I'm playing "Eternal Light" as a soprano solo with our Air Force band for Christmas this year. Say what you want about Kenny G, but people are loving that song!
Man, that's a good question. A tough question, too, and a loaded one. Often I balk at playing for cheap or for free, but sometimes I play for free because I want to. I mean, we went into music because we love it, right? Most of us are college-educated and... moreMan, that's a good question. A tough question, too, and a loaded one. Often I balk at playing for cheap or for free, but sometimes I play for free because I want to. I mean, we went into music because we love it, right? Most of us are college-educated and could get tons of other jobs. I keep in touch with my music-major classmates from Hope College, and out of the music performance majors, I'm the only one with a full-time job in music. Ironically, all the others - which include two doctors, a lawyer, a web designer, and an Air Force officer - make more money than I do. *sigh* So you can't make this totally about the money without questioning your choice of career. We have other choices, most of them more lucrative than music.
There are lots of reasons to do or not to do a gig, only one of which is money (or lack thereof). I've taken some low-paying or free gigs to teach myself new skills. For example, community theater pits to hone my oboe doubling chops or church gigs to get good at deciphering and tran... less
Ryan JanusI'm playing "Eternal Light" as a soprano solo with our Air Force band for Christmas this year. Say what you want about Kenny G, but people are loving that song!
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