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How to Get Local Gigs

SamChapman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:37:20 +0000

How to get local gigs So you have been rehearsing hard and are looking to make your way in the music industry as a professional band. Where to start? Becoming a proficient musician is all about working your way up. Some of the biggest stars have spent years developing their talent and learning the trade. [...]

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What Musical Emotions Do You Convey

Brad_C — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Continuing on the theme of musical emotion, I want to further explore the type of emotion conveyed. Again I’m considering the ideas of Victor Wooten in his book "The Music Lesson". The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music Price: $10.88 (71 customer reviews) 83 used & new available from $7.80 What Musical [...]

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Preparing for a Singing Contest

adam_t — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:02:39 +0000

Preparing for a Singing Contest? You’re probably thinking, what do I need to do to be totally ready to compete and win? First, you want to ask yourself: What type of contest is it? Are you going to be judged on your popularity or on the quality of your singing? If it’s a popularity contest, bring lots of friends.

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From Excitement of Learning Music to the Fear of Playing

Brad_C — Thu, 06 May 2010 04:05:38 +0000

There is a phenomenon that occurs when learning music that takes place over time. The excitement of the new beginner is fantastic and then slowly as one learns more and more and hears others play the fear of performing for others starts to set in.

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Playing Music is Not Important!

Brad_C — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:39 +0000

I'm not going to go into a long dissertation on this, but the bottom line is that music is an optional vocation. Music is an extra, a gift of leisure if you will. It's totally a voluntary effort. That's why it takes effort to engage and learn music. It's easy to put off practicing and learning, because there are no real consequences.

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Playing Music From Practice to Performance

Brad_C — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:00:37 +0000

I’ve taken the steps from applied music theory, implemented practice method, and polishing for performance, now for the critique.

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