Constant struggle between loving my students, but not being able to tolerate the abusive “employers”. Why is teaching 17 kids how to play brand new instruments not enough? Why is teaching these kids everything about reading and understanding music FROM DAY 1 not enough? Why is writing over a thousand bars of music and arranging each individual note for 9 different musicians in 4 songs not enough? Why is working 40 hours a week with the sole interest of giving these kids a quality experience and quality education not enough? Do you not see that these 17 kids are some of the strongest in the band, largely because what I’ve given to them? Do you not see that without me, they wouldn’t have any music to play, let alone have any idea how to play the instruments in front of them? Why am I so worthless to you? Do you really think that you, an unpaid parent volunteer, have any right to tell me that my work is shoddy and I don’t deserve any reward for my time spent? Why do you think you have this shit all figured out when you’ve never been a musician before in your life?
