Joshua Gilbert Music

New blog post up, where I answer the question that's on everyone's mind.

How to Make it in the Music Business - Joshua Gilbert Music How do you make it in the music business? Practice of course! Seriously though, the real answer is keep your day job. Wait, wait, come back. Ok the real first step is to define what you mean by making it.…

New blog post up, entitled "Music is Your Friend For Life". Enjoy!

Music is Your Friend For Life - Joshua Gilbert Music I often tell my young students “if you make friends with music now, music will be your friend for life”. At least in my own life, I have found this to be true. I have considered music to be my…

New blog post up, about the Federal Music Project and the importance of treating artists as workers.

http://joshuagilbertmusic.com/artists-as-workers/

Artists as Workers - Joshua Gilbert Music In 1935, with the country in the grips of depression, President Franklin Roosevelt created the Federal Music Project, part of Federal Project Number One, which included related programs for visual artists, writers, and the theater. Despite his patrician upbringing, FDR…