LIFE IN THE PIT is full of success stories from musicians around the world! Today's episode, however, is a story of failure. It's a personal story from host David Lane who recently was let go from a high-profile gig. He talks about what happened and, more importantly, the 5 lessons he learned for decreasing the odds of it happening again. If you're an aspiring musician with ambition, setbacks and disappointments are part of the process. How you respond will determine how successful you ultimately become. Today's episode will hopefully give you strategies to improve how you prepare for a show.
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Bows and Exit Music
78. Arranging Pop Songs for ”& Juliet” - Dominic Fallacaro
77a. Resolution? Local 802 AFM and Here Lies Love
77. Local 802 AFM and Here Lies Love -Jason Loffredo
TRAILER for The Musician Toolkit with David Lane
76. End of Year Update
75. Dare to Be Seen: Taming Performance Anxiety - Elisa Di Napoli
74. Managing a Theatre Company - Marci Shegogue
73. End of an Act and the 3 Keys to Success
72. Subbing on Percussion for Broadway - Dennis J. Arcano
71. NAMM experience and Community Theatre Musician Compensation
70a. BONUS: Story of a Big Break - Angela McCuiston
70. Strength Training and Injury Prevention for Musicians - Angela McCuiston
Bonus: Nurturing Your Network or How to Book Your Pit (and not)
69. Into the Woods - Jeff Saver, music director
68. 14 Habits to Improve your Music Career
67. Annie and All That Jazz - Arnold Gross, music director and pianist
66a Listener Questions - To Accept the Gig or Not, Time Management
66. The Lightning Thief Musical - Rob Rokicki
65. Financial Basics for Freelance Musicians - Samantha Absher
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