Becoming a professional Saxophonist is obviously not a day job but it can be achieved by fulfilling certain requirements. Listed below are 12 things to keep in mind in becoming a professional saxophonist (an excerpt from bobreynoldsmusic.com)… They are really helpful and insightful.
- Being a great player should go without saying, but will only carry you so far. Be a good person, too.
- Make any sacrifices necessary to play with musicians better than you.
- Be humble, but do the work required to be confident in your abilities.
- Make every situation you play in better because of your contribution. This means knowing what and when NOT to play, too.
- Tone is job number one. If that’s not great nothing else matters.
- Be a listener first; player second.
- Details matter. A lot. Never cut corners.
- Have (at least) a rough idea where and what you hope to be doing 10 years from now. Make decisions that lead toward that. Otherwise, life will make them for you.
- Never burn a bridge.
- Be careful what you say yes to; they’ll ask you to do more of it.
- Pay attention to money! Respect and manage it or it will teach you to respect it by managing you.
- Everyone gets the same number of hours in a day. What will you do with yours? @Adetunji_Lightwon.