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Video: 3 Tips to Strengthen your Relationships with fellow Musicians

March 20, 2017by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

Here is this week’s post. Hope you enjoy it! Do you have other tips for strengthening relationships? Please share in the comment section!

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5 Tips for Combating Your Own Ego

October 19, 2015by aaronkusterer 1 Comment

Ego is a dirty word (usually following “big”) that we all love to throw around when talking about other people but generally refuse to acknowledge the existence of our own. […]

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Musical Tendencies: Know Thyself!

July 20, 2015by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

Sounds like something out of a Karate Kid movie, right? Well, I’m sure our guitar-sensei, Mr. Fastfinger, would have a thing or two to say about knowing thyself! (For those […]

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“Carry on my wayward . . . actually no, stop it now!”

January 12, 2015by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

I absolutely love that song from Kansas! However, that is the exact opposite of what I want certain folks to do when they are in a band with me and […]

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Blindspots: Moving beyond the road

November 10, 2014by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

From the time we start driving, blindspots become the check/balance of any move we make while behind the wheel. Most of us probably remember our parents constantly yelling about them […]

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What is professional?

June 16, 2014by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

I spoke to someone recently about what it means to be professional and they indicated that they were getting quite sick of hearing the term “professional.” It got me thinking […]

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Band Etiquette: Interview with Anu Gunn

May 25, 2014by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

Greetings! As we discuss etiquette and how it applies to music environments, I thought it might be a good idea to chat with a few industry professionals about this topic. First […]

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Where’s the focus?

May 6, 2014by aaronkusterer 1 Comment

Many groups/people have difficulty with focusing. I honestly feel that focus is one of the first places where a musician or a band might get off track. Let me first […]

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WTH??? F*** you!

May 6, 2014by aaronkusterer Leave a comment

With a heading like that, you can’t help but like me, right??? But before you leave, let me welcome you to my blog about music etiquette and how to be […]

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