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I just wanted to sub for a show.
As far as the work I do, I'm a part time player who plays a lot. I don't have the pressure of having to play to pay the bills because I have a day job.
My day job is sales so I can practice or take a playing job during the day.
I play for anything. Tonight I am playing with a "for free" band.
As said above, I got a lot of gigs from playing with this band. There are a lot of High School teachers in the group and they hire me to play shows for there schools. Friday I'm playing with the local Union band. Just a concert on the green for about $60.00 but again I get a lot of weddings and other gigs from that band.
I play with small orchestras that accompany choirs, Church or community. I don't know how much they rehearse but they hire us at the end to do their concerts.
I'll play for parades or Church processions. The local contractor calls me a lot because I'll play for anything and I never complain. I play any part for any occasion. I do a lot of subbing for big band stuff. There seems to be a shortage of trumpet players that can read the part and have enough lip to last the gig.
So I am playing just about all I can handle without making trumpet a full time job. |