I've cut back a bit on my performance schedule in order to spend more time with my family. My teaching has always been my main focus (and always will be!) but live performance has been a great way to supplement my teaching income and keep my live playing chops up. The older I get, the more I realize what's important to me. As much as I enjoy playing live, I enjoy spending time at home with my wife and son even more. As a result, I'm no longer playing as many club dates as I formerly did. I'm more interested in the corporate/casual gigs I've been blessed to play over the years. I've decided to focus my energies and resources on securing more of those gigs and cutting back on the club dates. I've already felt a tremendous amount of relief since making this decision and know that in the future, I'll feel even better as more cuts are made!
The teaching studio is really coming along nicely! I was able to add a table/desk to hold my laptop, speakers, drum machine and future printer/scanner. With this latest addition, my studio is basically complete. I have everything I need right at my fingertips so no time is wasted during lessons! Here is the most recent picture of Rob Ferrell Drum Studio:
