How I did it: In preparation to what I planned to be a rigorous college music program, I practiced my bum off, made state honors band, the whole caboodle.  Now, two years later, I'm not a biology major who plays twice a week in the campus orchestra...it's not quite the flute career I had in mind, although I'm glad it worked out the way it did.  I sometimes wish I still had the time to devote to my instrument, but it's just not possible with the other commitments on my plate.  Sometimes you just have to make choices.  Playing my flute stopped being FUN, and that's when I knew something had to change.

Lessons & tips: This is something worth striving for, but always stop to evaluate your priorities.

Oct 15, 2008, 08:51PM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer