Re: Re: Re: Re: Musician's life in the Military


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Posted by Kenneth Sloan on June 18, 2003 at 05:54:29:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Musician's life in the Military posted by Sean Chisham on June 17, 2003 at 22:16:24:


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The novelty of finally getting a job wears off after a couple of years and one begins to yearn for musical challenge again. Some groups in town have more musical challenge and musical excellence than others. No group, though, will ever come close to the artistic ideal that is established in the mind of an aspiring student.


This can happen in *any* job!

Which is why a common theme in my advice to students is: if you don't like the preparation, you'll hate the job.

Challenge is where you find it. A "job", by definition, is an arrangement where you perform some service that is well within your capabilities (and therefore, eventually becomes boring).

Move on, enrich, or move sideways. You can look for a better job (moving on). The attentive reader will see that this can't work forever. You can find other interests (moving sideways) - hobbies to engage your brain and take your mind off the drudgery. Or, you can enrich the experience by going above and beyond the requirements of the job.

In this respect, military bands (DC or otherwise) are no different from any other job.

Finally...if you are bored to tears by playing "God of Our Fathers" at a funeral, perhaps it's time to rent "Gardens of Stone".



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