So where is everyone going in the Fall?

marcyr
Tue, 09 May 2006 23:29:36 +0000

…And my son just signed a contract with the Fairfax County, Virginia school district to teach there next year. Unless he’s offered the HS job he interviewed for today, or something else comes along in Fairfax during the summer, he’ll be teaching General Elementary Music. I know, this is supposed to be a “where is your kid going to school next year” thread, but I thought it might bring hope to hearts to learn that even a kid with a music degree (or in DS’s case, 2 music degrees) in Composition can get a job that will actually pay the rent. No, he won’t be performing with an orchestra, but then again, composers rarely do. DS discovered the joy of teaching during freshman year, and is really looking forward to convincing hundreds of innocent little minds that music is fun, not geeky, and can make your life happier. Oh, and DS’s girlfriend, who was a flute performance major and who just finished her Masters in Arts Administration, today signed a contract to work with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (not as a flutist). So allowing your kid to go to conservatory doesn’t mean that you’ll have to support him/her forever. There is hope!!!