Do Real Musicians Play Commercial Gigs?
By David J. HahnI found a really cutting op-ed article today about musicians that play commercial gigs. It’s well-written and possibly the best argument I’ve read on what is a very common…
How To Improve Your Sight-Reading
By David J. HahnAs I mentioned earlier in an article about cruise ship musician skill level, you should have very good sight-reading skills if you are going to work on a cruise ship,…
New Music Director (…finally…)
By GhostWriterDave was right.
It’s the second day of this cruise, and we are already seeing improvements. The old MD is back, and H. is a lowly sax player again, and…
How to Become a Music Director on a Cruise Ship
By David J. HahnI found a little write-up today by a music director on Princess about how to get the MD job. The writing is a little disjointed, but the information is…
Can I Use Sheet Music in the Lounges?
By David J. HahnI., a pianist, asks:
Are you allowed to use sheet music when you’re playing in a lounge? I use a MusicPad Pro (digital sheet music viewer thing) which I have…
What Happens If I Get Fired?
By David J. HahnI like to check the traffic stats of this site regularly. Not because the site gets a huge amount of traffic, just because it’s interesting. In most stats you can…
Instrument Maintenance and Repair Overseas
By GhostWriterGhostWriter is working in the show band on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean. A few weeks ago he had some trouble with his bass and writes us today with…
How Often Can I Get Off The Ship?
By David J. HahnC. is a drummer and asks:
I want to know about port cities. From what I’ve been told, musicians get to go on the port cities just like the passengers…
When and What Does the Show Band Play?
By David J. HahnChris is leaving to play in a show band soon and asks:
What I want to know is: when do we play. All I know is about the 8PM and…
