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Musician's Resource

Name: Musician's Resource
Author: Gwendolyn Freed
ISBN: 9780823076529

by Gwendolyn Freed

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Overview

Musician's Resource is a supermarket of great opportunities-more than 160 of them-for a wide variety of musicians in many fields, from classical to jazz to folk to pop.

Musician's Resource helps you select the program that's best for you:

A month in the California mountains to finish your symphony
A jazz improvisation workshop in downtown Chicago or New Orleans
Graduate degrees from top rank and little known universities and music schools
A national conference on the folk music business
A workshop on audition and performance stress reduction
A gospel music workshop in Nashville
A country music songwriters' workshop

There all here in this candid, carefully researched resource guide. Plus, there's helpful guidance about finding your niche in the music business, such as how to line up performance opportunities in a professional manner that commands attention and gets respect. Musician's reference is thorough, practical and speaks with the voice of experience.

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A handbook for budding or fully flowered musicians that covers everything from masterclasses to how to send your instrument by US post. The bulk of the book is a state-by-state listing of workshops, conferences, residential and academic programs, festivals, and masterclasses. Also included are tips on financial aid, starting a music business, signing with a label, and marketing musical skills. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.