| Are you struggling to develop a music career? | | | | geting off one from Sweden, saw all the fans at the |
| Perhaps you have talent as a singer, songwriter or | | | | airport and booked us on the spot. He didn't know us |
| musician and even have your own band. You may be | | | | and we didn't know him." ~ The Beatles Anthology |
| spending lots of time performing and promoting your | | | | pg.116.Most music fans know that when The Beatles |
| music career with hopes of getting that "big break" | | | | performed on the Ed Sullivan show it became one of |
| someday. But have you ever noticed how things | | | | the biggest events in rock and roll history. But when |
| don't always go the way you've planned?Plan - | | | | The Beatles started out they didn't seem to know |
| method of procedure; to arrange beforehandThis has | | | | much about planning a music career. John and Paul |
| really been apparent in my life recently. Last week | | | | knew they wanted to be good songwriters and as a |
| my husband had some time off from work so we | | | | band they all wanted to make good music. This was |
| planned to go backpacking. But the nice weather | | | | their focus. They honed their craft by playing as |
| we'd been having suddenly turned cold and wet. So | | | | much as possible and took advantage of the |
| we had to change our plans and drown our sorrows | | | | opportunities that came their way.So, when planning |
| at a hot springs resort with some friends instead. | | | | your music career, try to keep the following things in |
| Yesterday we had plans to go horseback riding. The | | | | mind: |
| weather was absolutely beautiful this time, but I got | | | | stay focused on developing your craft |
| sick and couldn't go anywhere. So, not being able to | | | | perfect your skills by playing a lot |
| do much else, I decided to read The Beatles | | | | get exposure through performing at public venues |
| Anthology. I found it absolutely fascinating how The | | | | take advantage of opportunities that come your |
| Beatles music career developed; it almost seems | | | | way |
| providential.Providence - foresight; God watching over | | | | and last, but not least, realize..."In his heart man plans |
| mankindI'll quote Ringo from the book to show you | | | | his course, but the Lord determines his steps." |
| what I mean..."Things used to fall right for us as a | | | | ~Proverbs 16:9*man in this verse is a generic term |
| band. We couldn't stop it. ... We'd conquered France, | | | | for humankindKathy Unruh is a singer/songwriter and |
| we conquered Spain and Italy; but we were worried | | | | webmaster of ABC Learn Guitar.She offers free |
| about America... Then Ed Sullivan was getting off a | | | | guitar tips and other helpful ideas each month in the |
| plane at Heathrow at the same time that we were | | | | ABC Learn Guitar Newsletter. |