Tuba job

[UNMTUBADUDE]

I figured that I was getting $10 an hour for a 2 hour game. When I played the Kentucky gig, I got $40 a game for 2 games and a snazzy shirt. That would translate to about $20 an hour for a 2 hour game. Going to the tournament games was fun because you got Per Diem to cover meals and travel and hotel were covered by either the conference or the NCAA. One of my favorite moments was giving the Governor of our state and her husband each a "high five" while walking back to the bus after the conference championship game.

[UNMTUBADUDE]

It seems that colleges have gotten even worse.
Anytime they see a rise in enrollment, tuition increases are usually not that far behind.
They also push certain degree programs more than others.
They promise that you can get a job in a certain field after graduation so they get all these students signed up for that field.
Meanwhile, that field goes bust and then all you're left with is a bunch of people with degrees in a field that there are very little to no jobs in.
I have a BA in Communication but I use it everyday when I interact with people at my job and elsewhere. Playing music for me has always been an outlet and if by some chance I can get paid to play some, then it's a bonus.

[bort]

Wow, you got paid for pep band?

When I was in school (10-15 years ago), it was a class that you had to register for (and pay for). Plus, you had to shell out $75 for the uniform (a one-time cost, though).

However, if you were good enough to be in the traveling band, that was a pretty sweet deal. I went to 3 NCAA tournaments, including 2 Final Fours (one of which, our team won the national championship). The per-diem was okay, enough for a few decent meals, so that's always appreciated. Otherwise, it was a free vacation to play tuba and watch basketball games in different cities with your friends.

[UNMTUBADUDE]

Wow, you got paid for pep band?

When I was in school (10-15 years ago), it was a class that you had to register for (and pay for). Plus, you had to shell out $75 for the uniform (a one-time cost, though).

However, if you were good enough to be in the traveling band, that was a pretty sweet deal. I went to 3 NCAA tournaments, including 2 Final Fours (one of which, our team won the national championship). The per-diem was okay, enough for a few decent meals, so that's always appreciated. Otherwise, it was a free vacation to play tuba and watch basketball games in different cities with your friends.

Yeah we would get $20 ($25 if you played electric bass or drums) for each game we played but we got paid twice during the season, once in December and then at the end of the regular season. Traveling band was based on seniority, amount of games that you played at, and instrumentation need. We took 3 tubas and an electric bass to the conference tournament and we took only 3 tubas for the NCAA Tournament. It was a class that we could register for as well unless you were in one of the other ensembles, depending on the semester. From what I understand, they pay more per game at bigger universities. They had some kind of deal with Nike so we also got a polo shirt that we would wear at all the games, both men's and women's.

[bort]

At my school (typically a top-25 team), there was enough demand for people who wanted to be in the band that they didn't have to pay anyone to be there. In fact, there were so many people who just *wanted* to play in pep band that to be in the men's band, you had to have been in the marching band as well. Free courtside admission the games was enough of a benefit as it is.

Being paid seems... well... messy. Is this a job? Taxes? Financial aid?