Unfortunately, I don't have the space to teach (I live in an apartment). The local music stores are not hiring people to teach my instrument (and it's a very common instrument for younger kids). I might be able to rent a room at a music store, but the problem with that is when you usually teach at a music store, a lot of your recruiting is done by the music store…not so in this case.

I really wish they'd consider me as a teaching assistant at the university because I'm the only "classical" doctoral student on my instrument. But I'm only a lowly composition major and not a performance major. They should be hiring me as a composition TA since we lost yet another faculty member…but you know they won't.

Another issue is recruitment…apparently it's more difficult here than in other places. And this is according to people who know how to do it and have no anxiety over social interaction. And of course have their own space in which to do it in.

I guess I'll just have to get another job and hope that at part time I can make enough to afford being able to rent a house. Although, at that point, I'll be moving somewhere (anywhere) else and maybe putting a studio together will be easier or maybe a music store will be ok with offering at least lessons on my instrument so I can work through them.

Besides, outside of a music store, I wouldn't know exactly how to do it. And what does one do (work wise) while building a studio? Is there any point if you know you're leaving the area in two years anyway (maybe even sooner)?

I think I'm just going to do temp jobs. I need to see what other jobs I can stand doing so I know what other industry to go into after I graduate since a doctorate will do nothing for getting me a music-related job.