Tiny Upside

One tiny upside of being sick is that it was a good excuse to skip my music lesson on Friday. Lately the lessons have been more stressful than fun, and I’m thinking about quitting. Weekly lessons feel like too much of a grind right now, but I’m afraid that if I quit lessons I’ll also ultimately quit composing. I think what I really want is a teacher who is closer geographically and willing to give biweekly, monthly, or perhaps even on-demand lessons. I couldn’t find one the last time I looked. That doesn’t mean no such teacher exists. I’m paid up through the first week of November. So I will give myself the rest of October to carefully consider my feelings while also looking at other options. Today I sent e-mail inquiries to a couple of local music shops. I’m not super optimistic that they’ll have what I need, but I figure they’re good places to start. Maybe they know somebody who knows somebody, etc.