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Re: Some things I think makes a "pro" performer or group

Author: brycon
Date: 2013-02-19 03:08

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Just been thinking about stuff. And I realize there are many musicians out there that are really truly great. I mean, there are clarinetists left and right who have technique out the wazoo.

I think that there are actually not very many clarinetists who can be said to have "technique out the wazoo," and what is more, even if one does have tremendous technical facility, that alone does not make a musician "truly great."

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But after some thinking and seeing/hearing what I consider to be some truly great musicians play over the recent past weeks, I've come up with a short list of things that I believe would help to get the gigs. Pros, I'm curious if you think these are important too.

This seems to be a thread not about what it means to be a great musician/artist but rather what it means to be a good business man/woman. In my opinion, this component of being a musician is rather commonsensical: be prepared and friendly. Or to put it more shrewdly: don't be a stupid a--hole.

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