Author: lydian
Date: 2024-01-16 00:47
Yeah, I think "professionalism" has to factor in somewhere. Even though I get paid for most of my gigs, I have nowhere near the level of professionalism of some of the pros I play with.
There's also a grey area in terms of pay. I'm in a couple of community bands where the band organization gets paid, but the players don't, only the conductor. The rest of the proceeds go to buying charts and other materials. Keeps the players from having to pay dues as well, which, in itself could be considered compensation. On the other hand, I play with many very high level musicians who teach for a living but take the occasional paying gig. They have the professionalism of a pro, but their profession is education. I wouldn't consider either of the above pro musicians despite technically fulfilling the paid gig requirement. If you ask them what they do for a living, they say music professor or band director, not pro musician.
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