Are you - Pro/semi-pro/student/amateur?

[Correlli]

This is a statistic which I would really like to know. What precentage of TBer's consider themselves amateur, full-time student, semi-pro, or professional?

Professional = 100% income comes from the music industry.
Semi-pro = part of your income comes from both the music industry and another (non music industry) job.
Student = full-time student in the music industry.
Amateur = Music is mainly a hobby. No regular income.

I've allowed for multiple choices.


I am an amateur. I do play gigs and teach, but there's no regular income.

[LajoieT]

I'm a carrot...

[Steph Dawe]

Originally Posted by LajoieT

I'm a carrot...

You're a looney.

This year I start my Bachelor of Music degree, and I've also had an offer to teach a friend of mine's daughter on the side. Said friend is a guitarist in the band I'm in, too, so I voted student and amateur.

[4x4Given]

BTW, it's spelled AMATEUR.

[Correlli]

Originally Posted by 4x4Given

BTW, it's spelled AMATEUR.

So it is. Apologies

That's why I'm an amateur. LOL!

[LajoieT]

Originally Posted by stephdawe04

You're a looney.

Oh, I see we've met...

This is a Looney also:

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Amateur. Music is a complete hobby for me. Not that that makes it any less important.

People should know (in case they don't) that amateur doesn't necessarily mean without professional skill- that's just one definition. Pursuing an activity as a pastime, or "does not play for play" are the definitions of amateur as a noun, which is I'm sure what Kiwi Kid means.

[Pruitt]

Music is a hobby for me also. It's a hobby I've had a lot of fun pursuing for the last 26 years off and on. Hoping for at least another 26 years. lol...

[Correlli]

Originally Posted by Bryan R. Tyler

Amateur. Music is a complete hobby for me. Not that that makes it any less important.

People should know (in case they don't) that amateur doesn't necessarily mean without professional skill- that's just one definition. Pursuing an activity as a pastime, or "does not play for play" are the definitions of amateur as a noun, which is I'm sure what Kiwi Kid means.

Totally.

I always try to approach music in a professional manner.

I sometime call myself the professional amateur.

[Bob Clayton]

a good part of my income comes from gigs.

but its not my main job.

semi for me

[ninnlangel]

I voted both pro and student. I have had periods in my life where 100% of my income was through music, and now I'm back in school doing my bachelors in jazz performance.

[cheezewiz]

Semi pro. I have a "regular job" and make extra money gigging on weekends.

[BillytheBassist]

<<< AMATEUR.

[Jeff Moote]

I voted semi-pro and amateur, since sometimes I have a regular gig, and sometimes I don't. I have made money playing before, but often I play for enjoyment - though taking it seriously, of course.

[CamMcIntyre]

Student and Semi Pro. I have a day job-yet i also gig on occasion. I'm also in a conservatory right now.

That's all

[MJ5150]

I have a bunch of bass gear, but I don't play it. What does that make me....besides stupid??

-Mike

[Snarf]

Full-time student now, going to be semi-pro gigging with my band soon, hope to get enough contacts and become good enough on upright to gig full time.

[bmc]

semi pro. Have been for the past 15 years.

[JoshB]

I only put pro because I'm a sound engineer for a living which means I technically make a living from the music industry, just not as a bass player. Hopefully one day, but until then, I'll sit behind a board and turn knobs and slide faders for a living.

[HMZ]

I play one to three gigs a month and make some money but its mostly for fun so I put amateur.