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| Ratatouille |
In my very first blog post I talk about the five habits every musician needs to succeed. This is the foundation that makes the famous musicians in our world today extremely successful. One thing I know our generation is good at already is the networking. We have so many social medias apps out there that keep us connected with the world. All you need to do now is use these social media apps for you main source of getting your name out into the world. Another one of the habits that really really makes a musician special and prosperous is engaging their creativity. This is where you find your own unique style that sets you apart from everyone else. It's something that can only be found within yourself. This one out of all of the habits takes a while to develop because it's nothing something that is easily develop let alone found. It takes time and once you find that one aspect of yourself that will make you an individual in the music world run with it and never deviate because it will get you on the right path. To see the rest of the habits click here.
In the Music Code of Ethics is branched out into two big tiers: performance and music education. Music education. A common example is a public/private school music director. This is the most efficient way of getting the younger generation involved into music. Music directors are the biggest recruiters in the music field because they conduct about 100+ students a day. It is the first step for most musicians in the music world today. Through multiple outside-of-school ensembles, competitions, and festivals that the music directors expose their students to is how they influence them to go into music. The byproducts that comes from music education are friendships and memories that these students will cherish for the rest of their lives. Even if the students don't go into music, the byproduct from being in the music program creates a chain reaction. When the students become parents they will try to get their kids involved in music because of the positive impact it had on their lives, and then the cycle continues so as long as music is around. On top of that, many teachers still play their instruments whether it be for fun or another job they have on the side. Therefore, even if you do go down the route of music education you can still have the chance to pick up an instrument and learn it and still cherish the moments of it even though you are teaching music.
Performance of music is where professional musicians must perform at an advance level on any stage they are entertaining. This also makes performers the "poster child" of music. Without professional musicians there would be no voice for the music field, and it wouldn't be as popular if it was just something that was only taught and had no career path or glamour aspect to the field. There are many forms of music performances that are being show cased around the world today. Whether its pop, classical, jazz, Broadway, or orchestral music, music performers are just expressing what they love doing everyday for the rest of their lives. Although this isn't stated in the code of ethics but, whether education or performance, music should inspire and unite everyone because music is not only a career but a door to opportunity. Music brings loved ones together, creates escape, gives humans across the world another way to express their deep and compelling thoughts. It's something the world will always need.
Continuing along my blog timeline I started talking about building a music resume. Resumes are extremely important to a musician. Musicians use them for auditions, summer music festivals, teaching, just pretty much any job you want to do as a musician you need a resume. The resume is however different from a normal one. It follows the same topics but the context within the topics is completely different. For example, education (which always goes last) talks about the college you went to and also the teacher you were taught under. This is because there a many teachers that teach the same instrument or performing art all across the country. The thing that differs them is their pedagogy which is their form of teaching the craft. Also there's the glamour of coming from a famous teacher which adds some brownie points to your resume. For about music resumes click here.
Moving forward, as I said in my blog post, Recognizing the Significance it shows that many successful people have had music a part of their lives. Woody Allen played clarinet and he said it gave him an escape from his real job and the stress that comes with it. Did he put on his resume that he is skilled at clarinet? No he didn't because it wasn't what he studied or even made his focus throughout his life but he was still able to have it in his life and cherish every moment of it. The co-founder of Google, Larry Page, surely didn't emphasized that playing saxophone was his secret ingredient to producing one the most successful corporations in history. However both of them found that playing music did ENGAGE THEIR CREATIVITY to make them think outside of the box and made into the successful men they are today. This shows even though music isn't your major pursuit, it can help you think creatively and make your main pursuit not only less stressful but potentially make it more successful. All it takes is just sitting down picking an instrument or song and figuring out how you can make this into the most beautiful piece ever.
My final blog post was an interview with a music student. I made this my final post to show you another view point coming from another musician. The final question of the interview was "what is one piece of advice you would give to a person wants to pursue music?" They replied with that commit to it and don't the multiple classes and obligations deter you from doing something you love. I finished with this question because if you are thinking of having music as a major or even minor or just taking a music do it honestly you never know until you try. Who knows you may find some insightful aspects to yourself along the way when you are taking a stroll along the music pathway.
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| Follow the Road |
Although I left many blog posts out of the picture I just wanted to touch on a few key posts that show you the purpose of the blog. My whole entire purpose for this blog was to show people that anyone can do music. It does not matter your level of experience you really have the desire to do it you can do it. The pathway has no gate or requires to enter it. It is universal and vast and a whole world to explore. So I hope I did inspire, educate, and if anything give you insight on what the world of music is about. I given you most of the tools you need now it's up to you to take that first step on the musical journey whether its for your career or fun.
