Today I announced to my Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube community that I am no longer teaching music lessons online anymore. This is because I am now going to focus ALL of my efforts 110% on ‘For Orchestra’. It took me nearly 2 years to build my online lesson music community, and some think that I am just throwing it all away. The thing is I’m not, I’m simply morphing into new territories – which is everything that my lessons centered around. I always said, that change keeps you sharp and exploring is what we all stand for. If you’re in a Jazz band and hit a wall, then start writing for a heavy metal band. If you write Folk, join a techno band.

At first, I thought to myself “What are you doing?!” And then I thought about the idea of change. Change is beautiful. Try new things, meet new people, learn different musical instruments, go skydiving if it scares you, start a business that you’ve been wanting to do forever.

“If it scares you do it” – those are words that Derek Sivers once told me. The thing is that this new idea

I have no idea how long I’m on this earth for, and I have no idea what’s going to happen tomorrow. All I know is that I love the orchestra, and I’m in a position to bring it back. I am so passionate about it, and its all I think about. Over the past 2 years I was never ‘crazy’ about teaching music lessons. There were days I wanted to stop but kept on doing it, there were times when I wanted to throw my camera out of the window. But I did it because of the flood of students who didn’t have answers to questions that they needed. I wanted to help everyone, and I’ve done that. I’ve helped thousands of people a day, and its all archived here.

I’m amazed by everyone’s support – but now its onto something new. Keep evolving, keep doing new things, meeting new people, breaking down walls. I don’t want any regrets, and of all the lessons I’ve ever taught, perhaps this is the greatest one of all – follow your heart.


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By WaltRibeiro on Oct - 26 - 2009 -- Categories: Blog     11 COMMENTS
  • http://thepgha.wordpress.com Abby

    Good for you, and good luck!!

  • http://thepgha.wordpress.com Abby

    Good for you, and good luck!!

  • http://www.twitter.com/ropiko Ropiko

    I will miss your online lessons:) it was so much fun when it was still small, you where the best teacher ever, and you will always be the best friend ever:) Hope everything works out for you!

    - Ropiko

  • http://www.twitter.com/ropiko Ropiko

    I will miss your online lessons:) it was so much fun when it was still small, you where the best teacher ever, and you will always be the best friend ever:) Hope everything works out for you!

    - Ropiko

  • Paradis

    Awesome Walt! I am in full support! Keep in touch.

  • Paradis

    Awesome Walt! I am in full support! Keep in touch.

  • http://twitter.com/waltribeiro/statuses/5181592444 waltribeiro (Walt Ribeiro ♫ ♫)

    I don’t want regrets, and of all the lessons I’ve taught, perhaps this is the greatest one of all – follow your heart http://bit.ly/45D9TG

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