How to Grow as a Musician: What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed

A Friendly Guide to Launching and Maintaining Your Musical Career
It’s tough to make a living from one’s love of music, but Sheila E. Anderson shows readers how to do just that inHow to Grow as a Musician. This encouraging yet realistic guide covers everything from developing and learning one’s craft to managing the business aspects of a musical career. This second edition expands on performance tips, self-promotion tactics, and steps to improve one’s networking skills to make fruitful connections. Anderson shares her insights as well as practical advice from successful musicians and other industry professionals on topics such as:
Composing and recording
Understanding and negotiating contracts
Putting on a performance
Getting and keeping gigs
Utilizing social media
And more
How to Grow as a Musicianis packed with candid views on everything from overcoming failure to the art of writing a song to doing that all-important ego check. Whether they’re just getting started or have been in the business for years, all musicians will reap the rewards of this thoughtful career guide.