Scheduling and Shrieking

Anyone who is a music student understands the intense schedule and the difficulty juggling jobs, a social life, classes, practicing, field experience, breathing, etc. and one thing that's occurred is the dichotomy in the notion that if you are not a music major, your life is not hard. Don't get me wrong, I am guilty of the, "Do not complain about your schedule to me, I don't wanna hear about your lack of free time you psychology major."  Working on a staff (for Residential Life) of 8 other people has made me acutely aware of the difficulty of other majors. Not every major has it, "hard," but each major has it's own downfall in terms of difficulty. For many music educators in training, the sheer workload mixed with the constant need for practicing can take a toll, mentally.  That being said, I still think it is okay to provide some prospective. For an example, I was told that my mandatory field experience at a local elementary school, "isn't a real class, and I have nothing to be stressed about." Was it frustrating, yeah. Was it annoying, yeah. But just afford that person the opportunity to LEARN about what you are doing by explaining that spending 7+ hours per week getting field experience on top of 11 classes, and two jobs, and practicing two instruments 20+ hours per week is not, "hard," but it is very taxing.  ​Below is my schedule without my retail job hours, or my saxophone student lesson factored in! When glancing at a schedule that is tight, it is difficult not to shriek a lot and cry because I want my evenings back. When looking at your schedule, no matter how much you juggle, remember to just breathe and take it day by day!