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Re: Double Major

Author: freak4mahler
Date: 2004-06-04 16:56

It all depends on your mindset. If you have no doubts that you want to play your whole life then pick Clar. performance. It takes a lot of hours in the practice room but if it's what you want to do then it should be loads of fun! But if you double major, you have to fulfill your education degree with lots of other classes and stuff, and you won't have much time to practice for performance. Performance takes up a lot of time with practice and Education takes up a lot of time with other credits you have to fulfill. You won't have much time to do anything, let alone SLEEP! Education is great. There are lots of good fields you could pursue with that degree. One more thing for you to contemplate. A performance degree is just a sheet of paper. It ultimatly means you practiced your butt off. And after all of that practice it's The rigorous audition process. With an education degree you can become a band director of whatever and actually get a steady salary and benefits that you wouldn't get if you were a private teacher.

It's your choice and nobody else's. listen to everyone's advice but choose what's right for you. Performance is a scary road because there aren't a lot of positions open and your not assured a jop playing with low salary groups and your not assured a meal everyday. Private teaching is very honorable, but you don't get benefits and your always hasaling students to pay you. Good luck and search yourself and you will make the right decision.

~BAB

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