| To the young guys and girls...just go for it, it's all in front of you.
Personally, I had a choice of careers and was going to be a winner either way. I started playing with brass bands in Australia when I was about 8. At 18 my choice was either music or commerce and I chose commerce and don't regret 1 day of nearly 30 years as a banker. I've lived in some great places around the world and at nearly 50 am finacially secure. My heart, however, was always with being a brass player. I started playing again about 7 years ago when my time became my own again.
Recently I started to teach in a small way and if I were to choose my dream career from here on in it would be to teach. I really, really enjoy it...particularly beginners, adult or school student. There's something magic when a student 'gets it'. My ambitions as a teacher aren't complicated...if my students go on to bigger and better things then that's well and good but as long as they have a good sound, are solid readers and competent musicians (by definition that must mean they're enjoying it) I will have been a success. I'll leave the Haydn and the Hummel up to others.
Great topic.
Regards,
Trevor |