[Dixielandjazz] SECONDARY SCHOOL JAZZ PROGRAMS

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

STEVE IS RIGHT HERE FOLKS,

Schools have pots of money laying around all the time for these kind of 
programs, but they usually have no way of knowing where or how to contact bands 
other than their immediate music teacher, and in many cases he/she only knows the 
students in their class.

As they are in the music teaching business, not he live professional 
performing live music business.

The special Education programs have often got a lot more money going begging 
just because nobody is seeking them out to take it and offer them musical 
programs.

I posted once before about a guy I know who plays the marimba whose 
girlfriend runs a little program for autistic and kids with mental disorders of various 
kinds and he makes about $2,000.00 a month for four or five one hour gigs to 
five to ten kids a month.

Do a bit of research in your school district and find some good gigs and do 
some good work at the same time.

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins