-
Whatever Happened to Professional Joy?
It’s a familiar story. A musician works for years through a rigorous music program nursing the dream of one day becoming a professional performer. At last, it happens. Then, a few years later, this dream job has become routine. Wake up, do the work, go home. Something feels missing. When we turn professional, when our livelihood depends on our music, we tend to kill the joy of it. Why? How? And what can we do about it?