"We live in a time when you are a teaching artist if you say you are. That, incidentally, is the original meaning of the term profession-- what you professed a vocation rather than earned a degree or certification."
- Eric Booth, "The Music Teaching Artist's Bible," 2009
In the transition from the west coast to the east, one of the conversations with which I've most struggled is the "who are you, what's your job" one. I miss the west coast mentality that did not ask this question as though it was what most defined you. For those of you who feel aligned with me, I say we rally and take back the traditional intention of the word profession and choose to be what we profess. Not what our company-issued business card says.
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