Guest Valeria Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 Cousin going to uni. Course is piano teaching. Auntie doesn't like it but can't do anythinfg because cousin threaten to leave the house. Come on, how many people having that profession? Does it pay much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gucici Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 50 students x $200 per month. 10k a month income. Not that bad. $200 is considered low in the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singalion Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 There is no golden rule on what profession to take. Giving piano lessons after 15 years can get boring also, enter into a life crisis or depression. Whether it brings sufficient income? Who will know what is fashion in 10 years? By then your cousin married a billionaire and can pursue other hobbies also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Not Boring Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 On 10/4/2022 at 8:08 PM, singalion said: There is no golden rule on what profession to take. Giving piano lessons after 15 years can get boring also, enter into a life crisis or depression. Whether it brings sufficient income? Who will know what is fashion in 10 years? By then your cousin married a billionaire and can pursue other hobbies also... What is your experience in giving piano lessons, after 15 years did you find it boring too? Or are you just blabbering. To teach a musical instrument, to be a personal trainer, to teach kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, college, has one thing in common: to enjoy seeing others learn. Maybe a university professor has other motivations, but within the joy of teaching the piano teacher has it easier because he does not need to grade papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guppy Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 On 10/5/2022 at 9:08 AM, singalion said: Whether it brings sufficient income? Who will know what is fashion in 10 years? 10 years is all you need to think about another 10 more years? We need a gap in-between to breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiusulnar Posted October 8, 2022 Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 between going to work daily hating what you do or loving what you do, the latter is definitely better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joseph Posted October 9, 2022 Report Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/3/2022 at 10:23 PM, Guest Valeria said: Cousin going to uni. Course is piano teaching. Auntie doesn't like it but can't do anythinfg because cousin threaten to leave the house. Come on, how many people having that profession? Does it pay much? This seem to be a very complicated problem 1. is not your problem but your cousin 2. involved your auntie and she is not your mother 3. U bring it on here to discuss because we can ?? 4. Did u also bring in your auntie here so she can share her pt of view 5. best will be u organize a meet up for all of us ,maybe we can help persuade your auntie etc 6. please enlighten us your objective of sharing your cousin problem here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lohwpr Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) Rules of thumb, If u make a career out of your hobby, you will lose interest in it. Hobby is only enjoyable because there is no money attached to it. When u make a career out of it, you need to do what the payer wants u to do; which most of the time is against what u actually want. Especially profession like musician, painter and etc. Personally, I am musically inclined. I have friends who started music education with me and they continue to pursue their career in teaching music and playing for the SSO. They no longer listen to classical music now. When we meet, they are fascinated why am I still so passionate of the classical repertoire. The answer is simple. I didn't make a living out of my passion. Having said this, if and when u become famous, you get to dictate what u want to do in that field. Unfortunately, not many of us can reach to that level. Edited October 10, 2022 by lohwpr kidster and Kbell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate42 Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 I don't think it is a bad idea. It all depends on your goal/objective. Doing what you enjoy can never be really wrong when "work is play & play is work". If you can earn a decent living doing what you love, why not? Besides, being your own boss, controlling your own time and destiny, has its benefits. Better work life balance for one. Freelance music teachers do earn a decent income, once you build a client base and referral programme. Music is a transferrable skill. However, once you focus on the money, you do get lost and stray away from why you did this in the first place. That is when, you start to lose interest, and passion as you don't see the "value" you bring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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