Music jobs

Now that I have a job in the music industry, I thought it would make a good blog entry.

And by job, I mean a very part time one. I work a few hours a week in the library at the Oregon Symphony. It is funny we call our orchestras "symphonies" as a symphony is a type of composition, not really a group. Anyways, what I have done so far is transfer bow markings from the concert master's part to the rest of the section. This is not very interesting. But I broke down folders the other day, and it offered much more insight into an orchestra's workings. I learned about score order and that they keep exact records of how they perform each piece each time (at least in regards to instrumentation). But though I feel like i could, with time and more advanced organizational skills, be pretty good at the job, I could see myself resenting it's triviality at times. That is not to say that the job isn't necessary. In fact, it is jobs like librarian that makes the whole thing happen. Production seems more exciting and hands on, more active. Something different every day. But I have no background in production. We will see.