Hi Anthony,
I don't actually work in the music industry (at the moment anyway), which I sometimes wonder if is a bit of a waste as I have perfect pitch and music comes easily to me, and I might do fairly well in a music career - though I'm not into teaching and never really aspired to be a performer (I don't have enough self-discipline for the hours and hours of practice everyday
). However, I am considering going back to school to major in composition as I have an interest in film music. I'm just teaching myself to play the violin right now (started a couple of months ago and loving it), and hoping to find a teacher some time this year and take some lessons. I'd like to take up the viola and cello after I've gotten better at the violin.
As for my current job, I run a small pet clothing business (Franga Designs) with my sister, and we also just started a new store last month of products/gifts for musicians with artwork and illustrations done by my sister (Mozartini). I do the administrative/website stuff for both businesses. I've also considered a career to do with languages as I pick up languages quite easily (I majored in Linguistics & Languages - Spanish, French, Chinese & German), and my language teachers had UN aspirations on my behalf, though politics and government aren't my kind of thing either. And again, neither is teaching.
So, in summary, I'm not a professional musician, but have considered and am still considering pursuing further education and some type of career in music. Though at 28, I guess I'd better decide fast.
I don't actually work in the music industry (at the moment anyway), which I sometimes wonder if is a bit of a waste as I have perfect pitch and music comes easily to me, and I might do fairly well in a music career - though I'm not into teaching and never really aspired to be a performer (I don't have enough self-discipline for the hours and hours of practice everyday
). However, I am considering going back to school to major in composition as I have an interest in film music. I'm just teaching myself to play the violin right now (started a couple of months ago and loving it), and hoping to find a teacher some time this year and take some lessons. I'd like to take up the viola and cello after I've gotten better at the violin.As for my current job, I run a small pet clothing business (Franga Designs) with my sister, and we also just started a new store last month of products/gifts for musicians with artwork and illustrations done by my sister (Mozartini). I do the administrative/website stuff for both businesses. I've also considered a career to do with languages as I pick up languages quite easily (I majored in Linguistics & Languages - Spanish, French, Chinese & German), and my language teachers had UN aspirations on my behalf, though politics and government aren't my kind of thing either. And again, neither is teaching.
So, in summary, I'm not a professional musician, but have considered and am still considering pursuing further education and some type of career in music. Though at 28, I guess I'd better decide fast.