Eric Jedd
Equinox Staff
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On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Alumni Recital Hall erupted in the sound of numerous students participating in vocal warm-ups. Guest speaker Emily Jaworski, professional singer and grade school teacher of music, started off her lecture by having everyone join her in warming up their voices.
?Your whole body is an instrument for music. It?s very important to raise body awareness.?
She instructed the group to roll their shoulders, stretch their necks back and forth, and hum a few scales. When everyone was all warmed up, she treated the attendees to a sample of her profession. Emily Jaworski started pursuing her music career near the beginning of her college studies. ?I remember wanting to be an English teacher.?
Before starting college, she went to a district choral festival in her home state of Pennsylvania.
There, she sang and had ?a transformation.? As soon as she started college, Jaworski wanted to change her major to singing, but was advised to take music education. ?I took education classes for two years, and decided that I wasn?t feeling it.?
She then went to grad school to get a master?s degree in performance.
Jaworski then got a letter asking her to become a choral coordinator, and has been one for the past six years. Taking these skills, she also decided to create and teach a middle school choir. ?It?s been a long strange trip, and here we are.?
After the performance, Jaworski started to go into detail of what her music career has been so far, detailing tips for the students to follow when they start pursuing a job in music. ?It?s kind of bleak for the music industry right now, but it is a wonderful time to be a musician if you?re creative.?
Talking from experience, Jaworski expressed her knowledge and past exploits of making a job out of music. ?You have to realize that for 90 percent of people, professional music is not a full-time job. If you want to be a professional musician, and if you want to eat, you need to find a day job.?
?The history of music and musicians is day jobs. You need to take long term approaches with a musical career. Less than 10 percent of people are trying to become professional and making it,? Joseph Darby, professor of music at Keene State College, said. Although Jaworski and Darby made it clear that musicians should try and find a second job, Jaworski made mention of an organization called Kickstarter that can help artists and musicians with their projects.
?You can propose your project to Kickstarter, and they will help set up a donation service. They will encourage people to donate to your project with rewards you choose, like a signed thank you card and two free tickets if they donate $50.? Despite the warnings that Jaworski mentioned, she took aspects from her careers and highlighted some of the most important aspects of what it takes to achieve success.
In the teaching field she explained what some of the needs are for keeping up with the job, as well as keeping up with what someone needs to live happily as a teacher. ?As passionate as I am about singing, I am just as passionate about teaching. If you don?t like teaching, don?t fall back on it.? She went on, specifically expressing how teaching music is one of the best things we can do for younger generations; ?One of the biggest benefits to me about teaching and performing, is teaching kids and students about lifelong learning. Teaching them to appreciate the arts, and teaching them to give respect to people on stage.?
While keeping her lecture specific to the music and education, Jaworski touched on the topic of growing up and managing time. ?Growing up sucks! There are a lot of responsibilities, and you can?t do all of the things you want to do. Time management is one thing that everyone needs to learn.? Jaworski continued, saying, ?When you do start balancing a lot of different things, you need to prioritize your time. Be mindful about the choices you?re making with your time.?
Wrapping up the lecture, Jaworski spoke about making the most out of what people want to do with their lives. ?When you start making difficult choices between your career, your free time, and your hobbies, you need to ask yourself what you want. After you know what you want, try and mesh it in with reality. Don?t shut off what you need or who you are as a person.?
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Eric Jedd can be contacted at ejedd@ksc.mailcruiser.com
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