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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000070.txt from 2006/11
From: Isaac Bull <contrareed@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] musicians in alternate jobs was Re: Blair Tindall's Mozart
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:10:57 -0500
I've been in an "alternate job" for many years now as a legal assistant and
love it. Thankfully for me it isn't just a daily grind (usually) and has
allowed me the freedom to continue my music career and actually have more
enjoyment out if it than I might otherwise have if it was the sole source of
income, something I'm sooooo thankful for. Part of me of course wishes I
could be a full time musician but when I look at the scene here in Canada it
doesn't take long to get back to reality that what I've got now is likely
the best for me short of a miracle.
my $0.02 CDN :)
Best wishes all,
Isaac
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 4:43 PM
Subject: [DR-L] musicians in alternate jobs was Re: Blair Tindall's Mozart
in the Jungle
> My dh became a machinist, then a technical writer for the same company
> right out of music school. We wanted to marry and raise a family, and that
> machinist job led to things he wouldn't have done as a high school music
> teacher (travel, education, professional advancement, good pay...). He
> plans on getting to back to playing trombone in groups next year.
>
> Miriam
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "herb fawcett" <herbgosia@-----.net>
> To: <doublereed@-----.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 5:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [DR-L] Re: Blair Tindall's Mozart in the Jungle
>
>
>> Total agreement.
>> When I left school, I went directly to work in the Houston Symphony. I
>> had
>> already played a season in the Philadelphia orchestra and learned how
>> tiring
>> it can be. I also played Boston, Santa Fe Opera, and Phoenix Symphony,
>> all
>> great experiences. There were many other musical experiences, but not
>> enough
>> joy to leaven the weight of the effort necessary to produce quality
>> performance constantly. A career musician needs to derive all of his
>> needs
>> from music, as there is no time for anything else. Then there are the
>> reeds!
>> My wife and I decided to find a way for me to finish dental school and
>> for
>> us to raise two kids in relative sanity. It worked beautifully, and while
>> I
>> didn't make a lot of money, we were secure. We also had opportunities to
>> play for the following 40 years without fear of losing the job at any
>> moment
>> for whatever weird whim might present itself. I have met many
>> "professional
>> quality" players who have become dentists, medical doctors, and lawyers
>> as
>> well as all the other things that people do in careers. My life has been
>> happy and full, and while I do not lament the time spent in developing my
>> musical craft, I also do not lament that it did not take me into a
>> lifelong
>> career in music.
>> In her little talk to us when we were leaving Curtis, Mrs.
>> Curtis/Zimbalist
>> acknowledged that not all of us would have full careers in music, but she
>> hoped we would find joy in bringing music to wherever we went. She was a
>> wise and gentle lady.
>> Herb
>
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