DrummerPady
Junior Member
Hi guys
I just spent six months on a cruise ship. I worked for Carnival as a drummer and it was a really really good experience. I'm twmty years old and just came out of high school when i auditioned for the job. This means that i didn't study music or anything and i'm already working as a full time musician. My problem is that i'm not sure what to do now. I know that i'm gonna do a second contract but i don't know what to do after this. Many people recommend me to study music, specially because i dont have anything besides high school education. But that feels weird to me as i'm already doing the job others have to study for.
I have kind of a plan, i wanna do a second and a third contract on ships, because i learn a lot from the other musicians, i earn good money, i perform daily on a professional level and i can practice a lot because we dont work more than five hours a day. After having done the third contract i wanna go to LA as a freelancer and give my best.
Many people tell me thats not a good idea, they tell me i should study music in order to have an education, some tell me to study something completely different like international affairs in order to have a backup plan if it doesn't work out.
I'm not sure what to do and im sure there are many young musicians who have a similar problem and want to see discussions about it.
Thanks already for the replies.
Greetings from Switzerland
I just spent six months on a cruise ship. I worked for Carnival as a drummer and it was a really really good experience. I'm twmty years old and just came out of high school when i auditioned for the job. This means that i didn't study music or anything and i'm already working as a full time musician. My problem is that i'm not sure what to do now. I know that i'm gonna do a second contract but i don't know what to do after this. Many people recommend me to study music, specially because i dont have anything besides high school education. But that feels weird to me as i'm already doing the job others have to study for.
I have kind of a plan, i wanna do a second and a third contract on ships, because i learn a lot from the other musicians, i earn good money, i perform daily on a professional level and i can practice a lot because we dont work more than five hours a day. After having done the third contract i wanna go to LA as a freelancer and give my best.
Many people tell me thats not a good idea, they tell me i should study music in order to have an education, some tell me to study something completely different like international affairs in order to have a backup plan if it doesn't work out.
I'm not sure what to do and im sure there are many young musicians who have a similar problem and want to see discussions about it.
Thanks already for the replies.
Greetings from Switzerland