Gig Etiquette 101 for Musicians

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

4.8 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2016

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Welcome to episode 23 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about some gig etiquette 101. These are some really helpful tips for acting professionally, keeping your gig, and setting it up for success. We point out some classic mistakes musicians make during the gig and more. Listen in! Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!

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0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.
0:40.3	Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right, welcome to the show. Hey, everybody. My name is Brent, your host of the LJS
0:47.3	podcast. And today, for episode 23, I'm going to be going over some gig etiquette 101, how to act professional on a gig.
0:58.3	This is super important, and I'm going to go into detail about why talking about this is important in a second.
1:04.3	But before we get started, I just want to say that all the music on today's podcast episode is by Nathaniel Schroeder.
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