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• Make Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Album

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 04:41 in musician, musicians, featured, recording, selling music, christmas music, christmas cd, christmas albums, christmas album, holiday music, holiday cd, the working musician

  Merry Christmas! Every November, as soon as the table is cleared after Thanksgiving dinner, many families turn on their favorite Christmas music. Holiday music is synonymous with the season, and despite a relatively small repertoire of standards, the...

• New Ideas for the Musician Resume

  Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 22:00 in musician, featured, the working musician, modern resume, musician resume, resume layout ideas, skill set chart, skill set graph

  My inbox receives a continual stream of junk mail that assures me that the one thing that is most lacking in my life is the condition of my resume, and that, if I will only pay them $29.99 a month, they will help me redo my resume, get a better job a...

• Theatre Music Directors: Connecting with Other Music Directors

  Posted on Sunday September 6th, 2009 at 21:34 in social networking, theatre, featured, musical theatre, music director, the working musician, musical director

  Music directing is usually, by its nature, a solitary profession. Artistic directors and producers only hire MDs one at a time, so we rarely get to work with or even meet each other. We hear about other MDs by reputation or perhaps we'll meet if the...

• Designing a Website for a Freelance Musician

  Posted on Sunday August 2nd, 2009 at 20:55 in web design, design, musician, freelance, featured, user interface design, the working musician

  I updated my personal site this summer with a new redesign. I'd previously had a very small (curt is probably a better word) pamphlet site that included my photo, a short bio, a link to a PDF of my resume, and about a dozen demo recordings of varying...

• Getting the Most from Tags & Descriptions

  Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 08:31 in tips, SEO, search engine optimization, youtube, social networking, musician, social media, twitter, featured, internet presence, web presence, the working musician

  It's a well established fact that seach engine optimization, or SEO, is an important tool for building an online presence and attracting more traffic to your website. To learn more about SEO, see Dave Hahn's Search Engine Optimization for Musicians. ...

• Traveling as a Musician

  Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2009 at 23:05 in traveling, flying, musician, featured, musical instrument, the working musician, musician tips & tricks

  Any gig or show that is not local will involve traveling. Whether you are traveling by car, plane, bus, or train, a few simple guidelines can make the process a lot smoother for everyone. I’ve assembled a few suggestions centered around common se...

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