The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;
The motions of his spirit are as dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus;
Let no such man be trusted.
-William Shakespeare (The Merchant of Venice. Act. v. Sc. 1.)
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Okay, I’ve been home for a while and I still am not sure where to start on this whole “part-time” job thing. Maybe partly because it doesn’t ruffle my feathers, and partly because I joke so much about playing for a living.
Music is my job. It is full time (or at least close to it), [...]
Drew McManus writes that another blogger, Jeff Tsai, calls the members of a ROPA orchestra “part-time musicians” here. Drew proceeds to write about why using the term part-time musicians is not a good idea. Both his post, and Jeff Tsai’s response to that post are worth reading.
Me?
Well, I suppose I’m guilty of something similar. [...]
Just a few notes, since some of you readers out there are getting those college acceptances!
If there is more than one oboe instructor at the school (generally this is at conservatories) find out how you are assigned a teacher.
Take a lesson from the oboe instructor if you are able to.
If you can’t take a lesson, [...]
