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Saul,
What do you mean specifically by “working abroad”? Do you mean doing the same orchestra/chamber ensemble gigs and teaching etc. but just in a foreign country? Does that make it any ‘easier’? Are there not just as many foreign harpists, trying to make a living?
Kat
Thanks Misty and Stephen, your answers are very detailed, helpful and realistic. Stephen, I checked out your website (this modern world we live in indeed) and found it interesting-thought provoking.
So I guess what I am gleaning from all of this information is that it IS possible to make (some sort of) a living playing the harp, but that it’s not easy (when is the life of a musician ever easy or glamourous – unless your one of the “lucky” “media darlings”).
Misty I like what you said: “but it sure as heck beats sitting at a 9-5 job in a boring cubicle for me at least”. That’s how I feel completely. Thanks again! Anymore people out there with some input?
KatIf your 11 year old is practicing 2+ hours a DAY, doing orchestra rehearsals ALREADY, AND taking theory/harmony classes, I don’t think you have to worry about her having the “single-minded dedication” to do what she very obviously wants to do. She sounds more dedicated at age 11 than some of the students in the Music program at the university I am enrolled in with a very prestigious music program. When she is old enough to see the realities of a music career herself, then she can make up her own mind about whether or not it’s something she wants to pursue.
