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Re: advice for letting go of professional dreams

Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2008-11-04 04:27

Amazing how many of us have similar stories! I was a 'hotshot' bass clarinetist in high school, dreamed of becoming a symphony player, but was realistic enough to know I didn't have the talent nor the all-consuming desire to succeed as a classical musician. Got degrees in engineering, but continued to play music (classical, jazz, rock) on the side and continue to do so today, some thirty years later. Along the way picked up a little side hobby/business doing woodwind repair work and mouthpiece refacing, but fortunately have never had to make my primary income from music!

There are many, many ways to enjoy music, for musicians at every skill level --- but very few opportunities for most of us to make a living exclusively from music. So my advice would be, don't give up your dreams; just adjust your goals and expectations to meet reality half-way.

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