| Binx, thank you, here is some additional information from my daughter (edit of an email):
He plays electric bass guitar (metal/rock) and classical trombone and jazz trombone. Specifically he uses the bass for his band, and he plays trombone for his college. After graduation he does not know when he will have the opportunity to play trombone except for personal practice. He is graduating as the outstanding student of his major (bachelor of music in music engineering and computer science) as well as summa cum laude with a 3.985 honors grade point average. He also completed a minor in marketing. His plans for the next year are to develop and invest in his LLC. He will primarily be doing live sound engineering, live sound/on-site recording, and studio recordings. Examples would include 1) the guy who makes sure that the music/band at a wedding is good with no screechy 2) recording¸ the toasts at a wedding or church albums sung IN the church 3) recording artists and real musicians in a professional studio for cd production/sales. He will do these things with equpiment he already has and equipment he would like to invest in.
Given that, does membership in a professional association still make sense, and if so, is AFM the best one? Will he miss the trombone, or, is this the sort of thing that you would be glad to get a break from for a while? |