....I have been playing the piano for 6 years and i am 19 years old.
There are any more jobs for professionals other than world famous concert pianist. I get the feeling that the OP is wanting a reaction something along the lines of" you can be whatever you want to be"...."your teacher is wrong" Theory teacher...so you are a music major? A lot of what you're saying doesn't add up
DC, what I want to know is why teaching is spurned by most people as:"Those who can't, teach!"Do forgive me, but many of the tenured and visiting professors of conservatories spend most days teaching.Even then a good teacher most certainly can. The people you see as big name concert pianists make up a very thin slither of active professional musicians.I know you get paid to play the piano, DC; I do too.Agree or dissagree:It does not matter how 'good' you are, if you have the wrong mindset you are destined to be unsuccessful.I can count twelve local teachers and musicians who are not very good, but make a living in the profession because they are humble, and work within reality, with what they have available.
DC, what I want to know is why teaching is spurned by most people as:"Those who can't, teach!"
I think you misunderstood her original post. She wasn't suggesting that OP become a music teacher because they won't make it as a performer, she was asking about their current circumstances (as in "You mentioned your theory teacher, does that mean you are in college?")Just clarifying to avoid unnecessary arguing that happens so often here
I understood DC completely, the point I was making is a certain mindset "those who can't, teach".Many people enter higher education with the mind set of I get my degree, enter some competitions and find an agent.Wrong!I can remember clearly, some of my peers responding, when asked, what is your next step, literally: "I will put on a few recitals, enter some competitions and take it from there". They did so, and did not win, and did not find an agent, and most of them left the profession.The ones who are still making music, were the quieter ones who did, music. They taught, they performed, they composed, they arranged, and were in many ways self sufficient. They understood that their scope for music making would not be international, or national, but local, instead focusing there efforts of realistically becoming a music professional, within their means.The ones who thought they would fall into a career, were surly mistaken and quit, mainly because they were not willing to work for it. Secondarily, because the reality failed to meet unrealistic expectations.As DC said, of course, you do need some level of proficiency to even accompany, or get the gigs; but the unrealistic expectation of being an international concert pianist is just that unrealistic. That pedigree of music was breed for the role; that is, from a family, for whom this was always the expectation, having access to good instruments, teaching with music as the sole priority in their life. Just watch videos of them in their infancy; many big names were already at an entry-level of professional proficiency before they left single digits. The time spent at university honing their maturity; they did not have a point to prove because they already had it, all to simply make music.Do you think a young Yundi Li had to battle with anyone regarding his art; "Go get a real job", etc. Do you think Latista had to beg her parents for access to a decent piano? No they were encouraged, and respected at a young age, with a support system in place. It's also worth mentioning that there was already a musical connection there who was able to offer advise on the best route; different form their teacher.As some one previously mentioned, one track.
I say, don't give up.Your dream is going to come later than it does for most people--instead of touring at say, twenty-one or twenty-two, it's going to be a decade later. And it's a lot of work to get there.
It's a distant dream, one that's fun to think about, like winning the lottery, only less probable. It can give you endless hours of satisfying fantasy. There's nothing wrong with that. It may even be a motivator to keep practicing when you don't feel like it.
I honestly believed for most of my younger years, that if I reached a certain level of proficiency the rest would just fall onto place. If I was super-amazing enough I would give off some kind of "warp-signature" that would be detected by the "piano-people" who would then come and take me away to my new life as a world famous concert pianist.
Hi!I am right now playing Mozarts Alla Turca and Debussys Arabesque 1 in E-major. I have been playing the piano for 6 years and i am 19 years old. My musictheory teacher (not my pianoteacher) said that i should give up on my dream to become an professional concertpianist because i am already to old and my pianoskill is to low for my age! is that true or should i continue "chasing" my dream?Thanks for answering!
Your teacher is probably right. Not much more to say to be honest. Focus on making a living.
I addressed something that I strongly suspect is underlying, and needs to be looked at first. I wouldn't mind it being skimmed except now we have "Your teacher is probably right." with support of that opinion coming right after.
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