Obligations
When one is planning a career, with or without a college education, many things can make or change a decision for you. Going to a University or College and getting a bachelors in a field that one enjoys and would want to study and learn more about would help in that decision making process. However, things like family, the community you live in locally and farther all can play a small or large role in your obligations and the career you chose. The field of Music Education, being able to teach the world the joys of music, is one of those professions that has a positive effect on everything that one might do. The Obligations that one might make to him or herself are ever changing, always for the better.
One of the top priority obligations that a Music Educator has is his or her obligation to the community. In many communities, the music teacher is held in a high regard, similar to a Reverend or a Sport coach. This is because the band or choir program is the only thing that they have, and most of the time, are some of the best programs in the state. The expect you to make great things happen with their band or choir and take them somewhere. If he or she places their obligations right, and puts their obligation to their community on the top of there list, things will happen that they want to happen. Things like a booster program that will raise money for trips and such because he or she has the backing of the community. However, the reverse is possible. If the Music Educator does not place there obligation to their community on the top of there list, he or she will not be at that school for long. Even though the obligation to the community is one t ...