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    merican cellist David Finckel embarks on a series of seminars entitled Being a

    usician at Stony Brook University, New York on 3February. Here, he identifies the

    mportant habits of those musicians who have built and maintained successful careers

    esday, 11 February 2014

    ll musicians, especially those soon to

    merge from formal education, wonder

    hat path their careers will take and

    hether they can control their artistic

    estinies. While there are no proven

    ethods for career control, it is possible

    o identify the traits common among

    ose who enjoy successful lives in

    usic. These 10 habits of successful

    usicians are drawn from my course at

    tony Brook University entitled Being a

    usician. While they cant guarantee a

    uccessful career, at the very least they

    entify what a hopeful musician should

    ot be without.

    Know thyself

    eing a musician begins with you.

    nowing and being able to articulate why you love music, and why you must make a

    e of it, are the first steps to convincing the world that you are in the business to

    ay. Understanding how you stack up in the music world, and knowing what you have

    et to learn, is equally important. If you are tougher on yourself than others, youll be

    eady for anything.

    Be an artist

    here are many musicians, but few real artists. True artists remake and replenish

    emselves perpetually, and are the ones followed by a loyal public. Decide what you

    eed in order to honestly call yourself an artist and go get it. Study the people you

    onsider to be great artists and emulate them. You cant go wrong by spending a day

    s Mendelssohn, Picasso or Charlie Chaplin. Put yourselves in their heads and youll

    ee the world differently.

    Keep learning

    rtists never stop absorbing knowledge and ideas that enrich their minds. Read,

    sten, watch, ask questions and surround yourself with interesting people. Dont

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    scount unconventional sources of knowledge. People who are constantly learning

    re the most interesting, always changing and always growing. Be one of them.

    Work on your performance

    ont be afraid to compare your performance to your own ideal. Be relentless in your

    etermination to improve. Tape yourself on your mobile phone. Ask your friends for

    onest opinions. Listen and watch those musicians you admire most. Ask to play for

    e best musicians you know. You will only show yourself to be more dedicated than

    thers.

    Make friends

    areers are not made in isolation. Your friends, colleagues, mentors and industry

    ontact list should be large, ever-growing and well-maintained. It will likely be one of

    ese people who opens opportunities for you, recommends you, or shares a new idea

    at changes your life. A large musical family is not a bad thing to have.

    Visualise possible lives

    eep an open mind as to the variety of ways you could be a musician. There are

    any.

    Ask not what the industry can do for you

    veryone who works in the arts industry faces enormous challenges on a day-to-day

    asis. The best thing a musician can do for them is to offer solutions, not present

    roblems. These people appreciate all your ideas about programming, creative ways

    appeal to the public, and help you can offer to run their organisations more

    owerfully. Ask what you can do for them.

    Lead by example

    he ideas and ideals of an artist are often beyond the comprehension of most around

    em. As a rule, the most effective way to stand out in the field from the rest is to live

    e life you believe in. Inspire others through your own work, and opportunities willurely come your way.

    Give back

    is never too soon to begin sharing your experience, knowledge and inspiration with

    ose poised to become classical music listeners, supporters and practitioners in the

    ear and far futures. As an artist and a musician, you always have something to

    hare. That you are perceived as thoughtful, generous and forward-thinking is

    ompletely in your favour.

    0. Stay the course

    ommitment to your art respecting your initial reasons for becoming a musician and

    ejecting all unprincipled derivations from the course of integrity is essential for

    timately commanding the respect of your colleagues, public, supporters and the

    ntire industry. Today there are numerous temptations in the music world to stray

    om the highest standards of a pure course of study and practice of great music.

    usicians, educators and administrators desperately employ short-lived ideas for

    etting engagements, creating opportunities for students and selling tickets. At the

    nd of the day, not being among those who doubt the staying power of our art is the

    nly safe way to ensure that you will be trusted and taken seriously.

    avid Finckel was cellist for the Emerson String Quartet from 1979 to 2013. He is

    urrently the co-artistic director of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center,

    ounder and co-artistic director of Music@Menlo, co-artistic director of Chamber

    Music Today and The Mendelssohn Fellowship in Korea, professor of cello at The

    uilliard School, and visiting professor of music at Stony Brook University.

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    Nigel Blower Newcastle University

    Spanish guitar music does something for me that no other can. Your playing i s absolutelythe business.

    Reply Like 4 February at 20:56

    PaulGregoryWorks at Brighton

    And I have now seen some of your art work. Stunningly beautiful!

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    Alex Petcu Works at Musician

    Good stuff!

    Reply Like Follow Post 30 January at 23:045

    Angie Mekkelson The University of Utah

    Thank you! I am a classical pianist - I love your article!!! makes sense to me!! Especially being harder onyourself than others

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    This is great, and right on!

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