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 Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 7:59 am
We all know how expensive college can run between tuirion, R/B, books, laptops, etc. But as a music major our incidental expenses might be some the highest. Within the past year, for my violin, I had to:
~buy 2 new sets of strings (70)
~reset the soundpost 3x (90)
~get a new soundpost (105)
~buy 5 books of repertoire to "build my musical library" (90)
~buy a mute, new tailpiece (to match the pegs), fine tuner, dampit, and shoulder rest (65)
So what's my total? $420
Granted about $100 of this was from private scholarship, but thats still $320 out of pocket, and I still have 2+ years to go and want to buy a new violin case and bow gonk !! Oh, the money I'll spend for music
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:25 am
Ugh, harps are so hard to take care of. I know EXACTLY what you mean.
An entirely new set of strings every two years, and the total for THAT, minus labor, is about $200. And then there's having to get people to change the bottom ones (which you do not want to do yourself), and it has to be regulated every bleeping year. >_< ANOTHER $200.
So, wow, that's about $300 a year.
eek
burning_eyes
God, the things I do for music...
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:38 am
Waah, sadly i don't study music crying
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:09 am
Oh only God himself knows.. im an oboist..
Lets see...
My oboe is worth more than my car first of all..
I buy reeds.. 10-15 each ALL the time for 6 years
I buy cane around $20 per 10 pieces to practice on (I break all of it)
Thread, staples, beeswax, sandpaper, ciggarette paper, reed knife, mandrel, cutting blocks, plauqes, water container, feather, books... I think thats it.
all the chapstick I go through...
Reeds and reed making can get expensive with double reeds.
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:50 pm
Umm, ok, lets see...
My trumpet costs 1400 dollars used. So theres that. Marching band fees are about 80 bucks a year. Then theres all that gas driving to and from all state. Then there is that Europe trip I took with the ambassadors of music, I don't want to say how much it cost, but if you ask me about it ill tell you. Then lessons at UCA for 282 bucks a semester. Then little fees for cleaning and other stuff. And band camp for 295 a year(this'll be my fifth year) Wow, this is bad. I need to stop funneling money for music.
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:47 pm
Hm, I'd have to agree that my cellos (two: modern and baroque) are worth more than my car, when combined -- but I bought my car new b/c I wanted the warranty. Add in the bows (modern, crappy modern, transitional tourte, classical, baroque, crappy baroque...) and you get enough where I'm really glad I have instrument insurance.
As far as yearly maintenance, though:
strings: $200+/year, depending on which instrument I'm playing most
repairs: rare.
insurance: $600/year
lessons: thankfully included in school fees
Does driving myself around to gigs count?
But I'd say I could easily spend $1000/year on strings, repairs, insurance, cello toys, music. If I had to pay for lessons, ye gads.
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Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 3:17 pm
I'm in a Drum Corps(Music City Legend) so I play G Bugle(mellophone) for that and my main instrument is oboe and I'm a music ed major.
I have a full ride because of my music scholarship and the lottery scholarship so that is some relief.
I'm buying a laptop with the money I saved just in case my college wouldn't be paid for in scholarships. lol.
And the money I have of that left over I will use to buy new clothes for school and books.
I'm constantly buying reeds(I use Yuki's reeds right now so that's like $23 a reed) and I just bought Baret oboe method, oboe solos-jay arnold,ferling 48 famous studies, the reed maker's manual, and a schilke 17 trumpet mouthpiece for marching season and MCL.
My wallet says "oww", and the year hasn't even really begun yet. :/ Oh well, at least lessons are free now because the college takes care of it now! lol
I already have a Yamaha 2/3 oboe I'm using now. I will get a better one, but this one suits me well now.
I already have a lot of reed making tools that I use, but I'm sure I will need more.
I love my oboe I'm using now, but my goal is to buy a better one within the next 4 years and a good english horn. <3
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:53 pm
You know, my girlfriend gets mad at me because I like to spoil her a bit and she'll tell me "you're a poor, college musician! you can't be spending this on me!" and I came up with this analogy that was kind of weird but it stuck with me:
I donated my soul to the Music Gods and now I have to pay rent...
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:52 pm
Hmm lets see
Flute -£500 about £10 a week on music lessons
Alto Sax- £500 about £10 a week on lessons plus reeds etc.
Piano- £20 a week lessons
Cello- £400 - £22 a week lessons plus repairs ( of which there have just been many) and strings
Singing- £7.50 a week lessons
Harmony - £7.50 a week lessons
Not to mention all the fees for orchestras and music activity days, and sheet music.
Oh and I'm about to start learning the Harp too.
So right now about £78 a week on lessons.... Oh dear.
And Summer Music Composition School - £295 this year
My dad understand though that music is my life's ambition so it's worth it, at least I'm not spending it on drugs and alcohol or anything.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:24 pm
The money I have spent before this point is astronomical. Piano lessons since I was 7, voice lessons since I was 12. Then, I got into the violin (but only rented it). I went to 5 summer music camps, 2 for voice and 3 for piano, and now there's college.
Per semester, I have to pay $460 dollars for an accompanist. Which is stupid cause I only need him for lessons, but they don't give us a choice. I can usually keep books for private lessons under $50. I have to pay a pretty large sum to have 2 primary instruments as well. Recital coming up will cost hopefully under $200 including the dress. And that's if my accompanist doesn't charge.
The sad thing is, it's nearly impossible to succeed as a musician without money. It's really dumb, but maybe something will change in the future.
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