Regarding physically exhausting job; can you train your muscles? I had back pain and an abs roller helped me alot.

will look into it. Thanks

and saw lot’s of German students in our university (studying is cheaper over here I think).

do they cross the border every day?

Life is too short to not pursue your passion.

even if I’m in my 40s? I’d still have to prepare my retirement, keep investing in ETFs…

I’ve had 4 major careers and started at the bottom at each one. It does get harder (on the ego at least) to do that as you get older but it can be done.

how can you make it sound so easy? I was raised to aim for one job and to do it for the rest of my life. This is for me so difficult to imagine.

Think about the probable last 10 or 15 years of your life. If you suspect that you might look back and greatly regret not pursuing your passion for music, then you know what you need to do now.

I should, but I’m still so petrified with angst.

So, the lesson here is that staying in one position in life guarantees that you will most likely continue to get what you got. And that’s fine, especially if it’s where you want to be. But by taking a few risks, not all of which will work out- that’s always a possibility, greater things are possible.

this is a very good lesson. Thank you.

I’ve always been willing to try new things, and it’s okay to try something new. Just don’t burn any bridges on your journey and you’ll likely find a lot of support

holy shit, I’d like to be as optimistic as you. How can you be so optimistic?

you’ll likely find a lot of support

well, some of the managers at my hospital are pure pieces of shit. One told me changing jobs too much is a sign of being immature.

Some doctors are fine though.

glad it worked for you and glad you worked enough to have a financial situation that made it possible to transition to a job that pays less.

In my current situation I still need a high paying job.

Knowing what I dont want is as important as knowing what I want

why didn’t my father raise me like this? He failed me.

I’m going to be fine

how do you know? I’m quite scared of the future.

I define success for myself

so if I study for the admissions exam for either bachelor for a year and fail it, have I failed? If I’m lazy and decide not to pursue any of those bachelors because I’m terrified of change and prefer to stick with the devil I know, am I failing? I don’t fully understand this last point.

your four points are very good ones btw, thank you.

I have changed my career multiple times: Ranching/farmer, Statistician, Microbiologist, Geneticist, International Marketing, Agronomist, and eventually Sales.

wait, how is that even possible? Because here in Germany you need an accreditation to do any of those jobs you listed, at least an apprenticeship. I’m assuming the rest of Europe is the same. Are we really that different across the Atlantic?

There’s always options and you have another 20+ years to work.

how can you be so optimistic? How can you so easily change jobs?

If single, even the greatest risk still isn’t too risky.

even if this singleton is in his 40s?

what does failure look like?

I don’t know. I don’t even know what success looks like

You might also ask people already doing the things you’re choosing between. Perhaps you can ask them what they discovered that they liked or hated about their chosen profession.

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Is that for jobs in schools

for jobs in schools, with a collective bargaining agreement and a union.

I learned something new today. Is it like this in every state?

Gut, so du hast ein künstlerisches Studium im Fach Classische Gitarre und E-Gitarre absolviert und hast ein B.A., richtig?

Würdest du sagen, auch gerne per privater Nachricht, warum du nicht bei einer öffentlichen Musikschule oder Volkshochschule angestellt bist? Ist die Konkurrenz wirklich so krass? Das ist nicht, was der Gitarren-Professor mir sagte, er zeichnete ein positives Bild der Arbeitsmarktsituation.

Ich habe andere Fragen: Wie viele Stunden übst du pro Tag? Muss du einmal pro Semester Material für ein Konzert vorbereiten? Pianisten an Hochschulen für Musik (also M.A.) müssen das machen.

Weiß du, wie viele Schüler Gitarristen haben, die an öffentlichen Musikschule oder Volkshochschule angestellt sind?

Müssen sie auch Praxis und Theorie vermitteln? Korrepetition?

Wie oft feilst du deine Nägel? Und kann man mit Gitarristen-Nägeln Klavier spielen? Weil ich auch Klavier gelernt habe und ab und zu spiele ich das Instrument.

Es gibt künstliche Nägel, die man auf den natürlichen Nagel klebt, oder solche, die man wie einen Ring anlegt (siehe Bilder). Ist das eine gute Idee?

Ich bin über 40 Jahre alt. Gibt es auf dem Arbeitsmarkt für Gitarrenlehrer an öffentlichen Schulen Altersdiskriminierung?

The real answer is that you won’t know until you take a leap of faith.

if you’re unsatisfied with what you’re doing, the only way to improve it is to make a change.

both are very true. Thank you.

The reality is you don’t have enough information to decide yet.

how do I get more information to make a better decision?

I never trust anything any teacher or school or college or univiersity says about the lucrative future waiting for graduates.

would you explain further?

And if the job market for PA’s is verifiably good, that sounds more secure (and easier to verify), plus your background willl be helpful.

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Assuming you want private students, what’s stopping you from teaching guitar now part-time? Or gigging?

If I started teaching now I’d be a dilettante. All I know about the instrument I learned on my own, but any student of mine is going to need technique, which I also need, which is the main reason to study this bachelor. Technique to teach, but also to create my own stuff.

I like playing the guitar but I mostly do it as a hobby with mediocre technique.

Gigging doesn’t make much sense because you have to find groups that would pay you enough to make the commute and audition worth it. And I have a stable job, a job I’d keep if I study this bachelor.