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Ways musicians make a living work

• Teaching

  Private students, school programs or a music academy. Predictable money that funds everything else.

• Multiple instruments

  Doubling on a second instrument gets you into shows a specialist cannot play.

• Reading music well

  Pit orchestras, session dates and church work all need fast, accurate sight reading.

• Producing and recording

  Making finished tracks yourself means you do not wait for a studio budget.