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Story of the Trapp Family Singers Signed |
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Charles Kellogg the Nature Singer Signed |
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Foreign Parts. A Singer's Journal. Signed copy |
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The Story of the Trapp Family Singers Sale Price: $6.20 |
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With nearly 1,500 Broadway performances, six Tony Awards, more than three million albums sold, and five Academy Awards, The Sound of Music, based on the lives of Maria, the baron, and their singing children, is as familiar to most of us as our own family history... |
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The Penitent Sale Price: $45.00 |
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The Singer Trilogy: The Mythic Retelling of the Story of the New Testament: The Singer, The Song, The Finale in One Volume (Signed Copy) |
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The Mountainy Singer (Signed First Edition) |
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SIGNED THE GOSPEL SINGER |
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The Death of Methuselah Sale Price: $49.90 |
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Stories for Children (Signed Limited Edition) |
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Thirty-six stories by the Nobel Prize winner, including some of his most famous such as "Zlateh the Goat", "Mazel and Shlimazel", and "The Fools of Chelm and the Stupid Carp". |
When you watch American Idol do you see those three girls by the band? Those are professional background singers. They are responsible for the life of the music and without them, often times it would seem empty or incomplete. They get to travel the world, mix and mingle with stars without the headache of contracts and quotas.
Demo singers are also necessary. A producer may want to submit a song to a major artist, and need a 'dummy' track with vocals on it to give the artist the creative idea of the song. Demo singers are needed in every genre, and if you are a flexible singer with varying styles, this can be a great career for you.
Section leaders are paid vocalists who sit in a choir and are basically the best singer in the section. In order to do this, your voice must be clear and steady enough for others to easily follow you. It's not a high paying position, but once I was paid $200 to sing alto at a church's Christmas concert that lasted an hour. Not bad, eh?
Opera choruses can be a great source of extra income, a great workout for your voice, and exposure to the arts. You also meet great people and make wonderful memories (I met Miss America 2003!). Choruses often enter the stage 3-5 times during a production, and sing about 45 to 60 minutes worth of music during the 3-hour show. Even smaller companies pay $300 per run (4-5 shows). Larger opera houses that require more experience may pay more for their chorus members.
If you're interested in old musical theatre, (Sound of Music, etc) you may be interested in a career in stage. Often times, opera houses will put on a production dedicated to a composer/playwright team, and create an evening of their music. This is a great starting point for those classically trained and wanting more exposure and practice without traveling out of town.
*Remember: Professional singers, whether signed or unsigned, make money from live performances, not through CD sales. So if a comfortable living is what you want to make for yourself, consider some of these options along with others. There's teaching how to play an instrument, church gigs, club gigs, home business, or another source of income. For many of you it will challenge you as well as satisfy your 'singing bug'.
Be blessed, and happy singing!
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Poll\survey: Do you care if a band\singer signed onto a major label?
Like most people beleive, their simply just selling out. It's understanble. but is the bashing and hating really neccesary?
Personly, i don't really care. If its good music, who cares.
Anybody agree? Whats your opinon?
They can't earn a living unless somebody buys their record. People buy what they want to buy and it doesn't bother me. Its not my money.
I've given up on radio and mtv as they tend to cycle through the same handful of artists without taking big risks on new material.
Sometimes it feels like popular music has become more about good marketing rather then good musicianship.
But then again good music is out there for those who take time to find it so all is not lost. But definitely our media has failed us. Instead of a window to new things it has become a mirror on what already is. No music nowadays is likely to incite any revolutions.
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