So this week I officially decided I'm returning to a career in music!!!  I kind of rebelled against it after 6 years of music school.  But after 3+ years at a dead end 9-5 job, I realized how good I had it.  :)  Fortunately my husband makes enough money that I can pursue this dream again.  (When I was a freelance musician in Kansas City a while back I had a REALLY hard time making ends meet).  The plan is to start taking lessons from a local university violin professor and build up my studio and contacts so I can get more students and more gigs!  I'm so excited about this decision! 

YAY!!!  Im so happy for you!!!   ....and a little jealous!  :)

that's amazing! and so wonderful that your husband is so supportive of your dream! i'm all about following your passion... i made a similar decision to leave a job i was unhappy with (completely miserable actually) in order to go back to school to become a teacher (applying to grad school now, fingers crossed that i'll get accepted!). it was a tough decision, but i'm glad that i did it and feel so blessed to have such a supportive hubs. good luck to you!!!

That's awesome! Good luck with it! How exciting = )

YES YES YES WILDFIRE! ! !! 

You have no idea how happy I am to hear this :) :) :) 

You can do it!  I know what you mean about burnout after music school. . . blech. . .I took a few years off myself and now I'm back at it.

I know me too!  I'm so excited!  Ever since I quit my 9-5 job, I've had this renewed energy and passion for teaching and playing!  I think I start violin lessons in a couple weeks so I can get some of my technique back!  Why oh why did I ever stop???  OH, I guess to make some money.  lol

LOLOL :)

It's so fun Wildfire - I remember thinking too 'why did I stop this?' because now all I want to do is play and teach.  My schedule is pretty awesome too since I'm self employed; here is my one and only tip. . .DON'T let the parents of your students take advantage of you and your schedule!  Don't schedule lessons at times you don't want; I gave up playing with the symphony until January because of a student and I'm KICKING myself for it among other schedule snafus do to the fact that I can't say no.  Oy.  

I would love to take lessons - they guy here I want to study with (Basil Vendrys, principle violist with the Colorado Symphony) is really $$$$$ or I have to take classes at DU. . .oh decisions!  

Even without lessons I've done well getting gigs and recitals and performing - and I swear I've learned MORE teaching than I ever learned sitting in class or struggling through lessons I didn't practice for (hhehehe, again with the burnout. . . oooops) 

Wildfire someday we're gonna have to GTG and play some chamber music ;)

Oh i know!  I'm trying to get my husband to go skiing with me soon (to Colorado of couse!) and if I'm able to convince him we absolutely HAVE to meet up!