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Read full blog by Dave Ruch here:  http://daveruch.com/advice/how-to-get-gigs-in-schools/ JANUARY 4, 2016 How to Get Gigs in Schools I’ll never forget my first performance for a group of school kids. It was January 1995, and at the time I was what you would call a “gigging musician.” My normal routine back then involved rolling out of bed sometime between 9:00am and Noon (depending on how late the night before had been), perhaps teaching a few guitar students during the day, and then playing out that night in a bar where the band might start at 11pm. Or 11:30pm. (Famously,  the bars in Buffalo NY  where I live stay open until 4am, so everything tends to start a bit later…) --- "This is a great article and something that any serious artist should check out! Had to share!" - S. Pena Young Related articles Why music education needs to incorporate more diversity Little Kids Rock: A Rocking Night of Giving Back MUSIC EDUCATION EXPO COMPOSITION COMP...

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