San Diego Symphony	Lesson	150
Total= $272	Recordings (to listen to the rep)	24
	Gas to San Diego	30
	Hotel	68
Dallas Symphony Orchestra	Lesson	150
Total= $292	Airport parking	53
	Dallas parking	6
	Flight to Dallas	83
Tucson Symphony	Lessons	450
Total= $813	Recordings	16
	Flight to Tucson	147
	Hotel	129
	Rental car	65
	Gas	6
Redlands Symphony	Recordings	7
Total= $220	Lesson	150
	Hotel	63
Santa Cruz Symphony	Lesson	150
Total= $660	Gas	126
	Hotel	379
	Parking	5
Austin Symphony	Lessons	300
Total= 640	Recordings	6
	Flight to Austin	246
	Rental car	78
	Gas	10
Grand Total= $2897	Average cost= $483 per audition

I stayed with family for the Dallas audition and with friends in Austin, so that’s why there is no hotel for those auditions.

This was about half of the total amount I spent on my career in 2019- the GRAND GRAND TOTAL for 2019 was $5851. Other major expenses were routine maintenance on my instruments, attending Jim Walker’s Beyond the Masterclass, additional lessons, and travel expenses for auditions that occurred in 2020.

I’m glad I kept pretty good track of my expenses last year, as it is nice to have a ballpark figure to anticipate for this year. It feels like auditions are SO expensive (which they are) but looking at the real numbers makes it a little less scary. That means I need about $500/month to have a very productive year.

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