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 Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:13 pm
so I just heard this quote (from a professional too) it is "having a career is not the same as having a life" what do you guys think of that??? When I heard the quote it really struck me deep. I find that lately I've been in a practice room so often that I've been blowing off plans with people. Most of my friends (not all but most) are either in band or orchestra (and youth orchestra) so I hang out and have fun with them there. Music right now, improving and getting into a good school is the most important thing for me right now. But sometimes I look back at what I've been doing and I feel like I've been really isolating myself lately. I basically go home during the week, practice and get my homework done. Then on the weekends I have nonstop rehearsal. Don't get me wrong I love every second of it, but sometimes I wonder what it would be like to live like my younger sister and go out with friends everyday and not worry about auditions or seating. Sometimes it seems like bliss, but when I really think about it, I would miss my practice sessions, and most of all orchestra. For college auditions I'm only looking at one major university with a campus. The other schools I'm looking at are more of a conservatory setting where we don't get the college/marching band experience or anything. Part of me thinks that is the perfect environment to become amazing and get good, but at the same time I think it'd get mentally exhausting after awhile..... any opinions????
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:58 pm
I can only speak from my own experience. All my friends in high school were in band, so when I practiced and worked I got to see them. But I was always doing hoework and practicing for band, so I never really built a life outside of it. I did graduate and got into a really good school, which I now attend. However, the school doesn't have a band. I have no oportunity to play as part of my school work, nor to make friends in that setting. I kind of regret not learning how to do that in high school because now I'm sort of stuck. I play my instument in my free time and throw myself into my school work, but other than that, I really don't have much of a life. I wish I would have taken some time to build that foundation. It's not bad, not having that kind of a social life, but it's somethign you should be aware of while you can still change it. Otherwise you look around after a while and realize that your options are sort of gone and that you've set yourself in one place.
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