Do I Really Need a Business License as a Musician in Washington State? So all this talk about the new sales tax has resulted in my receiving many, many, many messages from musicians about taxes. Unfortunately, most of whom don't know what the real rules are in Washington State and how they affect them. So this post is about that. Do you need to pay taxes as a musician? Maybe not sales taxes, but probably B&O taxes. Read below.
Tag: jazz
Well, here we go again. It’s time to push the go button on another project. I’m excited to share that my new book, Bebop by the Numbers – Band Director Handbook, “A Super Fun, Super Simple Step-by-Step Guide on How to Teach Jazz Improvisation,” is now available — You can order it online here. It will soon be available on Amazon and other retailers once another round of revisions is approved, but if you want to get a jump on the school year in jazz band, you can grab the first edition now.
I woke up this morning thinking about this lesson again and I thought it was worth sharing, again. It’s from my book, Lessons from My Father Available on Amazon and wherever you buy books these days. #4 We are all individuals, each one of us. We are God’s unique creation. You can never be what … Continue reading Lesson #4 – We are all individuals…
For my Bebop by the Numbers friends, here are 19 Christmas tunes by numbers. Tis the season, so have some fun.
My dad didn’t start out a Jazz fan at all. He found it confusing. He was not a musician, and he didn’t think of himself as having musical talent. Growing up, I rarely heard him sing, I sometimes heard him hum a tune, and sometimes he would clap his deformed hands. As a burn victim, he couldn’t really flatten his hands to make much of a sound, but he tried nonetheless. He was always quiet when it came to music, so I have no idea really if my dad could carry a tune in a bucket.
Danny Kolke 