subject: Five Steps for Succeeding in Music [print this page] So you've decided to make it in musicSo you've decided to make it in music. Before you can achieve any measure of success you'll be required to put in countless hours of hard work dedication and concentration. Here are 5 essentials that will help.Step 1. Make a commitment about practicing. This is an important point because without practicing your craft no amount of musical talent will pull you through. If you decide not do this, and you can still be highly proficient at what your instrument is, then you must be a "wunderkind".Step 2. Practice putting yourself on the spot as if you were performing. Squelch the instinct to stop just because you made a error. This is a most important step that will require your complete attention. Do it in this way: Especially when sight reading this can be crucial to keep your adrenalin flowing and forces you to catch up.. The main reason why is that when your'e playing with others are not going to stop. It would be pure chaos if they did.Step 3. As opposed to step 2 it is also wise to stop playing if you encounter a difficult part of the music. The main reason for doing this is in order to analyze the stumbling block and figure out how to solve it. Also, it is good to keep from practicing a mistake over and over so as to embed that into your bad habits.Step 4. Subsequent to dealing with the technical problems, musical expression is probably the most important. To elaborate on that a bit, Very often people are excited by pure technical ability, but music without expression and phrasing is dry and uninteresting.Step 5. Sight read every on a regular basis, preferably with others. in summery, you'll need to gear yourself up for a life of money problems and some lonely hours when you're out on the road or in the studio where it might take you more takes than you counted on to get the right take.At the conclusion, for those who have stuck with the above tips all the way, you will have succeeded and after this can sit back and relish the rewards of that success. You should acknowledge yourself and allow yourself some pride. You achieved what you set out to accomplish! Savor the sweet taste of success! Now enjoy it!For those who did not keep to the 5 step tips above, shame on you! You probably have decided that to make it in the profession just wasn't worth the cost to you! :-)
