<p>I just returned from 3 days out of town. Can’t wait to catch up and read what all have had to say! I was able to quickly skim these 3 new pages. I can’t wait to fully read it all. I saw some snippets of good stuff while skimming! But for now, I must attend to chores. Rats.</p>
<p>I did see the comments about the money ($150-$200K). Yeah, I hear you. I know it’s a lot. Especially for a musician. I know it far exceeds the national average for anybody. I don’t think of it as “filthy rich,” though. But maybe I’m wrong.</p>
<p>My son IS (fortunately) aware that this will be nowhere near a starting salary. He says he knows there will be a starving artist stage. But he knows a handful of people in their 40’s and older who make this much doing what he wants to do. If he ends up being very good, he can make that too. But, like all music majors, he’ll have to wait and see. It’s definitely a gamble. With what he wants to do, it is possible (as long as he’s good enough). </p>
<p>I do appreciate what you’re trying to say, though. And I think that he would agree with what you’re saying as well – even now. But he’s going for it. If he discovers that he’s not one of the best at what he’s doing, he says he’s going to get out of the game (aside from gigs and the pleasure of it all) and do something else.</p>