Musician-to-Musician Communication: 5 Tips to Improve Clarity
This post could swing about 6 different ways from Sunday and still have tons of things to cover. So, I’m going to stick primarily with communicating musical needs/wants in a […]
Tag Archives: Band practice
5 Tips to Streamline Band Practice
Save for certain walk-on situations, every band/artist/production has rehearsals in one form or another. I’ve seen rehearsals that are extremely organized and others that are more along the lines of […]
Metronome: The Musician’s Bane
If a metronome was portrayed as an animal in a National Geographic special, I think it would read something like this: “The elusive metronome is a discrete predatory species and […]
5 Tips to Combat Negativity in the Music Industry
Negativity. Oftentimes, it stems from insecurity and superiority complexes. Other times, we just choose to wallow in misery because of a bad day. We have all been guilty of this. […]
Band Practice: One Big Life Hack to Reduce Rehearsal Headaches
While I can’t quite top the simple ingenuity of the Lego life hack (shown) that has probably gone viral (found on Pinterest), I can show how some of the technology […]
Gratitude: 3 Tips for Successful Musical Relationships
I’m going to start this post off by saying a big thank you to all of you for your support of this blog (and on a personal note, the support […]
Band Practice Part 2: 5 Tips to Hone Your Rehearsal Craft
Happy 2016! Yes, I know I’m a little late to the party, the cake has been cut, and everyone has had a piece. So sue me! Just kidding, I have […]
Band Practice Part 1: 5 Tips for a More Productive Rehearsal
When I was about 13, I had a little church band that practiced about once or twice every two weeks. We weren’t able to do very much but we tried […]
Music Business Etiquette: The Ground Rules 