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Re: I'm scared!!

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-03-16 19:44

David,

As someone who's been there, done that, does being a military clarinetist help with applications for orchestras or other jobs? Or would they rather see you get a masters do you think? Just for my information since I want to join AF reserve but am wondering whether a reserve band would be a good move or not. (personally I like to get real physical and would rather look at something that I can get dirty and physical in such as security police or maintenence. That's also one reason I left the military school. I knew I would find being an officer not physically active enough for me.)

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I have already done the miliatary deal and found much of the circumstances myself and colleagues in really having little to do with music.

I read about that in a past post. Someone remarked that often, you are assigned jobs to do throughout the day and playing ISN'T one of them so you have to find time on your own to practice and get better.

CG,

As to your original reasons you posted, there ARE other ways to get money for college and an instrument. My new job I just started offers tuition reimbursement as well as a 2000 dollar loan I can get once a year, each year for four years. And if you stay at the job for three years or more, the loans are considered "gratis" and you don't have to make payments anymore. That would be 8000 dollars in four years only making payments on the interest for two years. Not a bad deal. So if a new clarinet and a little extra money on the side is the main reason, I would say consider and see if there are other options on how to get it. I'm not saying that these are your ONLY reasons (I don't know you personally), but these seem to be the reasons you posted. And based on those reasons, I'd definitely think long and hard about it.

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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