[Harp-L] re: dress like a musician

[rainbowjimmy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Mr. Ice Man wrote:

"No one even hinted that the dress was the most important part or all that was
needed."

If you want to keep your audience, knowing how to play is also not the  
most important part, or all that is needed.

Showmanship is just as important. There's different brands--like the  
Stones vs the Grateful Dead vs Elton John, but successful musicians  
know what the audience wants from them and they deliver. This covers  
dress, demeanor, stage antics, the whole thing. You think Miles didn't  
know about showmanship? You think Mozart didn't know showmanship? You  
want to put your music out in front of an audience you either find out  
what the audience wants, or find an audience that wants what you put  
out.

You have to have fun, be true to your music and still keep the band  
happy, the owner happy, the audience happy, and the family happy. And  
you have to learn how to do it, and practice it, just like scales.

Rainbow Jimmy
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