Yes, it's in the SAME field. I'd actually be teaching lessons/working at a music store, if I got the job I was looking at. I originally was hoping to get a full-time equivalent of that—work in the store by day and teach lessons in the evening as that's what others do. I estimate the wage to average out to be $16 to $25 an hour for that sort of job, although it's difficult to estimate and it probably won't be quite that high the second I start working as most of the money comes from teaching lessons. And I live very cheaply—even the lower estimate within a week I can cover my rent, utilities, and at least part if not all insurance (not including medical, I don't know if I'll be able to get that or not). That's of course if I work a 40-hour week, but by that logic, I'll have about half a months salary left after bills and such (excluding food) even if I work part-time. Unless I'm forgetting something... And that's not counting when I start playing professionally which is usually higher per hour than both of those or if I give composition lessons out of my apartment which would be even more than that.

I think my parents just want to control me...they've been using money to subtly do that for years.

Collegiate teaching positions are hard to find and don't pay that much (at least not for adjunct positions, which would be what I do) unless you spend as little time as possible outside of class time preparing/grading. I haven't had any luck finding an adjunct collegiate teaching positions and there aren't that many colleges where I'm going to live, despite living in a big city and being about an hour away from a much bigger city.