Klarinet Archive - Posting 000376.txt from 1998/04

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: lesson motivation
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 12:43:32 -0400

On Tue, 7 Apr 1998 Gary_VanCott@-----.com wrote:

> What percentage of music graduates (education, performance, etc.)
> actually end up working full-time in ANY music field? It can't be very
> large.

Almost all of ours do. By my estimate, about 80% of our music graduates
initially enter some area of the music profession, and most of those are
still working in some field of music 5 to 10 years after they graduate.

This is in part due to the "etc." mentioned above. In addition to music
education and performance, we also offer music therapy, music/business,
Suzuki pedagogy, etc. And, within all those degrees, we still include a
strong performance component, while at the same time pointing the
curriculum toward the practical aim of preparing students for jobs.

Ed Lacy
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