Posts by Timothy Simpson
Filling in the Gap: Part of the Musiterania™ Mission
The realm of music is vast and the part that any individual plays in it varies greatly from person to person. It isn’t uncommon for people to be skeptical when you share your idea of becoming a musician because it has always been a really rocky financial road. This is where Musiterania™ seeks to fill…
Read MoreThe New Year 2023 and the Need
This blog post is more like a letter to those who are interested in Musiterania™. I launched this website several years ago while I was very involved in caring for my elderly parents. I wanted to get to work on the vision of this website while dealing with all of the issues surrounding my parent’s…
Read MoreHow to Use A Calendar and Keep a Log of Your Musical Journey
This is a piece of “advice” I have for anyone in music, but especially for those who are building a career as an onstage performer or a private teacher. However, this “advice” would be good for anyone really who wants to have order in their lives and remember what they did in life. No Job…
Read MoreBuilding Your Music “Business”
It was the mid 1970s when I first got the bug to become a musician. I was already in my teens and so the early development of learning an instrument had already past. I wanted to be a musician but wasn’t very good at any instrument except my voice. So I became a “singer”. I…
Read MoreIt’s now or never. When a musician decides to be a musician.
I remember when I made the confession of music in my life. It was years before anyone else really knew just how seriously I felt about it. I said one day to my mother, “I don’t care what happens to me as long as I can be in music.” At that time I think my…
Read MoreThe Audience Membership: The “Other Half” of the Musical Equation
Musiterania™ is being created as a way for musicians to build an income using the platform of the website. Future plans include a “chain” or “network” of local chapters with facilities so musicians have a place to work, practice, do workshops, and of course perform. It is a bold vision with a lot that can…
Read MoreResiduals: The Artist’s Cash Machine
You’ve heard about residuals? You know, residuals, those little checks that come in long after the work is done?’ (Read on at the bottom for another way to residuals) Record a song, it plays on radio stations, you get paid every time it plays and you don’t even know it is playing, you just get…
Read MoreStraight Line: Asking Questions and Allowing People to Make Their Own Decisions.
Does the term “Straight Line” ring a bell? Maybe not. Let me jog your memory. But to answer the first question, “Why is he talking about sales on a website about music?” Well, because if you want to earn income with your music, it is an important and vital topic. The “Straight Line” method of…
Read MoreMusician’s Hell: All Work and No Pay make Jack a Dull Boy!
There are wealthy musicians. Yes, very wealthy. Paul McCartney, Beyonce, Mick Jagger, Elton John, and the list goes on and on. No doubt, there is a lot of money to make in the music industry. Most of it is made by the business side mind you, but it is possible to earn a good living…
Read MoreTour with the Musiterania™ Network
One of the main ideas behind the creation of Musiterania™ is creating a network of local chapters of Musiteranians to offer members opportunities to perform in concerts and recitals, do workshops, and masterclasses. Over time the number of chapters will grow as will the membership. As it grows the network to be created is at…
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