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Performing for a living as a musician has its challenges, among them assembling the self-confidence to perform in front of

I was surprised but very pleased to find that many of musicians that I meet go through much the same

People who both play and teach are typically high on the idea of playing at jam sessions. Yes, they can

If you choose a career as a performing musician, you are likely a person who appreciates being independent. You won’t

You might think that musicians don’t care how they look, just how they sound. But that’s far from the truth.

My friend, co-podcaster, and co-author, the esteemed educator as well as performer, pianist Kevin Bales, says that to be sure

An introductory note here: If you’re going to be a self-employed musician, you better find a way to put some

One of the life lessons, or skills, that learning to play and perform music teaches is organization. You have to

I recently received an email from an old college acquaintance inviting me to a class reunion. We were the class

It might be one of the most appreciated and underappreciated character attributes of the day. About half of Americans believe