Recent content by vilenot

Ive played double bass for seven years in both jazz band and orchestra, just didnt think it was relevant to this, but do you think it would be a better idea to work on a career focused more around double bass? My jazz band director told me theres usually a high demand for double bassists since...

Do you know what they majored in? Like music performance or music theory/composition? Ive been looking at UNT and they seem like a great school, just dont know what I should actually major in there. Doing a double major for something to fall back on sounds like a great idea too, ill consider...

What are some jobs I could do besides being in a band, but still playing my instrument? I don't have anyone who knows about the music industry around me that I can talk to so I'm sorry if it seems like I have a lot of questions. Like I said, being in my own band is my main goal- I dont care much...

My second post was meant to be a reply to the first guy, im still trying to figure out how to use this website haha, but thank you a lot, that really helps put things into perspective for me. Since the music business seems to be all about who you know and what connections you have, would it be...

Im 16 and graduating school two years early, i’ll get my diploma this year in May, and after that Ill go to college, only issue is that I cant find any good schools that offer performance in bass guitar, and Ive also read that music school is a waste of money- how do I start a career playing...