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is micromanaging in classical music much worse than in other jobs? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by ricesoup@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/37264234

I mean classical music: playing a piano, a clarinet or a cello professionally at an opera or theater.

I have a job I'd describe as easy, is not a job I had to go to college for, it pays the bills, I don't like it nor hate it but it doesn't motivate me. There is some micromanaging sometimes but most of the time I'm left to work alone, which is good.

Studying a musical instrument would involve extensive micromanaging: first from your professor, then from your conductor, something that'd destroy your motivation.

I consider every art related job to be like this: Jobs in the humanities are known to be very scarce, meaning lots of graduates compete for a very reduce number of positions, meaning employers get away offering the "lucky" ones less, meaning employers can micromanage more than usual, because they know graduates don't have that many options. Art could be painting, sculpture, architecture, theater, museums...

Can an actual musician chime in? This was maybe too dark.

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[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 2 points 1 day ago

Is it really micromanaging? What you described sounds like coaching. With a professor / teacher, they are there to help you with doing things the correct / efficient way; and with a conductor, its them steering the orchestra towards their vision.