Originally Posted By: Joe V
I'm curious if you'd be willing to share your 'big boy' jobs...was the first degree in music? You made it sound like the second was the backup plan.


I have a BA in Music from eight after the Army. When I was 41 I went back to college and got an Associate Degree in computer studies.

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If a song is really, really good, have you thought about selling those songs to someone that might be able to more easily sell them ?


I have my doubts about the "really good" part of that.

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I also would guess that - if you're trying to make some extra pocket money while enjoying the time you spend doing it - teaching might be the best bang for the buck.


I am the worst teacher ever. I have no patience. I have a deep rooted background in theory, and when I have tried to teach I have always found myself saying things like "How can you not know that?" The problem is that kids who take lessons don't want to learn music. They want to learn songs. I don't teach songs. I teach music. I teach you scales, keys, the chord wheel, rhythms, and mainly HOW TO READ MUSIC! Kids now don't want to learn that because they don't see the value of knowing the WHY. They just want to know the HOW.