Canceled Gig

I just got word that A gig I had scheduled for Friday has been canceled. The owner of the establishment has not given a reason...but I have found out that some of his employees are leaving. There are have their separate reason but some I believe did not like the owner.

Enough of that..I have some time. Gigs with Serenata have slowed down and other gigs are few and far between. I have to see it as a blessing in disguise. I have more time to be at home with the family, record, compose, finish my second masters and hunt some more jazz oriented gigs...

I have been going back and forth about a Ph.D. I'm not even sure if I want to go that route. I can mare more teaching in public school or private teaching/consulting work that being an Assistant Professor of Music anywhere. Going to the college level full time would require me to deal with the tenure process and the political B.S. that goes on in Post-Secondary education. I can stay in public school, teach some lessons, gig and write music...I would make more. If a school wanted to give me a scholarship in composition or performance, I may consider it. I've decided that I don't want to pursue education technology...Nothing about the jobs interest me. I believe that I would just be wasting my time and money.

That's all for now..until next time.

I Saw the Sign

With the day I had today, This is the one tune I had to come in my mind. "I saw the sign...I opened up my eyes..I saw the sign..." It's interesting how life's events happen. I have come to realize that I'm doing too much. Bottom line. The private students are not turning out like I thought...A parent thought I cheated her child out out lesson time...The establishment refunds her money and she got a free lesson (I was pissed...and people say it's my fault)..People try to run me off the road..I believe God (or which ever deity you worship) is trying to tell me to back off. I need to slow down and take care of things that are dear to me. In a way,I'm glad that student is gone. He didn't practice and he wanted total control in lessons (Children love to try).

Now that I sit in front of my computer, I realize that I don't want to spend time teaching a bunch of spoiled people that don't want to practice. I have to deal with motivating students already...Why stress out even more?

I also want to play and focus on gigs and arranging.

I want to continue teaching in school and move to the college level. The plan is to move everyone to 2 days a week and close everything else. The places that I am located will be upset, but it's my life and I REFUSE to let others mess with it in any way. I don't need the stress!

I'm tired of talking about it...good night.