I really appreciate this video. I love repairing instruments, especially clarinet and flute. I don’t really have much access to a school to learn the task. I think my best option is to intern at my nearest Instrument repair store. I am recently graduated from High school and new to figuring stuff like this out, but I hope I’ll get there eventually
That's great! NAPBIRT is also a great resource to check out if you can afford the yearly membership. Their facebook page is super resourceful and supportive and they have regular classes/ meetings. But yes I agree, try to meet the people at your local music store and see if you can talk to the owner about your situation. Best wishes!
Do you think it is possible to get hired or intern at a local music shop to then become a instrument repair technician? It’s because I’m still in high school but, my intended major isn’t going to be music related, but I still have a hobby and passion for instruments, enough so that I would like to become a repair technician as a side job. Please provide some of your valuable insight! Also, nice video, was very informative!
Thanks for watching and good question. The answer is yesm you can get trained at the job, but you usually have to earn your place by working other jobs before they trust you will stick around. Imagine if you were a small business owner and you rely mostly on relatively small modern sales margins, rentals, and school rental repairs. Taking in someone to train them for a month or two before they start becoming proficient at tasks takes times (money) out of my business. If you come in the beginning of summer let's say June, get trained, start making some progress through July and start doing some good work in August, in reality you've lost two months of profit and therefore lost money on someone. Unless they stick around long enough to make up for the loss and start bringing profit. Now, this is all hypothetical and everyone has different background/ skillsets/ learning curve, etc., and every store has different training programs and needs. Usually when you get paid to learn/ free education, it is the least predictable trajectory. You will learn a lot for sure, but you really have to take the initiative to try to make sure you're always learning something new and that they are toward your goals. Versus, if you pay to go to a school to learn, you will get a lot more focused and concentrated education. No repair school is cheap by any means, but you will make valuable connections and get a pretty good overview of almost every basic band instrument repair. My opinion is that it's probably best if you get all kinds of education, at least as big of a variety as you can. At a music store I learned a lot of stuff I can't really learn in school. And I'm sure there's a lot of info I missed out on by not going to school. Do what seems the most appropriate for you and your situation and go from there.
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I really appreciate this video. I love repairing instruments, especially clarinet and flute. I don’t really have much access to a school to learn the task. I think my best option is to intern at my nearest Instrument repair store. I am recently graduated from High school and new to figuring stuff like this out, but I hope I’ll get there eventually
That's great! NAPBIRT is also a great resource to check out if you can afford the yearly membership. Their facebook page is super resourceful and supportive and they have regular classes/ meetings. But yes I agree, try to meet the people at your local music store and see if you can talk to the owner about your situation. Best wishes!
Do you think it is possible to get hired or intern at a local music shop to then become a instrument repair technician? It’s because I’m still in high school but, my intended major isn’t going to be music related, but I still have a hobby and passion for instruments, enough so that I would like to become a repair technician as a side job. Please provide some of your valuable insight! Also, nice video, was very informative!
Thanks for watching and good question. The answer is yesm you can get trained at the job, but you usually have to earn your place by working other jobs before they trust you will stick around. Imagine if you were a small business owner and you rely mostly on relatively small modern sales margins, rentals, and school rental repairs. Taking in someone to train them for a month or two before they start becoming proficient at tasks takes times (money) out of my business. If you come in the beginning of summer let's say June, get trained, start making some progress through July and start doing some good work in August, in reality you've lost two months of profit and therefore lost money on someone. Unless they stick around long enough to make up for the loss and start bringing profit. Now, this is all hypothetical and everyone has different background/ skillsets/ learning curve, etc., and every store has different training programs and needs. Usually when you get paid to learn/ free education, it is the least predictable trajectory. You will learn a lot for sure, but you really have to take the initiative to try to make sure you're always learning something new and that they are toward your goals. Versus, if you pay to go to a school to learn, you will get a lot more focused and concentrated education. No repair school is cheap by any means, but you will make valuable connections and get a pretty good overview of almost every basic band instrument repair. My opinion is that it's probably best if you get all kinds of education, at least as big of a variety as you can. At a music store I learned a lot of stuff I can't really learn in school. And I'm sure there's a lot of info I missed out on by not going to school. Do what seems the most appropriate for you and your situation and go from there.