Comments on: What To Do With That Music Degree – Guest Post by Alex Rodriguez http://oneworkingmusician.com/what-to-do-with-that-music-degree-guest-post-by-alex-rodriquez Makin' It Happen - Livin' the Dream - Payin' the Bills - Jason Parker, Seattle Jazz Trumpet Player Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:22:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Andrew Oliver http://oneworkingmusician.com/what-to-do-with-that-music-degree-guest-post-by-alex-rodriquez/comment-page-1#comment-267 Andrew Oliver Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:03:47 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=692#comment-267 Yeah Alex! As Adam Benjamin told me this year at Banff: "Being a good person is more important than being a good musician." Not to undermine the importance of working hard at being good at music, but as you point outi n #7, it's often easy to forget about the non-musical side of life. For myself, I have always felt that life experiences play as important (or almost as important) a role in my musical development as many musical exercises and experiences do. Anyway, great post... Yeah Alex!

As Adam Benjamin told me this year at Banff: “Being a good person is more important than being a good musician.” Not to undermine the importance of working hard at being good at music, but as you point outi n #7, it’s often easy to forget about the non-musical side of life. For myself, I have always felt that life experiences play as important (or almost as important) a role in my musical development as many musical exercises and experiences do. Anyway, great post…

]]> By: Fast Monday links « Film in the Sixties http://oneworkingmusician.com/what-to-do-with-that-music-degree-guest-post-by-alex-rodriquez/comment-page-1#comment-259 Fast Monday links « Film in the Sixties Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:38:26 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=692#comment-259 [...] http://oneworkingmusician.com/what-to-do-with-that-music-degree-guest-post-by-alex-rodriquezHis MA thesis will analyze modern representations of one of the first great jazz trombonists, Jack Teagarden. He was recently hired as a contributor for jazz.com’s Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians, and will be writing entries on the great … [...] [...] http://oneworkingmusician.com/what-to-do-with-that-music-degree-guest-post-by-alex-rodriquezHis MA thesis will analyze modern representations of one of the first great jazz trombonists, Jack Teagarden. He was recently hired as a contributor for jazz.com’s Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians, and will be writing entries on the great … [...]

]]> By: Doug Stuart http://oneworkingmusician.com/what-to-do-with-that-music-degree-guest-post-by-alex-rodriquez/comment-page-1#comment-258 Doug Stuart Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:24:16 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=692#comment-258 Thanks again for all your help. I've been in the east bay for 36 hours, and I'm in the midst of really trying to make this advice work. I hope all is well. Thanks again for all your help. I’ve been in the east bay for 36 hours, and I’m in the midst of really trying to make this advice work. I hope all is well.

]]> By: Jacob Stickney http://oneworkingmusician.com/what-to-do-with-that-music-degree-guest-post-by-alex-rodriquez/comment-page-1#comment-256 Jacob Stickney Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:43:15 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=692#comment-256 Beautiful, man. Thanks for the reminder! Beautiful, man. Thanks for the reminder!

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