How Savvy Are You?

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Just like your instrument, The Savvy Musician: Building a Career, Earning a Living & Making a Difference (Affiliate link) is a tool for your toolbox. And if there's one thing I've seen that more musicians need, it's business skills.

In college and grad school, no one pulled me aside and said, "Hey, did you know that you'll be an entrepreneur for the rest of your life and everything that goes into your career you'll have to generate yourself?" If they had, well, we'd all be reading a different blog entry right now.

Over the years I've created several lists of skills every performer needs from "time management/scheduling" to "flexibility, sightreading, networking, branding" and the like. Thankfully Dorothy Wu, Co-Founder of NotesontheRoad.com, told me about David Cutler's book

The Savvy Musician: Building a Career, Earning a Living & Making a Difference. (Affiliate link) I've already implemented ideas from this book and as I can personally attest to, it's an extremely valuable tool for your toolbox!

Updated 5/21/24