Why are you not working today?

[Andy Collins]

Job done, its more of a letter of introduction to a limited clientele, specific targetting, and then the main flyer is for a different market altogether. I deal with Polstead Press for most of my stationery needs, but i wanted to rough out what i was thinking first.

[Stubby]

Pissing down . Sharpened every saw I got , air filters spotless . Pile of oily sawdust will make good fire liters . Tomorrow looks bad as well . Still got some grass to cut

[Johny Walker]

been out climbing for another co today, a good day

[Scott Walker]

weather mainly and not a great deal on the books at the mo! so all can wait until the sun shines.

[chaffey]

Have got to have tomorrow off to look after my boy. Tonsilitis!!

[will.morris]

My girlfriend is brilliant at music, has grade 7 in flute, has grades in a few other instruments. Is sorting some stuff out towards her masters. And is in her last placement in becoming a music teacher! Really proud of her !

 

Keep up the music and playing! its excellent to be able to play an instrument!

 

Have had many hobbies come and go in my time as I can't sit still for 5mins when I'm not at work. Music has always been my passion for the past 18.5 years of my life since I was about 4

 

If you can get through high school playing any instrument other than guitar, bass or drums then you will forever have a fantastic hobby. I was always mocked at high school because i was'nt playing 'cool' music, mummies little trumpet boy" ... at the time it seemed a really important thing to 'fit in', but I'm so glad I stuck at it with the help of my dad (55+ yrs brass experience himself) and I hope one day to do the same with my own kids, constant praise, regular (but not forceful) encouragment.

 

Good luck to your girlfriend in her career progression and also her masters Maybe a few loving gestures will seal the deal in getting yourself some freebie lessons if you dont currently play anything?!

 

Home teaching is something I've thought about as a bit of a second income if i'm not self employed in this trade, few evenings per week nothing more. I would be considered very young to be a music teacher which would be seen as a disadvantage in parents eyes I feel, but I'd also believe it would be good to relate to and helping youngsters rise above the school thing, I fear so many schools lose many young musicians through peer pressure.

 

((P.s sorry to everyone else having to put up with my music related posts, I know its a tree forum!))

Edited May 10, 2012 by skyhuck
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[Rich2484]

There is only so much Jeremy Kyle I can take!

 

Need some work to come in.

 

Or I could start chasing a few jobs!

[Andy Collins]

Not working....but out and about "networking", drumming up trade for my imminent return to work, imminently and soon:thumbup:

Will, re: music teaching, go for it, its another string to your bow, keeps your passion for music alive. I was very musical throughout my schooldays, dropped it like a stone when i left school and never picked it up again. I think I was pressured into practice practice practice for every exam and every concert and i just over did it. I was Grade 7 piano, 3 clarinet, 4 trombone and played percussion too, also completed my 5 theory, would I do it all over again, no, not in the same way, i would simply do it because i wanted to and I wouldnt play in public concerts again. A friend of mine went on to teach professionally, and is still doing very well many years on

Edited May 11, 2012 by Andy Collins

[swinny]

Not working....but out and about "networking", drumming up trade for my imminent return to work, imminently and soon:thumbup:

 

Elabourate on networking for me lol i should be networking but there's no one to talk to around here lol

[Andy Collins]

Going around visiting people, discussing stuff and generally pointing at trees in a random yet slightly professional manner. I would hasteh to add these are people i have worked for in the past, and i call around occasionally to assess anything that needs doing. I know what I mean