I'm 19 years old, and I've been playing the Flute in my band for about 3 years from high-school. I've been truly struggling about what I want to do with my life, every route and every opportunity seems like something that would chip away at my sanity, everything except for music. Music truly seems like something that I can willfully pursue and enjoy, all the while I make a living off it. I understand that living 100% off music isn't something that's feasible, and that's not my intention at all.
I want to learn how to begin with improvisation, playing without a sheet, learning. I just don't understand where to begin so that I can head down this route of performance. I want to be those people who bring their instruments to bars, pubs, restaurants, play there, and get paid for it. What would I need to learn in order to make that happen? What are the things that I should study on, what should be my roadmap? I'm proficient in my musical skills as a high-school band member, but I want to become better than that and get into a higher echelon of music, to a performer. I need tips, somewhere to start, all help is appreciated.
Submitted September 04, 2025 at 10:06PM by ApprehensiveHeart353 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1n8rrad/i_want_to_begin_becoming_a_performer/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Thursday, September 4, 2025