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Looking happy and dancing around like that is also part of what they are paying for at the gig.

Yes, but they warm up every day and keep their skills honed. And the reed players spend many hours making reeds. edit: there are also many hours of score study and listening to rec…

At least in the US, almost all full-time orchestras are union shops with the American Federation of Musicians. The first stop for major issues should not be with management's HR, b…

IMSLP is absolutely essential for working musicians! Glad to see it on here.

> It obviously benefits buyers in non-hot markets. It's pretty nice to put $7500 down in the mid-west for a house. Unfortunately banks won't loan what they see as small mortgages l…

Second! Visiting is very interesting, and the tour guides are real scientists that actually work there. I was lucky that they were able to fit me in same-day even though I hadn't b…

Most nursing home deaths are not getting tested either.