What the Dual Career would be like?
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There are approximately 4,000 graduates per year from music colleges in Japan, and there are variety of paths they would take. Some begin teaching piano while studying further at graduate colleges, some try to have working experiences in non-musical fields. Then, what the dual career / life would be like?
Ayumi Inokuchi began studying piano at the age of 5, and has been dreaming of becoming a piano teacher since then. After graduated from a music college, She continued her study at the graduate school and learned solo and ensemble performances further. It was then that she began to run her own piano studio in her hometown. She tried everything to reach out potential students via website, leaflets, visiting cafes at neighborhood, giving concerts for children. Although she was forced to go back and forth between two cities once a week by express train, her dual life between study and work made her feel more fulfilled. She could deal with her time management more efficiently, and obtained different perspective to music through the teaching work. After graduation, the number of her students increased and recently reached 70. Last year, she established Oto-no-Hibiki Kanazawa Station (voices of the sound), where she became the representative.
Nana Fukuyama began teaching and performing after the graduation from a music college, but did not have definite career plan at that time. One day, she determined to apply for an airline cabin attendant in order to have a wider view toward her career and life. But she never quitted playing and studying music. She visited many cities across the world as a cabin attendant, and wherever she stayed, she tried to find studios to practice, including the Steinway Studio in NY, or played at restaurants if there were instruments. Furthermore, she tried taking PTNA Teachers' Licence Exams, and performing at studio concerts which her former piano teacher organized. She gained trust and took responsible positions in her work, thanks to all of her efforts in every field she engaged.
After retirement, she became a piano teacher and began teaching more than 60 students a week in dtotal, both at the pian studio of her former teacher and a public cultural club. Currently, she runs her own piano studio. She always tries to understand and be compassionate to her students and their families, as well as to work with other colleagues efficiently at the PTNA sattelite Station where she belongs. She believes both skills had been nurtured while working for an airline company. And she realized how much she loves piano all the more because she experienced the external world.
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