…and the meme multiplies: Curt writes this yesterday. He’s obviously sneaking into my brain and doing his best to talk me into doing what I know I should. I’ll try his exercise even (think of 5 possibilities to get around each obstacle): First Obstacle: No one is going to pay me to play, write, teach, or record music.
Five Possibilities to overcome (This ought to be a real treat):
- I could spread my time capital among all aspects to diversify my investment, capitalizing on playing out in venues that pay well, writing lots of quality music for publication and reuse, teaching lessons and making commissioned recordings
- I could look for an institution that would provide a salary for me to provide their musical needs (school, church… and those are the only two I can think of right now).
- I could seek employment at a music store. This strays from my passion and puts me into sales a bit, but I have sales experience.
- I can focus on a business idea I have which is almost to form a sort of ‘school of rock’ which (in short) will be a zen-and-the-art-of-modern-ensemble to apply what I’ve learned from many years in large organized ensembles to my experience with small modern ensembles. Think of it as band class for rock.
- I can work freelance for a more flexible schedule that gives me more time to pursue the music. This is sort of the middle ground.
That was easier than I thought, thanks Curt. I think I’ll do this for every obstacle I can think of. That’s all for now.