The Topsy-Turvey Journey of a Brand-New Gigging Musician
This past December, I graduated with my BA in music (viola primary) and Biblical Studies. I had a neat and tidy plan: I'd get started in various musical gigs, continue in the ones that began in the Fall, and find consistent part-time work to provide stability. If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. I had a few music gigs panning out for shortly after graduation, but in the chaos of finishing my classes, getting together a senior recital, wrapping things up at my on-campus job, preparing to move, and trying to be vaguely ready for Christmas with the family, I figured applications to part-time work could be completed shortly after graduation, mid-December, for a beginning date of early- to mid-January. The application process exhausted and discouraged me. Hours of applications and interviews- nothing. I want to back up for a minute to before I started college. When considering majors, music wasn't even an idea in my head- for many reasons. First, I'd n...
