Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Part 1 On Development as an Artist 1
Chapter 1 Getting Started 3
Chapter 2 Learning One's Craft 35
Chapter 3 Formal Education versus Learning Onstage 42
Chapter 4 What Is a Sideperson? What Is a Leader? What Is a Producer? 56
Part 2 On Composing, Arranging, and Recording 69
Chapter 5 The Art of Composition 71
Chapter 6 The Art of Arrangement 80
Chapter 7 The Purpose of Recording 84
Part 3 On Personal Growth 97
Chapter 8 Self-Assessment 99
Chapter 9 Ego Check 108
Chapter 10 Success and Failure: Have Perspective 116
Part 4 On Performance Etiquette 127
Chapter 11 Putting On a Performance 129
Chapter 12 The Dos and Don'ts of Performing 144
Chapter 13 Jam Sessions 152
Part 5 On the Business 159
Chapter 14 Self-Promotion, Presentation, and Social Media 161
Chapter 15 Getting a Job and Keeping It 177
Chapter 16 The Art of "The Hang" 190
Chapter 17 Your Money: Contracts, Royalties, and Streaming 196
Chapter 18 Do You Need a Manager? An Agent? 208
Part 6 The Empty-Vessel Theory 215
Chapter 19 Ancestors: So Past, So Present-Standing on Their Shoulders 217
About the Author 229
Index 231