Berklee

hey drum6282,

the teacher that you are speaking of who disagrees with the process of the end of semester proficiency exams wouldn't happen to be rick considine would it?

Altho a drummer friend of mine went to BSOM [& studied privately w/ GChafee there AW, & has since gone on to play w/ at least 2 major label Nashville country(-rock) acts, 1 of which he's still a member & has been 4 more than 2-3 yrs.]; i personally can't comment on the Berklee thing. But i will say to [LouieP] that i think it's great that u r only 17 & have such high musical goals - not to mention that u r into some of the heaviest, main 'cats' EVER [DW, DC, etc.] at such a good age as that... [img]wink.gif[/img]

Sorry to hear about your negative experiences at BSOM, Drum 6282. Try to turn these neg. 'thought-processes' into pro-active ones [i know - easy 4 me to say, right?] I do know that i would've liked to have gone to any of the major institutions just 4:
1. The experience
2. Being around all those other musicians
3. the possible connections[?!]
4. exposure to the many diff. musical styles in a practical, hands-on setting
5. that diploma!
- but i started gigging in my hometown 1/2-way thru my soph. yr. in college.

Try to make it as far as your tuition is paid up [img]tongue.gif[/img] ; get together w/ some other musicians at your level, who r available, to try to spread things out/"break things up" a bit. Believe it or not, even the most NEGATIVE exp's. have positive results that come from them. U may not see it right away, but have patience, it will make itself apparent. [That old adage, "every cloud has a silver lining" - seek & find it!] U can/will definitely learn from these exprncs. Positive things DO come from neg 1's. Even tho things may "suck" or things will go wrong, it's your attitude & how u react to it that holds true weight. All of life is about perserverance, bottom line [i'm tryin to adhere to my own advice!!]

If u can, "gut it out," & get what u want/need out of it - it ends up what YOU make of it/how YOU handle it in the end [it's a chess game of the mind]. Rise above the BS, & keep your chin up, bro! We're rootin' 4 ya'!

OK! Enuf of the "schmaltzy pep-talk" [4 now].... [img]biggrin.gif[/img]