Musician retirement: what starting early does

Thirty years in ten minutes: what starting early does. Lesson 5.3, The Long Set, is a game you play as your own act, for solo acts, duos and bandleaders.

Lesson 5.3 · about 20 minutes

The Long Set

Thirty years in ten minutes: what starting early does.

Forty years in ten minutes. What a little from every gig turns into, and why the start date matters most.

Skill: Play the Long Game

Long game, Lesson 5.3 The Long Set: the first call on a phone screen, one chip a year. Tap the jar it belongs in before it gets spent. — The first call, as you see it in the game. Your act's name goes where it says Your Act.

How it opens

One chip a year. Tap the jar it belongs in before it gets spent.

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What you walk away with

The skill: Play the Long Game.
Your after-lesson checklist: clear steps and "say it like this" scripts, with your act's name on it. Print it or save it as a PDF.
About 20 minutes, on your phone or laptop. Replay it until you hit the top rank.

Everything in the game is made up: the venues, the people, the money. General information, not financial, legal or tax advice.

Unit 5 · The Long Game

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Part of Unit 5: The Long Game in the Thriving Musicians course. Pick your free lesson.

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The Long Set

What you walk away with

Unit 5 · The Long Game

Make the gig money last.

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