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This article was originally posted by Shannon Kennedy on her foreign language learning blog. Being a musician can be stressful. Things may not be progressing quickly enough, or no matter how much you practice you still have difficulty with a certain line or part, or maybe you’ve even received less than positive criticism for a …
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1. Play as much as you can. Go out and play or stay in and do it. No substitute for practice and experience. If you want to be a better musician, then spend the time to work on it! 2. Listen. Take advantage of opportunities to hear other musicians perform. Whether it’s a live concert …
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Since 2004 we’ve interviewed a number of musicians on Teen Jazz and they’ve offered a ton of great tips for the aspiring musician on everything from practice to having the right mentality and approach to a career in the entertainment industry. Each of these tips can be found in the various interviews around the site …
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This past week David Hooper at MusicMarketing.com put out a podcast answering the question of how to balance the creative and business aspects of a music career. It was, in fact, a question that I submitted when he called for questions on his Facebook page, and I think he offers some pretty great tips as …
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Jam sessions can be a lot of fun and a great learning experience, but there is a certain etiquette that one should follow if they plan on being invited up on stage more than once. HERE ARE A FEW JAM SESSION “RULES:” 1. Most jam sessions have a sign up sheet to make sure that …
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This is a guest post by Cyrene Jagger. Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes. But life is changing all the time.” ~ Miguel Angel Ruiz Things certainly have changed in the music industry in the past 10 years. With …
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This post is a variation of an article that originally appeared on Shannon Kennedy’s foreign language blog. I believe it was Wynton Marsalis who once said something along the lines of “practicing 30 minutes everyday is better than practicing 3.5 hours every few days.” Like most things we strive to improve upon, a little bit …
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In our second Teen Jazz Radio Podcast, I spoke about 6 ways to become a better musician. And in this post, I’d like to offer you ten more. As much as I would like to take credit for this clever idea, I cannot. This poster is a variation of one available created by Brian Clark …
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Whether writing an email to promoters, venues or radio stations, there are a few things you can do to increase the chances of getting your message read. 1. Be prepared – do research, compile a list of possible venues and be ready to work through them with a friendly and well thought out email. If …
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We all go through phases where we’re unmotivated to practice. It may be because we’ve stopped seeing immediate improvement, or because we’ve become overwhelmed with the more technical aspects of playing. It may even be because we’ve forgotten why we started to do music in the first place! Regardless of why we may lose our …
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