first day at hal leonard

Today was my first day working at Hal Leonard.

First, I sat in on a weekly-Monday meeting of new publications. I got to wake up and ease into training be watching a Chad Smith drumming DVD and learn about music books hitting the stands this week. Hot off the press, hot coffee, and a hot new job - this is my beginning.

I will be a part-time sales rep. which means I may talk to you if you order music over the phone. Well, maybe, I'm still learning about my position. Everyone at Hal Leonard has a musical background. Most people will enthusiastically tell you their music histories and share their passion. Others don't need to; they edit, research, design aspects of sheet music, books, audio and their excitement shows in their work.

Rather than a detestable office space of creative-less adults, this gig is interesting and musical. The experience was akin to something out of the Twilight Zone: I overheard names dropped like "Verdi," "Wagner," and "Hannah Montana" spoken by excited grown-ups who enjoyed their jobs. What I heard did not match the cubicle picture I saw.

Huzzah for having a job - a real grow-up, fun music job.