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#1
01-29-2012, 10:39 PM
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 New to making MUSIC my CAREER Hey everybody! My name is Kyle and I've just recently made the decision that I want music to be the thing that I wake up everyday ready to do and not working just some job to pay the bills. I never went to school for music, but I've been using the vast resources (public library and internet) available to me in order to make a living with music. I also blog about the journey and offer tips, tricks, and share insights and revelations as I learn so other musicians can benefit too. Nice to meet you all and I hope to plants the seeds and grow in music!     |
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01-30-2012, 06:23 AM
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 Welcome aboard, good to have you here. |
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01-30-2012, 08:38 AM
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| Thanks guys  |
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01-30-2012, 09:44 AM
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| Welcome aboard. Give it hell!!
__________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/brwnhornet59?feature=mhee Play Better Guitar in 30 Days Knowledge is Power! |
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#7
02-01-2012, 12:21 AM
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| Greetings. Best of luck and don't forget, jazz is the music of unemployment. |
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02-01-2012, 11:38 AM
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02-01-2012, 02:27 PM
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 I plan on getting up some YouTube videos as soon as I can. They are going to be more blues based since I'm still fresh into jazz and not as comfortable with it. I need a portable HD video recorder that does well in crappy light situations and is sold on Amazon Any suggestions? |
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02-01-2012, 03:54 PM
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#12
02-01-2012, 03:57 PM
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| Keep working! I'm in the same boat. I want to make a living from this. There are no shortcuts. Keep practicing day and night and it WILL happen. As Pierre says: time on the instrument. Never give up. |
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#13
02-01-2012, 09:54 PM
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| I just bought this bad boy. Amazon.com: Creative Labs Vado HD 4GB Pocket Video Camcorder 2nd Generation (Black Gloss): Camera & Photo |
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#14
02-05-2012, 07:05 PM
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| Practicing doesn't pay any bills. Gigging Does! Seriously, landing a gig gives you a real good idea what to work on. If it's a jazz gig pick among the simpler tunes and just make them sound good. The biggest detriment to my income is I can read well but SIGHT reading is not good enough to just take any gig. Great readers work a lot. Enjoy the ride! |
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#15
02-05-2012, 11:28 PM
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| Definitely, being able to just walk in a play whatever is put in front of you will get you the most gigs = the most money. |
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02-06-2012, 06:57 AM
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| Giving guitar lessons can be pretty lucrative if you work at it. If you "lock in" with a client, you've got a weekly gig, potentially for a very long time. I find it rewarding too, and I think it can be done in a way where you're not just teaching Green Day songs all day long. Giving lessons has been my career and only job for the past 10 years. I gig a bit too, but the income from that hasn't been significant enough to count for anything - I'm working hard now to fix this balance of teaching vs. gigging, but I'd still much rather be teaching than something that doesn't have to do with music at all.
__________________ "If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit." |
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02-06-2012, 10:15 AM
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Do you have any tips for someone just starting out like how to market your lessons, pricing, or keeping students excited and interested? |
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