In order to survive and possibly thrive in music, you will need to rely upon your “intestinal fortitude” as the great Vince Lombardi once said to his Green Bay Packers football team.
The field of music, be it performance, teaching, recording, retail, etc., is NOT for the faint of heart. You need to dig down deep within yourself in order to remain creative, progressive and to survive financially.
This poster, sold by J. W. Pepper helps all Musician’s remain inspired within their craft, to be realistic and to hopefully maintain a career within music if that is your core desire “in life.”
At some point in time, our THREE D’S poster may be timely for you or a student you know? It is not only a message for music, but for life and would be appropriate in any classroom or study hall.
It ultimately comes down to YOU and what you have within yourself to make the DAILY COMMITMENT to forge onward and upward in life.
If you want to succeed in the music business or any business for that matter, make sure that you develop a positive; helpful; flexible and friendly attitude. Remember: people like to work with colleagues that are intrinsically pleasant and cooperative individuals.
So, don’t develop a negative, irritable and arrogant attitude that will ultimately damage your career…and your personal life.
This sounds easy and really it is when you think about it, but it cooperation takes practice and a concerted effort. You must bring these traits in the room with you each time you work with others
Flexible Can Do Attitude: bring to any conversation or business dialog a can do attitude, don’t let obstacles get in your way, but be the person who can find solutions to the bumps in the road
Care Attitude: truly care about your work, the people around you and the project. If you don’t care the project will not be a success
Friendly & Cheerful Attitude: smile, no one likes to work with people who complain, whine, or show up to the Monday morning meeting with a chip on their shoulder
Honesty Attitude: be honest and sincere in what you do, be truthful and don’t have hidden agendas.
Helpful Attitude: be willing to help others succeed, give assistance, and be the first to offer assistance
Classroom Teaching Moment
Teachers: Use this poster to start discussions about attitude in your class and tie this into the Character Counts lessons at your school.
Band Directors: In so many instances could this poster be used for musical moments and trying times in the band room
Marching band horn section is whining and complaining it’s too cold to march outside
The students in the Monday morning don’t really want to be in class and therefore play their instrument with little effort
Can you think of others opportunities to use this poster in your classroom, or an attitude problem that could be addressed with a change of attitude? Add them below in the comment section.
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