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 Dad wants me to do better.

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  • itwillgetbetter

    29 May 2012 at 17:51

    Dad wants me to do better.

     

    hi when i'm older i would love to become a music teacher or even better a singer i am doing everything i can to achieve my goal. However my dad wants me to get a job that gets payed well and thats important such as a scientist or doctor etc. i am not interested in money just music however my dad really wants me to do better so what shall i go for my head? or my heart?

    thanks :)

    itwillgetbetter xx
  • crybabie

    01 June 2012 at 16:44

     

    personally i would follow you heart but remember that not all the time dreams work out so get qualifications so you can get into uni to study what ever you want once yo have every thing you need persue your goal. i want to work in outdoor activitys not very well payed but i just couldnt work in a office and think about that 
  • PuppEtM0nSter

    03 June 2012 at 15:54

     

    Do what YOU want to do. It's YOUR future.

    You still earn a decent amount of money whether or not your a singer or doctor. Our deputy headteacher was doing an assembly with us and it was about OUR future.

    Well it was about the Olympics but we went off topic.

    Anyways she asked us who would have a job that they were miserable with but earned lots of money? LOADS of children up their hands but then nobody was taking it seriously. Then she asked who would have a job they loved but didn't earn much money? A few people put their hand up, including me.

    She was a bit surprised with what most of the children chose.

    You earn quite ALOT of money as a singer actually :}

    Reach out for dreams!

    Tyuuuh fer reading.
  • itwillgetbetter

    16 June 2012 at 15:08

     

    thank you we got a lesson about our careers a few days ago and  i know i want to be a singer but i think whats holding me back is if its a bit out of reach? i'm nt sure but i'm trying so hard i don't want to fail.   :/
  • YouMeAtSixAndOliSykes

    16 June 2012 at 19:33

     

    Hey!

    It's your future. Try explaining to your dad that teachers and singers earn lots of money too. Teachers are around the same importance of docters too. If no one was there to educate us, there would be no singers, docters, scientists!

    I would like to be a music or art teacher! Teachers earn quite a bit of money and decent holidays. Some singers get bored because they are just singing on their own and being in the studio is boring. But bands have more of an adventure so maybe you could get a band together because you could just mess around and do something you like at the same time. I'm in a band and it's such a laugh compeaed to when we split up and just singing on our own. We're back together now and we definutly prefer it. I can't sing, but I'm piano, so you don't have to all sing.

    Hope This helps

    Chloexxx
  • Dina21

    19 June 2012 at 23:03

     

    Follow ur heart but don't forget ur head, music and performing industry is VERY competitive, you will need general qualifications for your journey there

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