If one wants agnst amongst freelance musicians you could study anthropology / history /music of the 1700's to the 1800's. Talk about turmoil. The steady income from 'patrons' or guys who kept you with the servants (slaves) and made you do stuff for the niece or wife who played the viola, suddenly found themselves trying to make a living selling pieces of music...and many fled to England where the 'lower' classes at least had roast beef and some way to survive.....

This has repeated itself for many centuries... don't despair....we are but a drop in time...to every thing there is a season.....turn turn turn ,...upside down.


John Conley
Musica est vita