Every singer has heard at least one of these things. Let’s have a laugh! A: “I’m a musician!” B: “What instrument do you play?” Yep. I’m sure we’ve all heard this one. We introduce ourselves, or maybe answer a question about our occupation, and everyone defaults to instrumentalists. Even at auditions, while I was wearing a tag reading “Voice/Soprano” I would get asked this question. Singers are musicians too! Lots of us play other instruments, can read music, compose, arrange, and more! Our primary “instrument” just happens to be our voice! B: “Oh, you can sing?” *Imitates an opera singer by singing an obnoxiously off-tune high note*. “Do you sing…

Has anyone ever told you that you won’t be able to get a job with your music skills? Ever heard of the “starving artist” trope? Well, whoever came up with those ideas clearly wasn’t an artist because there are so many skills that you learn as a performing artist that are applicable to other jobs. Before my freshman year at university, I had never worked a non-music related job, with the exception of some non-paid volunteer work. I was convinced that no one would hire me because I hadn’t had a “real” job before. Then, I remembered that many of my skills that I had acquired from years of performing…