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The Musician's Guide to Brides: How to Make Money Playing Weddings [Paperback]

Anne Roos (Author)
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March 1, 2008
Professional harpist Anne Roos draws upon her years of experience working with wedding planners and brides to guide the reader every step of the way to becoming a successful wedding musician. Readers will also get insider advice from internationally recognized wedding planning professionals, comprehensive worksheets, and checklists that provide all they need to know to plan their business and performances, and even sheet music arrangements of traditional wedding music. This is a must-have book for musicians and bands who want to keep their calendar full with high-paying wedding ceremonies and receptions.

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"From one musician to another, the most comprehensive 'how to' for wedding musicians. Anne Roos is witty and real. A must have for success in this business."
--Deborah Magone, blues and rock guitarist

Product Details

  • Paperback: 324 pages
  • Publisher: Hal Leonard (March 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1423438744
  • ISBN-13: 978-1423438748
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #671,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anne Roos, author of "The Bride's Guide to Musicians" and "The Musician's Guide to Brides", has been playing the Celtic harp at weddings for more than 25 years. She has recorded six albums and regularly appears on radio and TV. Roos is active in many wedding organizations, including the Association of Bridal Consultants, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Lake Tahoe Wedding and Honeymoon Association. As a professional musician and arranger, she served on the Board of Governors of the San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy. Anne Roos lives at Lake Tahoe, CA. Visit her at www.celticharpmusic.com.

Anne is available for speaking engagements and book signings. She enjoys leading workshops and seminars with the same lighthearted humor found within the pages of her books. Anne Roos is available to perform for weddings, corporate events, parties, and concerts, with her extensive repertoire and performing experience. Find more information at www.celticharpmusic.com, www.facebook.com/celticharpmusic, and on twitter: @anneroos.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource for wedding professionals!, July 1, 2009
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Anne Roos' book provides excellent tips for both beginning and veteran music professionals. Her book captures the essence of professionalism and how that applies to career wedding musicians. Many of the common sense pointers are particularly useful for performers new to the field, such as maintaining collegiality with wedding coordinators, booking agents, and other musicians. This book also includes a wealth of information about how to get started, how to set fees, and how to promote your business. "Musician's Guide to Brides" also stays current by addressing appropriate uses of technology for communication and promotion, and includes a caution about using social networking sites such as MySpace. As Web 2.0 tools and other technologies change and evolve, it would be good to have an online companion resource to the book, to stay abreast of these "eTrends." Veteran musicians can also benefit from the updated insights this guide provides!
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5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute "must-have" for any musician interested in playing for weddings, October 7, 2008
This review is from: The Musician's Guide to Brides: How to Make Money Playing Weddings (Paperback)
Written by Anne Roos, who has played the Celtic harp at weddings for more than twenty-five years, The Musician's Guide to Brides: How to Make Money Playing Weddings lives up to its title with solid, practical advice on everything from creating a wedding-friendly musical repertoire to writing a performance agreement, advertising one's services, exhibiting at bridal fairs, closing a sale with the bride, working with the mother of the bride/the wedding coordinator/booking agents, avoiding common problems and pitfalls, dealing with difficult people (or "bridezillas!") and much more. Of especial value is the chapter that details how to ensure one is promptly and properly paid! Emphasizing professionalism above all - particularly the importance of a having a contract that spells out one's obligations, being honest about what one can or can't do, and maintaining one's cool even when the environment at a wedding may get rambunctious - The Musician's Guide to Brides is an absolute "must-have" for any musician interested in playing for weddings.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Successfully capture the wedding market, September 29, 2008
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This is a great, detailed, "How to" book that can help any musician break into and be successful playing at weddings. The key point here is that you are not the star, the bride is the star, bow down to the bride and you will be all set. Everything from dealing with the wedding party, creating your demo, preperation, avoiding common problems that you may have never thought of and communication. Even if you are a seasoned veteran this book will give you new ideas and help you expand your business. If you are new to this industry this is a great book that can help you from beginning to end.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
performance agreement, best value package, attracting perfect customers, sample press release, bridal march, artist account, wedding day timeline, final music list, ceremony cues, other wedding vendors, phone audition, other wedding professionals, lowest cost package, wedding colleagues, bridal fair, wedding musicians, banquet captain, will the celebrant, wedding gig, promo package, reception musicians, audio demo, wedding coordinator, ceremony musician, wedding clients
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The Musician's Guide, Make Money Playing Weddings, Yellow Pages, Get The Word Out, The Nitty Gritty, Avoiding Problems, Creating Promotional Materials, Have Fun, The Bottom Line, The Power of Nice, Mother Nature, Fremont Bistro, The String Beings, Jeff Leep, Setting Your Fees, Wedding Music Inventory Worksheet, Alison Vardy, Karen Brown, Lake Tahoe, Supreme Being, Jump Start Your Marketing Brain, Eastern Orthodox, Noah's Ark, Red Davidson Trio, Association of Bridal Consultants
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