Yay, you booked a show! What now? Vocalist and JazzVoice director Alexis Cole guides you through all the things you must do to prepare, both musically and from the business side.

TikTok is the hottest social media platform for creators, and music plays a huge role in its success. Careers have been born from songs going viral – Lil Nas X being the biggest example – at much faster speeds than on Instagram or even YouTube. It’s also one of the few platforms with a direct correlation to plays on other platforms, meaning a discovered song on TikTok leads to Spotify and YouTube plays. TikTok’s powerful algorithm determines what videos get placed in every user’s newsfeed, and now they’re including livestreams. It’s a great time to start streaming there: it’s new enough that it’s not oversaturated with lives which means that artists doing lives on TikTok are getting way more visibility than they would elsewhere. This session will look at how livestreaming on TikTok works, what to do when you’re live, what you’ll need to produce a stream, and how your lives should fit with your other social media content.

Business Building Basics will teach you everything you need to know to get started with generating income online We will cover: - what type of business to start, based on your skills and passions - the types of people you should market to - the business models to actually scale and stay sustainable/consistent - the skills you need to be an entrepreneur/traits of someone who will succeed in business I'm Annie Calvaneso, 3x business owner and business coach and consultant. My two previous businesses were a voice teaching studio and an online fitness coaching business. I helped over 60 people start businesses during a time when it was "impossible" to get people to buy (March 2020) and way more since then. My clients generally 3-4x their income working with me, because my unique magic is helping people EXPAND and GROW. I'm also a professional opera singer, with contracts this year in Detroit and Toledo.

Join us for a social media marketing 101 workshop from a slightly new perspective. Jazzvoice.com is proud to welcome a new presenter Emily Johnston, director of Agave Social Creative Social Media! Emily’s created and managed more than 500 events (including most of her friend’s weddings), built partnerships and sponsorships grossing more than $1M, and create social communities for authors, breweries, startups, animal rescues, and charities. Learn some new tips and tricks to grow your social media following or simply just get started. Emily's workshop is guaranteed to teach you something new no matter where you are in your social media journey. Learn more about Agave Social - https://agave.social/

Join Tahira Clayton and JazzVoice.com for a special jazz education workshop. In this workshop Tahira will guide us through her personal techniques and tips on teaching jazz to young children. Whether you are a general youth music educator or run a youth jazz program of your own, this you'll leave this workshop with new ideas and techniques to bring into your classroom! About Tahira: Tahira Clayton is an educator catering to all ages in New York City. She has quickly made a name for herself in the New York City childhood music education scene. A charismatic and energetic educator, Tahira is highly sought after as an educator catering to ages 3 to 18, but able to, and frequently works with all ages on auditions, performances, competitions, and more. Tahira maintains her own private studio with students of all ages. This private studio includes private voice and/or piano lessons, theory lessons, and early childhood music lessons (great for groups of 3 to 5 kids). In addition to her private studio, Tahira offers her teaching skills as a freelance music educator to the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and Bach To Rock. In these positions, Tahira directs choral programs at 3 different public schools throughout NYC, a choral program for senior citizens, and maintains a private studio of 30+ students. Tahira has also does freelance teaching work for The Juilliard School. Tahira chooses repertoire as well as creates and contributes choral music education curriculum ideas to public schools in NYC looking to implement custom music education for their students. In addition to this work, Tahira also develops and maintains a curriculum for the early bird music student, ages 3 to 5. This very early childhood music education primarily focuses on introducing musical concepts, including basic music theory, instrument introduction/identification, and combining those concepts while engaging and reinforcing motor skills.

As jazz musicians we work on our craft 24/7 and eventually we want to share our talents with others. But then comes the age old question.... How do we get gigs? Of course gigs and bookings come about in many different ways but sometimes we need to make that first introduction with a simple email. Kira Goidel, the office manager at Birdland Jazz Club from 2019-2021 and a current booking manager shows you what to include in your email, making you stand out from the dozens of others in a club owners inbox. Whether you are emailing a major club or coffee shop, these email tips and tricks will be sure to get you more glances and listens to your music getting your foot in the door one step at a time!

Join JazzVoice.com director Alexis Cole for her tips and tricks on band leading! When jazz vocalists are called up to sing, they immediately become the band leader as they are the main melodic instrument of that song. Whether you are trying to strengthen your presence at sessions or take charge of your own gigs simple knowledge of leading a rhythm section can go very far. In this workshop, learn how to start and end tunes, hand signals, conducting techniques and more!

In today's digital age, the words "content creation" seem to be prominent in our lives. When talking about social media, content creation is crucial for gaining a following... specifically video content. As jazz musicians, the video content we put out is important because it gives the best glimpse into our artistry without being there in person. Join us in an informative session with Austin Kruczek who will provide tips to improve your online video content with a focus on social media. Austin is on the creative team for Saxophonist Chad LB and helped him to grow his audience to 114 thousand followers. You don't want to miss this special jazzvoice.com workshop! About Austin: Austin is an artist, creative, entrepreneur and guitarist based in New York City. While music remains his passion, he also finds a creative outlet through videography. He is currently on the creative team for Chad LB and Head of Content Creation for the highly recognized Jazz Lesson Videos organization.