Why Do I Pursue An Income For This Career?

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Growing up, I was a bizarre child. Being vocally muted for the first six years of my life, this made me very jealous of singers, so for the first eight years of my life, I hated music. This all changed one day, when I enter the first day of Mariachi class during 5th grade, just so I can simply avoid taking Judo for a third year. I walked in and there was a bunch of instruments on the floor. I was told to pick one and sit next to it. Therefore, I sat down next to the most peculiar one, the violin. Next, we went to another room, learned a how to hold a bow, and played a couple notes. From that day, I was hooked. As a result, I continued playing violin for seven years, upright bass for two years, and choral singing for three years. Music was …show more content…
Most freelance jobs do not require a degree, just samples that sound pleasant. You need to be creative for this career, without creativity, you will not be able to make much money in this career. There is no need for licenses for this career. Income for this career is not precise nor predictable. It can be as low as twenty thousand or as high as one hundred thousand. For freelancing jobs, your yearly income can be somewhere ten thousand dollars to fifteen thousand dollars. This comes that stereotypically most freelancing jobs are about a week to two weeks long and range from one hundred to one hundred fifty dollars. To handle five freelance jobs during a two week period is something that is manageable for most people. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, median pay for a film scorer in a hourly rate,is $23.95, which means the their yearly income is $49,820. When you take out taxes this leaves $37,365, which leaves $3,113.75 as your monthly pay. Now while this is something that can make things manageable, it is not ideal.
While this career is not a guarantee nor a likely high salary, I have always loved music.
From the first time I touched that coffee colored instrument, I soon knew I wanted to pursue a career in Music. I always knew it was not going to be easy, but life has never been easy. Steve Jobs dropped out of college before he founded Apple, Ella Fitzgerald found her passion for singing at her lowest point, but they made it to the top. Now I am not saying that can be me, but I believe in miracles and doing the things you

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