Some Days
There are some days in which I become routinely frustrated with myself and my skill set. I'm a musician, performer and instructor/coach. I'm not interested in doing paperwork, having a keen eye for an extra comma, discussing the possibility of higher sales or trying to figure out the best way to sell a service. Put that together with a lack of interest in math and science and you get me. A person with a specialized skill set who excels in delivering results but with little interest in cultivating real world job skills.
I am lucky enough to live in Boston, a self propelled city where plenty of jobs exist and many small businesses flourish. I find it very frustrating because to start my studio in a more serious way, I will continue to need training throughout my career as a vocal coach. Training starts at $90/hr for my voice teacher and $300/hr for the master voice teacher. Eventually I will get my level 1 certification and I will be listed on the internationally renown website for Speech Level Singing. I love training under the system because it is (believe it or not) cheaper than grad school and I am able to work 70 hours a week while I further my professional development. That said my studio has really grown in the past 3 months and I am up to 13 active students and about 5 or so who come now and then.
However my job is boring at best and I worry that I will always need a day job to support me so I can do the work I really want to do. I have noticed that people deal with this in many ways. Some move out to the boonies where rent is cheaper so they can really pursue what they want to do. Others have the ability and discipline to hold down a day job that allows them to bring in extra income with doing what they want to do and live comfortably.
I'm not sure what to do with myself. There is a multitude of overqualified people who could excel and even enjoy doing what I do. I put in 90% into my day job. And that's as much as I can demand of myself. There is clearly great value placed on the arts, entertainment, especially music. I wish I could what I wanted to do already.
I am lucky enough to live in Boston, a self propelled city where plenty of jobs exist and many small businesses flourish. I find it very frustrating because to start my studio in a more serious way, I will continue to need training throughout my career as a vocal coach. Training starts at $90/hr for my voice teacher and $300/hr for the master voice teacher. Eventually I will get my level 1 certification and I will be listed on the internationally renown website for Speech Level Singing. I love training under the system because it is (believe it or not) cheaper than grad school and I am able to work 70 hours a week while I further my professional development. That said my studio has really grown in the past 3 months and I am up to 13 active students and about 5 or so who come now and then.
However my job is boring at best and I worry that I will always need a day job to support me so I can do the work I really want to do. I have noticed that people deal with this in many ways. Some move out to the boonies where rent is cheaper so they can really pursue what they want to do. Others have the ability and discipline to hold down a day job that allows them to bring in extra income with doing what they want to do and live comfortably.
I'm not sure what to do with myself. There is a multitude of overqualified people who could excel and even enjoy doing what I do. I put in 90% into my day job. And that's as much as I can demand of myself. There is clearly great value placed on the arts, entertainment, especially music. I wish I could what I wanted to do already.