The MANY Kinds of Musicians

In this Practice Thought, I'm talking about different kinds of musicians. Why? To be encouraging! Let me explain:

Many of us have grown up with very high (and very specific) standards for what it means to be a musician. Often, when we compare ourselves to famous musicians, we think "wow. I will NEVER be like that." In my case, I actually thought "yikes, that sounds too intense for me."

In my head, the only kind of musician I could be was the frontman of a band, writing and performing all my own music, showing all the musicians that played with me what parts to play.

I've since learned something important: that dream is not my dream. There are many many many different ways to be a musician and make money. You do not HAVE to be on stage performing to be a musician. You do not HAVE to write songs or sing.

In this video, I walk you through a wide variety of different ways people have used their musicianship to make money.

You'll always be a happy musician if you focus on the things you enjoy, and this video is an effort to encourage you to find, explore, and pursue the areas of musicianship you enjoy. Also, you have permission to dislike aspects of musicianship that you may have previously thought were core requirements of musicians.