General Music Chat

I will consider quitting music right after I consider quitting breathing.

Music is a great rehab, it is perfect to keep the mind from insanity, God knows.

Words of a sage.

On Topic. Never quit. I make a good living but with one kid in college my funds are thin. The past 6 years or so I have had help with online friends with aquiring recording stuff, techniques and so on. Heck a guy that barely knew me heard my work and sent me a berhinger mic and mixer.....out of the blue. Now that is rare to have friends like that who help eachother but I think that what the soul/music is all about, as in life, helping ohers with their dreams and needs. The friends I have online are as my family now. So check out the www a bit more, there are tons of recording / mixing / manipulation software out there to begin with.

Hang in there bro and stick to your guns where theres a will theres a way.

PEACE!
Thom

Yes, music is something that should not be quit. I know I am never quitting, if anything I am going to get worse. I am going to learn bass guitar on the side, take piano, and eventually move onto violin. After that, if I have it, I will learn the Oud.

Peace out, GuitarAnatomy.

Geeez . . . if you want to go to medical school, how are you going to have the time to study medicine?
Man, when I was studying Biomedical Electronic Engineering, I felt fortunate to get 6 hours of sleep a night . . . .
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... You are killing me here, RhythmMan, lol. I have been studying lately. I already know what is on the GED, so anything I learn now will pretty much be extra. I think the only subject I need to just brush over is probably the Physics.

I studied enough Chemistry to ace that section, my Math is stronger than I thought, my English is fine, my Social Studies is fine... I can pretty much pass it with ease, so I am not overly concerned, lol.

Also, I will be doing online college, thus I will not need to take my SAT so fast (So that is extra time for studying that stuff for me, that is a lot harder than the GED test).

No worries, I will get that GED done sooner or later.

By the way, what is your education? I think I should make a thread on this, I am curious to see the backgrounds of all of the musicians around here.

Did I forget to note that Florida's education system is weak? If my father can pass the GED... Then I can, lol. I am a lot smarter than he was at my age.

Peace out, GuitarAnatomy.

GA, If your wanting to get into the medical field and make money you really need to go ahead and get that GED behindyou. You could of had it done in half the time you spend on here in a week.

My son is 15 and has decided that he wants to join the Marines, go thru the ROTC in college, then serve his 4 years and possibly stay in longer. I can afford to send him to college but I have challenged him to find a way to pay for it himself and this is what he came up with. Thats pretty scary to me but at least he has a plan. He took the ACT early and is already getting interest from a lot of colleges based on his scores. I was dumb as mud when I was growing up compared to him.

I graduated from high school a yr early at 17, studied recording engineering and music business in college. Wound up with a business degree. I found I couldnt make enough money out of music to meet my needs so I went into business.

Once again I would strongely encourage you to get on with some kind of higher education to pursue a medical career. Health care will only get bigger as the population ages so there is big money to be made there if someone is willing to work hard.

Dude your 19, What are you waiting on? The world is your oyster.

What am I waiting for? Lol. I am waiting because I have a slight predicament, called family. I do not have the current living circumstances that easily permit me to do what I am being advised to. It sounds easy, and it is, but it is not when you are locked into a financially bound family/and an unhealthy family. Thus, it is has taken me much longer than natural to go and apply for this thing. There have been quite a few road barriers along the way.

I am going to get it, and I will get into internet college, and then do an advanced pace degree (I could finish my associates in about 1 year and a half, or less, if I work at it very hard, which I plan on doing). I have it planned in my head how to make up for the time I lost.

I have been planning college since I was young as well. It took me a long time to decide on what direction I was heading in. I finally locked into Biomedicine. I started out wanting to be an Architect, progressed to wanting to be an Engineer (Building bridges, skyscrapers, etc...), then I wanted to be an Electrical Engineer (Building robots), finally I decided to be a Doctor, and then found a way to combine the degrees to form a Biomedical Engineer. So yes, I have had this in my head for a while. I am going to be fine, I know everyone is concerned on here, I know they see I post a ton, but trust me I am alright.

I am a very well learned individual. I have studied a mass amount of material in different areas. My knowledge does not lack, it is the ability to finally put that knowledge to work in school that is troubling (Due to my circumstances). I do not have strong control over what transpires around me, I have to go with the flow until I find a way to make it through it.

I will be fine once I get the GED and get into the internet college. Right now I am focusing on working, finding scholarships, saving up for a car, and helping the family move. I am not one of those kinds who moves out, I cannot. I cannot abandon my family to fend for itself with so many health issues, they need my help - why do you think I want to be a doctor?

I appreciate the concert that everyone has for me on here, it is very thoughtful and helpful (Because sometimes I need that extra push). Just understand that I am going to be fine, I am very well driven, I will not fail no matter what.

Peace out, GuitarAnatomy.

Ga, if you get a medical degree over the internet, you are NEVER operating on me or anyone I care for!

LMAO! No, no, I am not getting that degree online. I would be doing my associates, until I settle down and go for the bachelors in a regular school (From there I would go on to regular schooling and apply for medical school). The thing about medical school is the process is horrible, it is a nightmare. You do 4 years so you have your undergraduates degree, and then have the elected science/biology/chemistry courses, and then finally apply to medical school after taking an MCAT (And maybe a GRE). It is one hard process, that is going to be a nightmare.

But no worries, I am not operating on you either if I did it online.

Peace out, GuitarAnatomy.

Just be glad your not trying to do this in Redding, Ca. I've thought about giving up a time or two it is so hard to find cultured musiscians in my area, evryone wants to sound like slipknot, killswitch, korn three days grace it drives me nuts! I dont think I'll even find anybody to jam with just for fun.

I mean I'm serious about getting a project going but I have no way of getting a demo done. & I'm broke from upgrading my gear.

GA no disrespect here my man but listen up. I worked for Mobil Oil 10 years had just built a new home and bought a new truck when I got laid off. Had two kids, Had another while in school. Had to let um reposses my truck. Rode a bycycle to college first semester, My dad God bless him would drop my wife off to work, She'd never had to work before, I worked for a good friend assisting him in industrial paint and sandblasting, God bless him as well because he really could not afford to have another employee at the time. I challenged the LVN board after my first year of RN school got my LVN and worked full time seven days a week as I finished my college credits for RN. God bless my instructors who let me sleep in post conference because they knew it was all I was gonna get. The point behind this whinning is God helps those who help themselves and where there is a will there is a way. It Can BE Done My Friend Have Faith In Your Destiny And Charge Forth.

GA, it seems like sanshouheil's point is something to the effect of:
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Some people find reasons a thing can't be done.
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Other people find reasons a thing can be done.
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sanshouheil, let me know if I got that wrong . . .

I fathomed what SanshouHeil was saying, RhythmMan. He is right, where there is a will, there is a way. I have a lot of will and I am searching for that way.

Life is a complex game, as everyone knows, nothing is as simple as one would think. I am very determined, I just need to find my in. I am looking for it, and I have some ideas in my head of how to achieve it.

I might be applying for another transcription job soon, I have enough experience almost to go forth with it. That would give me a good income, I just hope my hands and eyes can bear it.

I also have some other stuff wandering around in my head that I will try to implement. I will talk about it later if it works, they may be a bit dumb the ideas, so I want to see if they hold up first before mentioning them.

This just reminds me of English... God was I a horrible student pace wise. I was like the worst, period. I never was good with pace (Now I am more improved from working, but still not where I need to be, so I am trying to work harder and faster). I mean when I saw those 29 reports not done (Which should have been done a long time before), I thought to myself: "No way, I stand no chance, how in the world can I pass this?" So I deprived myself of sleep practically and for 2 days worked extremely hard at it. I typed report after report, after report, and finally, after all of that, I did it, I passed it. Spanish on the other hand was a different story, I got yelled at by the teacher very loudly and ripped apart, so to speak. So I finished that course that same day, I think it was like 11 reports and the final exam, I did it in like 2 hours.

Well, my point here is that I have been through hard times before and survived, I can do it again. I am not afraid of this, I know what I can and cannot do. I will get into school, there is nothing that can stop me - Nothing.

So, as I said before, no one needs to worry. You may see me on here back and forth all of the time, but remember I am more capable than I come off. When the right in comes, I will take it. You guys will be the first to know when I register for that test.

Peace out and thank you for the concern (Sincerely speaking), GuitarAnatomy.

RM & GA Believe me when I tell you it was a have to situation in my mind.
I dont possess any special will power, I was way out of my comfort zone the whole time and damn near lost my wife, family, and life in the process
It is amazing what the human spirit can accoplish when it "must".
I know you have it in you to do what you have to do GA, Consider fully then Act decisevly.