When We Are Too Afraid/Tired/Frustrated to Share
One of my main goals with this blog is to increase the amount of positive content there is on the information super highway regarding musicians and what we do . At the same time, I want to share the reality of what it's like to be a musician specific to me - a women, a mom, a bassoonist, living and performing in a very unlikely locale. Here follows a conversation that I bump up against a lot. BACKGROUND: (Read this if you want to know what traveling musicians do.) Last week was my monthly residency with the Billings Symphony . Every month of the concert season (September - April) I spend 6 days (Tuesday - Sunday) fulfilling my duties as principal bassoonist of this wonderful orchestra! My compensation includes a per service fee, mileage, daily per Diem and housing. It's tricky because I'm already on the road a lot with the Chinook Winds. Being a homeschool mom means that when I'm not around I either have to find someone to fill my shoes at home, emb