How to make money off of music
Right, so you are a musician and want to learn how to make money off of music? There are many ways to make money off of music, it just takes some hard work and some know how. When I first started playing gigs I was stoked to get two free drinks and find a five dollar bill in the tip jar, but it doesn’t have to be like this…If you do one or two of these things well, you can make money playing music for a living.
Join a cover band who plays on cruise ships. Luxury cruise ships are a rapidly growing industry which have a high demand for entertainment. These cruise ships can afford to pay musicians up to 10 grand each for a four month job. The food and board is accommodated as well. Travel the world and make a boat load of money. The amount of jobs for cover bands at local clubs is few and far between, so playing cruise ships is the way to go. Search on craigslist.org and keep your eyes open for these cruise ship jobs.
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Are you still struggling with your piano accompaniment skills? Can’t write them down on a sheet of music? Well, now, it won’t be too much of a hassle. The piano is such an excellent instrument for leading any music or providing the rhythm of the song. Most solo singers use a piano for accompaniment when they sing live or record.
Now, what does piano accompaniment music sheet look like? Well it looks exactly like an ordinary music sheet except it has three staffs. Instead of one treble clef and one bass clef, a piano accompaniment has two treble clefs and one bass clef. The first treble clef is the voice. The notes and keys in that first treble clef are what the singer is going to sing while the second treble clef is the rhythm. The bass clef doesn’t change; it still handles the beat and mood of the song.
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