This massive amount of information can be deceiving because students think they have to watch it all. But that’s not the reason we have so many different lessons. The reason we have so many different lessons is because there are so many different drummers who all want to learn something different. We want to help everyone!
So in this article, I want to share with you my five tips for practicing the drums and cutting through the information overload:
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Imagine movies or TV shows without music. No music to cue the scenes or to add the suspense, the drama, the romance, etc. It’s hard, right? Music, for sure, makes the world more colorful. It adds life and personality to everyday things. It’s regarded as one of the achievements of the human creativity.
Music affects us in so many ways. In fact, some studies prove it benefits our health significantly. Certain types of music improve sleep quality, reduces stress and anxiety, decreases pain, boost memory, and many more.
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The internet offers a myriad of opportunities for marketing and promotion. But if you don’t focus your efforts, it can be overwhelming. Here are 10 of the most effective for music and musicians.
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A while ago, I wrote a piece about The Unspoken Rules of How to Treat a Touring Band. Basically, it was some rules on courtesy between bands show share a gig. After going on a few more tours myself, I wanted to share some additional advice on how to make shows run a little more smoothly and how you can be a little more professional in your gigging.
Here are some assorted tips on the pro’s do it:
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Beginner’s Guide to Selling Your Music OnlineThe first thing you need to know about selling your music online as an artist is that it’s very slow going for most musicians who try to sell their albums from an official artist’s website. Even gigantic bands like Metallica and Foo Fighters or enormously popular pop stars like Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake sell hardly any music from their respective official sites (metallica.com or jay-z.com, perhaps) compared to what they sell from outlets like iTunes and Amazon. This is because selling music online is more than simply making songs available.
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Ok, so on to the big question of money. How much can you expect to make from your music career?
This is a subject that everyone seems to have an opinion on. If you ask a relatively new musician that hasn’t already tried their hand marketing in the music business, they will tell you that they aim to become rich from their music. That it’s possible to make a bucket load of cash, and that they’re going to achieve that. If on the other hand you ask someone who’s tried to make a professional career out of their music for years, some of them will tell you it’s impossible to make money from music and that it should only be done as a hobby.
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This post was written by Joy Ike and originally appeared on the Bandzoogle Blog.
I know what you’re thinking: Blogs are so 2005.
It’s true, blogs were a big deal back in the day. But they still are – you just don’t know it.
Believe it or not, as a musician, you need blogs. They are the lifeblood of many artists’ careers, and one of the most effective ways for independent musicians to grow their online reach.
ORIGINAL POST ON MUSICTHINKTANK BY: PAUL CORSI | After working in the music industry for over 20 years, I can tell pretty quickly a few surefire signs a band is getting in the way of their own success. Ultimately it all starts with a victim mindset that pervades every decision made and how the band interacts with every opportunity.
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Everyone knows what they produce, from music to merch, needs to be good. The “good” part is intangible, it’s wrapped up in opinion, and pretty much everyone knows that, too. But not everyone knows about different ways to get rid of their merch. Today, there’s so much more you can do to sell merch besides setting it out at a show, feebly announcing you’ve got stuff for sale, and you’ll be back there “hanging out” if anyone wants to “stop by and say hello”.
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BY: BARRY GARDNER Curing writer’s block is a common theme for musicians, authors, artists and creative people in general. I am going to provide some unusual means of getting some inspiration back for musicians specifically.