It allows us toĮxperience the same emotions. “When you play, never mind who listens to you.” “It’s taken me all my life to learn what not to play.” “The beautiful thing about learning is that If you are touring you are really planting personal seeds in fans.” “I still believe you reap what you sow on tour. “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words But, man, there’s no boundary line to art.” They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn. “Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. “I wanted to create music that was so different that my mother could tell me from anyone else.” “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” Sometimes they provide a motivational thought for the day. I don’t know about you, but there’s a bunch of quotes that I like to keep in mind. I remember him saying to me: “When the parade passes, you’ve got to march.” You need to keep up with the times or get passed by. Mucedola played on tour with the Mantovani Orchestra. When I got my start, teacher, mentor, friend, and AFM member Frank Mucedola’s words made a big impact on my life. We’re AFM members, and we are musicians helping musicians. OctoBob Popyk - Member Local 78 (Syracuse, NY) Your membership card will be your key to participation in governing your union, keeping it responsive to your needs and enabling it to serve you better. As a member, you will determine these directions through your interest and involvement. Like the industry, the AFM is also changing and evolving, and its policies and programs will move in new directions dictated by its members. We find strength in adversity, and when the going gets tough, we get creative - all on your behalf. The AFM has a proud history of managing change rather than being victimized by it. The AFM can negotiate agreements and administer contracts, procure valuable benefits and achieve legislative goals. Experience has proven that collective activity on behalf of individuals with similar interests is the most effective way to achieve a goal.
And now there are more benefits available to AFM members than ever before, including a multi-million dollar pension fund, excellent contract protection, instrument and travelers insurance, work referral programs and access to licensed booking agents to keep you working.Īs an AFM member, you are part of a membership of more than 80,000 musicians. From ragtime to rap, from the early phonograph to today's digital recordings, the AFM has been there for its members.
Now is the right time to become an American Federation of Musicians member.
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