{"id":544,"date":"2018-01-16T03:47:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T01:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vere.fund\/?p=544"},"modified":"2018-12-17T16:14:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T14:14:51","slug":"6-rechej-yaki-muzykanty-mayut-robyty-v-sotsialnyh-merezhah-u-2018-rotsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vere.fund\/en\/6-things-musicians-should-be-doing-on-social-media-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"6 things musicians should be doing on social media in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Whether you\u2019re a long-time aspiring musician or you\u2019re looking to kickstart your career in music this year, here are some tips on how to succeed from the best musicians on the Internet.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Be yourself<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s a lot easier said than done, but the truer you are to yourself, the greater chance you have at being an online music sensation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"Teads_ad1\">\u00a0\u201cSo many people are trying to be someone else or emulate someone else\u2019s lifestyle on social media and it\u2019s refreshing when you find a person who is completely and honestly themselves,\u201d says\u00a0<a class=\"external-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chloetrevor_violin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chloe Trevor<\/a>, a violinist with 146,000 followers on Instagram. \u201cThere is only one you \u2013 let the world see you shine!\u201d<\/div>\n<p>So if like Chloe, you\u2019re feeling poorly and want to post a video of yourself playing Mendelssohn\u2019s\u00a0Violin Concerto in a unicorn onesie, you should definitely do it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdlFHcZFC-m\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=8&amp;wp=822#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2751.77%7D\" width=\"300\" height=\"586\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>2. Talk to your audience<\/h3>\n<p>French Instagram violinist\u00a0<a class=\"external-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/estherabrami\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esther Abrami<\/a>\u00a0advises to \u201chelp your followers to enter your musical world\u201d. Your social media followers love to watch performance videos, but remember that most of your followers won\u2019t have a degree in music.<\/p>\n<p>Esther encourages aspiring musicians to \u201cinteract with your audience, explain to them the story behind the piece you are playing or introduce them to a new piece of music\u2026 it isn\u2019t often people can enter the intimate world of a musician so when they do, they love it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a comparison video Esther did recently, asking her audience about the difference in sound between two violin bows:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ooyala_JwazZ1ZDE66O7NNbUfPkWz6hDC1Og12f\" class=\"video_embed video_embed--ooyala js_embed_ooyala oo-player-container\" data-id=\"JwazZ1ZDE66O7NNbUfPkWz6hDC1Og12f\">\n<div id=\"ooyala-inner-wrapper-hhqhut\" class=\"innerWrapper oo-player\">\n<div class=\"oo-player-skin\">\n<div id=\"oo-responsive\" class=\"oo-small\" data-reactid=\".0\">\n<div class=\"oo-state-screen oo-start-screen\" data-reactid=\".0.0\">\n<div class=\"oo-state-screen-poster\" data-reactid=\".0.0.0\">\n<div class=\"oo-start-screen-linear-gradient\" data-reactid=\".0.0.0.0\">\n<h3>3. Be patient<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cLook at social media as a tool for documentation, not as a way to get famous overnight,\u201d says Drew Alexander Forde (<a class=\"external-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thatviolakid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thatviolakid<\/a>). Whatever platform you\u2019re using, use it as a way of documenting your progress, rather than putting pressure on yourself to get thousands of new followers overnight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes 30 years to be considered an \u2018emerging artist\u2019, says Drew. \u201cBe patient and simply strive to become 1% better every day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BcwAV2Tj-Xz\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=8&amp;wp=822#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A2755.545%7D\" width=\"300\" height=\"606\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>4. Post content that makes you happy<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cPost content that inspires you,\u201d advises Chloe Trevor. \u201cYou will appear more authentic if you post content that motivates you rather than trying to post what you think the general public will like. Work hard, keep your standards high, post what you love and people will take notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>21-year-old Esther Abrami has amassed over 100,000 followers on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube thanks to her positive, fun videos. \u201cForget possible criticism or self-doubt,\u201d she says.\u00a0\u201cHappiness is contagious and the joy you put in whilst filming your videos will spread to your followers when they watch it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the case of this video, joy = newborn kittens.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ooyala_AyMDRoYzE6qi-8MSvDD0hLs4RFrfW6w3\" class=\"video_embed video_embed--ooyala js_embed_ooyala oo-player-container\" data-id=\"AyMDRoYzE6qi-8MSvDD0hLs4RFrfW6w3\">\n<div id=\"ooyala-inner-wrapper-8iwj4t\" class=\"innerWrapper oo-player\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>5. Don\u2019t be afraid to post \u2018imperfect\u2019 content<\/h3>\n<p>As tempting as it is to use social media as a way to post about the happiest 10% of your life, as a musician this isn\u2019t always the best way to gain followers.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/saraferrandez.violist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sara Ferr\u00e1ndez<\/a>\u00a0is a Spanish violist on Instagram, who says she finds it \u201cinspiring\u201d when other musicians share their practice time or their live concerts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is always some magic in the \u2018real thing\u2019 because almost nobody can sound daily like a CD recording right? I like to show things as natural as they are, and share my bad days of practising as well because it happens to all of us musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget, the more followers you get, the more influential you become \u2013 and younger musicians will find it helpful to watch how you practise for that 10\/10 performance of Bach\u2019s Double Violin Concerto you gave last week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-2\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BcINXEqnA1H\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=8&amp;wp=822#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A2758.275%7D\" width=\"300\" height=\"606\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h3>6. Dare to be different<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cLife will always set walls of disruptions and it&#8217;s up to you to break it by creating your own hunting ground,\u201d says Brett from the internet sensation duo,\u00a0<a class=\"external-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TwoSetViolin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two Set Violin<\/a>, whose 200,000 followers on Facebook follow their hilariously geeky videos.<\/p>\n<p>Flautist Ariana Piknja\u010d has found Instagram fame with her multi-tracked flute videos. She advises up-and-coming musicians to \u201clisten to your gut feeling, intuition however you like to call it. If you feel like sharing a collaboration of an arrangement playing the overture to Mozart\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Marriage Of Figaro<\/em>\u00a0with a trumpet player and you play the xylophone, WHY NOT?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlay what you think feels right at that moment. If you feel like doing a classical cover of an Eminem song, go right ahead! When you believe and whole-heartedly feel your work, trust me, people will too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a multi-tracked video Ariana did for Halloween last year, using a flute and two alto flutes. It got 14,000 views:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-3\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BaoegkEg-G4\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=8&amp;wp=822#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A6435.390000000001%7D\" width=\"300\" height=\"854\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Maddy Shaw Roberts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/discover-music\/musicians-on-social-media\/\">classicfm.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Whether you\u2019re a long-time aspiring musician or you\u2019re looking to kickstart your career in music this year, here are some tips on how to succeed from the best musicians on the Internet. 1. 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