Most of us get frustrated and discouraged at one time or another. It is difficult to keep your spirits up when there are no jobs in sight. Furthermore, it is difficult to keep practicing and rehearsing when your career is moving slowly. Parents As if this were not tough enough, there are always those who would discourage you. Sometimes it can be one or both parents. This is perhaps the toughest problem to deal with. If your parents have no contact with the music business, it is easy to see why they might have negative feelings about your becoming a musician. Perhaps the best way to deal with this problem is to explain to them that you are really serious about music. Taking lessons, taking music and/or business courses at a local college, or taking care of responsibilities such as work or school can sometimes overcome their objections. Many people […]

November 1983 Issue