You can practice all week and still not know where your next call is coming from.
So here are a few other questions. Who knows your playing? Who would recommend you if a contractor asked tomorrow? Can you cover the styles the job calls for? What’s your plan when the calendar goes quiet?
Nobody walked me through those questions. Over 26 years in musical theater, I learned most of the answers by getting them wrong first.
That’s what I write about in Real-World Training, the paid side of this newsletter. A $10 monthly membership gets you the full Real-World Training posts and the full archive.
I also built Broadway Bound and Beyond: The Course to work through those questions in order. It has six modules:
The reality of the work, and an honest look at where you stand
Relationships and trust
Reputation, including how to handle yourself when something goes wrong
Versatility, and the musical gaps that limit the work you can take
Financial resilience for the stretches between gigs
Putting it together in a dated 90-day action plan
Each module comes with fillable worksheets. Enrollment also includes my Trust Economy masterclass replay, with the Q&A and downloadable resources.
It’s for musicians on any instrument, whether you’re finishing school or already working.
This Sunday, November 15, I’m inviting free and paid newsletter subscribers to the course ahead of the January 15 public launch. Lessons open Sunday.
The course is $397. Paid newsletter subscribers get $100 off, bringing it to $297 from November 15 through January 14, 2027. The course is a separate purchase from membership.
Paid subscribers can find the discounted enrollment link in the paid post “Your music career needs its own plan.”
Which part of your career needs the most attention right now: relationships, versatility or money?
Clayton