummer had experienced a difficult heartbreak, and wanted to take his anger out on something, he could not make music on drums. Or if a singer just came back from a life changing vacation and wanted to sing about it, he couldn’t. Musicians would have no outlet, and therefore not have a way to express themselves, and maybe not even have a job. Even if you are not a professional musician, but just play around on an instrument, it still acts as a way of expression.
Playing a musical instrument as a hobby, gives an immense sense of achievement and true satisfaction, in that one can never feel like playing difficult songs or playing it flawlessly. This boosts the ego and enforces sense of self-achievement, which accomplish more in other aspects of life. Playing instrument as a hobby, require regular practice and dedication. Allotting time to practice daily develops discipline in a person. This can be very advantageous to children who, research shows that everything else fails, but music disciplines children-when they are naturally curious and excited about it.