Guides
Practical know-how: starting a band, finding a rehearsal room, fees and rights.
- Anyone buying a second-hand guitar should play it before paying
The safest way to buy a second-hand guitar is in person, after playing it and without a deposit. The warranty can be excluded. Otherwise used goods carry two years, or one year if the contract shortens the period.
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- Swiss music bodies advise, fund and collect
Every money question in music has an address. Who helps with fees, who funds projects and who collects money for you.
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- A half-hour music lesson costs 44 francs in Lugano, 33 in Maur
At the Scuola di musica in Lugano, a semester of 30-minute lessons costs young people 700 francs, while children in Maur pay 630. For adults, the picture flips.
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- Looking for band members means giving place, rehearsal times and costs
If you're looking for band members, your ad needs instrument, place, rehearsal times, goal and costs. Here's how to write it, how to get replies and what to settle at the first meeting.
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