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Topic: Best and worst STEADY music jobs [Bob asks]  (Read 1508 times)

Offline Bob

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Best and worst STEADY music jobs [Bob asks]
on: July 06, 2004, 07:50:54 AM
Just wondering what your opinions are about what aspects make a music job good or bad.

I'm not thinking one-time gigs or "one student I was teaching" stories -- I'm thinking about longer-term positions.  What's good and bad about those?
Favorite new teacher quote -- "You found the only possible wrong answer."

Offline donjuan

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Re: Best and worst STEADY music jobs
Reply #1 on: July 07, 2004, 03:07:20 AM
If you dont enjoy it, it's bad..It really is as simple as that!  Piano jobs dont usually pay too well, so if you dont find it fun, then it isnt worth it.

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Re: Best and worst STEADY music jobs
Reply #2 on: July 07, 2004, 03:32:43 AM
Well, I have a regular gig playing in a bar, and frankly, it's starting to annoy me. Driving all the way to the city to play a bunch of simple bossa nova tunes into the night to people eating dip all the time is not exactly the most fun thing in the world. It also cuts into precious practice time!

I wanna be a piano teacher to adults some day.
 

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