Sounds like the ideal solution. :) Great to help out too. If only we knew what everyone was able or willing to pay we'd be able to price services accordingly too, shame telepathy's such a limited skillset...
Age 36, Male
Pianist and composer
Massachusetts, USA
Joined on 9/27/09
Sounds like the ideal solution. :) Great to help out too. If only we knew what everyone was able or willing to pay we'd be able to price services accordingly too, shame telepathy's such a limited skillset...
Cyberdevil
Split-brain syndrome hmm, hadn't heard that term before, will definitelylisten in on that (doesn't seem all that long either). NG a weird and lovely place to share bizarre and beautiful things... that's a nice way of phrasing it. Props on the Supporter plug too!
Interesting read on the ups and downs of life as a professional musician. Seems like when demand outweighs need, the usual thing to do is raise your price a bit, earn more doing less and balance the demand a bit at the same time? But maybe the competition's just too tough with what you do/there's just not $$$ there in the first place? If you can do what you love for a living though: sounds awesome.
BenTibbetts
On that last point, yes I probably will raise my fees as I become a more experienced pianist, though the leeway for that in my area may be somewhat limited. Because I'm often working with college students who don't have a lot of money I'm uncomfortable raising prices for them too much. One solution for that I thought of recently was to raise my recital fees considerably and offer a sliding scale for students who are struggling. I may do that.