INTRODUCTION TO MODULE 1 – Soft skills for musicians

We are told about the importance of these skills in our personal and professional lives, although they are not called by name and we are continually being evaluated and we evaluate them without realizing it or without being aware of it.

Traditional education systems have always been based on the accumulation of quantifiable and cognitive content. These concrete skills that students acquire are called hard skills. On the other hand, there are other skills that are not cognitive, but personal, more subjective and therefore more difficult to quantify or evaluate, and these are the soft skills. These skills are the way in which people communicate, socialize and relate to themselves and to their immediate environment, so they are personal and emotional skills and their management is very important for the musician to be in a personal state that allows him to make music and build himself as an entrepreneur.

Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:

• Recognize the importance of soft skills management for a musician
• To learn about tools that allow us to improve as musicians through the promotion of soft skills
• Identify the importance of managing emotions in our artistic work

Module Structure

Unit 1: Time management

Unit 2: Emotional Intelligence, self-motivation, dealing with frustration

Unit 3: Self-discipline

Unit 4: Adaptability and empathy