Klarinet Archive - Posting 000232.txt from 2002/06

From: "Lacy Schroeder" <LacyS@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Majoring in Clarinet Performance
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 12:33:06 -0400

Well, I've not regretted it yet, but then again, I just finished my
bachelor's degree. But, I'll be continuing in performance for my
master's at Northwestern University this fall, so I do have a definite
desire to play. As far as an orchestral position being a "job" (I don't
know what you think is involved by use of the quotation marks), in a lot
of orchestras yes, it is a full-time 52 week a year job. In other
orchestras it's not. It depends on which one you're dealing with.

But I do think that if you really want to do both music and business, do
it! There's no harm in expanding your horizons or keeping your options
open. I wish that I had a degree in something other than music to fall
back on if I don't get a playing job. Besides, ther music and business
worlds do collide, and often. You could probably get a good job in
orchestra management.=20

Lacy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hornz96@-----.com]
>
> Hi Annie, or anyone else on the list whose had major clarinet=20
> training(studies), Do you ever regret majoring in clarinet=20
> performance?
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