Comments on: What are a few good ways to make money playing the violin? http://www.threelakesarts.org/violin-playing/what-are-a-few-good-ways-to-make-money-playing-the-violin How To Play Violin Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:38:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: techfiddle http://www.threelakesarts.org/violin-playing/what-are-a-few-good-ways-to-make-money-playing-the-violin/comment-page-1#comment-3639 techfiddle Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:06:59 +0000 http://www.threelakesarts.org/violin-playing/what-are-a-few-good-ways-to-make-money-playing-the-violin#comment-3639 See: How do I break into the music business (i.e., get gigs?) http://beststudentviolins.com/AuditionsGigs.html#2<br><b>References : </b><br> See:

How do I break into the music business (i.e., get gigs?)
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]]> By: chris b http://www.threelakesarts.org/violin-playing/what-are-a-few-good-ways-to-make-money-playing-the-violin/comment-page-1#comment-3638 chris b Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:53:59 +0000 http://www.threelakesarts.org/violin-playing/what-are-a-few-good-ways-to-make-money-playing-the-violin#comment-3638 show up at open-mics and play some solo pieces. ya might meet other musicians who are giiging there and u may start gigging with them. Another gig might be as a trolling violinist in a restraunt or bistro. Of course there's always playing on the street of your downtown area. Sometimes you can make a nice bit of cash and its great live-performance practice.Ya just never know who might be walking down that sidewalk that day...many great acts have started out in this humble way...good luck to ya.<br><b>References : </b><br>I'm basing this answer on personal experience from being a professional guitarist for 20+ years. www.youtube.com/user/xis333 show up at open-mics and play some solo pieces. ya might meet other musicians who are giiging there and u may start gigging with them. Another gig might be as a trolling violinist in a restraunt or bistro. Of course there’s always playing on the street of your downtown area. Sometimes you can make a nice bit of cash and its great live-performance practice.Ya just never know who might be walking down that sidewalk that day…many great acts have started out in this humble way…good luck to ya.
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I’m basing this answer on personal experience from being a professional guitarist for 20+ years.
http://www.youtube.com/user/xis333

]]> By: abby http://www.threelakesarts.org/violin-playing/what-are-a-few-good-ways-to-make-money-playing-the-violin/comment-page-1#comment-3637 abby Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:28:59 +0000 http://www.threelakesarts.org/violin-playing/what-are-a-few-good-ways-to-make-money-playing-the-violin#comment-3637 You could advertise (or just spread the word among friends and relatives) that you're available to play for weddings, parties, anniversaries, etc... It would be cheaper for people to hire a single person than an ensemble or whole orchestra. A more stable source of income would be giving lessons. You could contact the orchestra conductors for local middle schools and high schools and ask about giving personal lessons to the students.<br><b>References : </b><br> You could advertise (or just spread the word among friends and relatives) that you’re available to play for weddings, parties, anniversaries, etc… It would be cheaper for people to hire a single person than an ensemble or whole orchestra.
A more stable source of income would be giving lessons. You could contact the orchestra conductors for local middle schools and high schools and ask about giving personal lessons to the students.
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