Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2011-01-18 01:17
Alexi -
Laura Ardan in Atlanta is an amazing player. It's 150 miles from Augusta, but if you're serious about becoming a professional player, it's worth it, at least once a month.
On the other hand, as Ed P. says, the competition to make a living as a musician is ferocious, particularly on clarinet. If you're not single-minded enough (and driven enough) to practice, say, 8 hours a day, every day, you can't hope to reach the necessary level.
If you're not satisfied as a military musician, you need to find another way to make a living. Your postings show that you're an intelligent and thoughtful person. By all means you should get a college degree. Even if you make it as a musician, you need to know lots more than music. All the great musicians are civilized people who have broad knowledge about the world.
Ask around about the numerous colleges in Augusta for the one that offers the best curriculum in literature, history and civilization. http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=sH0&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=colleges+augusta+georgia&aq=2v&aqi=g-c1g-m1g-v8&aql=&oq=colleges++augusta
Ken Shaw
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The Clarinet BBoard
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