Klarinet Archive - Posting 000275.txt from 1998/08

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Music major priority
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 17:33:54 -0400

On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, Kevin Fay (LCA) wrote:

> By and large, people who hire
> musicians don't care squat about your major
> --they only want to know if you can play.

Is this entirely true? Not to bring up that whole
debacle with John Cohler again, but whether we like
it or not, many orchestras will not even allow a per-
son into the orchestra hall -- much less on stage to
audition -- if their resume does not reflect completion
of an undergraduate clarinet performance curriculum from
a reputable school. Sure, there are exceptions like Chi-
cago, where a hobo on the street can walk in with a clar-
inet and take his best shot -- but "exception" is the key.
"By and large", people who hire musicians are interested
in whether or not you can play, but it's not the *only*
thing they take into account before inviting you to an
audition.

Neil

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