Musicianship is more than just practicing perfect like we discussed in Musicianship: part 1. It is also the way you deal with yourself, the way you set yourself up for success, the way you conduct business and what you give back to the musicians and listeners around you.
Life is more than music. It is who you are as a real person and not just the icon you see on T.V. or listen to. Happiness with yourself comes from being well balanced and these feelings and ideas will come through in your music. This is musicianship and this is what attracts people to your music as well as you as a person.
Positive surroundings
A key to success is to put yourself in a position to win. By this I don’t mean that you should surround yourself with people that will tell you how great you are all the time. What I mean is that you should surround yourself with people that will give you honest criticism that is meant constructively, tell you that you are doing great when you are doing great and help you achieve.
Surround yourself with people who are looking for success and live by the same or better values than you live by. This might be one of the most important keys to your future!
Give back what you get out of music.
It is important to build a community of artists. If you learn something from this blog tell a friend (Yes, this is a shameless plug) or teach them and help them grow. That is love and love will come back to you. Music is the constant and never ending improvement of your craft as well as yourself.
Smile and Appreciate
There is no better sight than to see a person walking toward you with a smile and congratulations. Give honest and sincere appreciation to those around you. It is a key to you success as well as theirs. Criticizing and complaining only alienates you and creates a bad atmosphere. Smile and be genuinely interested in those around you and they will be interested in you. Encouragement makes all the people around you feel great and want to make you feel great.
Musicianship is all of these ideas wrapped in to one. It is the act of putting your passion to work and develop a product that is the best quality you can make. This can be as in depth as becoming a recording artist for a record company or as simple as playing a song for your family and friends.
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