I have a confession to make: I am a murderer of covers. Covers, as in songs by other people. We play a lot of covers. We play originals, too (Not mine, since I’ve never actually finished one that was in any sense playable or listenable). David and a lot of the others I play with are songwriters. [...]
Archive for August, 2008
To Specialize or Not to Specialize?
Posted in Business Issues, tagged specializing on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few days ago I wrote about the benefits of diversifying: Having lots of sources of income means that the freelancer is less vulnerable to sudden economic downturns, to personnel shifts, or changes of focus and priority at a major client. But there’s a flip-side to self-employment success: Specializing. Yes, you want a lot of [...]
10 Commandments of Self-Employment
Posted in Business Issues, tagged Business of freelancing on August 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Think you’re ready to venture out into the world of no paychecks and no benefits? Here are a few rules to keep in mind before you set up an independent studio, of any kind. Thou shalt know (and abide by) thy budget. Thou shalt have 6 months’ (preferably a year’s) worth of living expenses saved up, [...]
Those Who Can, Do; Those Who Can’t, Teach????
Posted in Teaching, tagged Teaching on August 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We’ve all heard people say it, maybe we’ve even said it ourselves… But is it true? Let’s see, Beethoven had students. Chopin had students, Franz Liszt had students. The great Renaissance painters had studios full of students (although they were probably more likely to call them apprentices). My friend, the actress Karen Allen teaches acting at [...]
What I Love About Freelancing, Part Two
Posted in Freelancing, Writing, tagged Freelancing on August 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The view from my office window is amazing. I can wake up whenever I want and I won’t be late to work. The commute is 30 seconds. I encounter a ton of creative people, who send new ideas, skills, and techniques my way. I can avoid unpleasant people simply by choosing not to pitch another project [...]
A nelkulozhetetlen felszerelesekroi
Posted in Writing, tagged translations on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I hope any Hungarians out there will forgive the five missing accents in the title, which means “Essential Equipment.” I don’t know how to make them…. That’s the header on page 92 of my new book, Turazas (accents missing over every vowel). Which means “Hiking.” It’s my newest hiking book, published by DK, and I’ve just [...]
Joy of Music
Posted in Performing, tagged improvising on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Open mikes are interesting because they can bring out the sheer joy of playing. Last night, we knew most of the people at the venue. One was our friend Marilyn. (Hi Marilyn!). David and I first met her when she came to a guitar mini-camp he ran at our house. Since then, she’s become a student of [...]
My First Rant
Posted in Creative Communities, Performing, tagged open mikes on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, it won’t be the last. We just came back from the open mike. It was really fun: A fair number of people were there, and as always with open mikes, some were really good, some were really sincere, and some were – well, let’s just say they were ”interesting.” What struck me is how much everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. There’s a [...]
Open-Mike Tonight
Posted in Performing, tagged community, creative karma, open mikes on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight we’re going to play in a new Open Mike; it’s in a room that’s part of the Barrington Brewery complex in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. One of David’s students is in charge. I think this is the first one they are having, so we’ve just rehearsed for our little set — three or four songs, [...]
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