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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2006-11-10 14:33
Reading Michael's post I want to add a couple thoughts.
There are opportunity for musicians to make a living. There are even opportunities to make a very decent living. There are also no way to know whether a 17 year old aspiring musician is going to make into the music business, and there should be a program that allows this student to pursue his art so that he can have a chance to make it. The cream of the crop will make it, enjoy it and live the dream, even if the dream means very little money in their pocket. For some, making music is all they need.
The others, and they are numerous, are left with a music degree from a (very prestigious) conservatory, great skills at their craft but not much else. There was an article posted here about what happened to Juilliard grads, most did not end up in the music business. If they cannot play music for a living, who does? For them, it is time to figure out what to do with their lives. The conservatories and schools must address this. I cannot be convinced that a music student only likes music, there must be something else that sparks his interest too, give him the opportunity to learn this so that if he falls short of his dream, the second option will be a good one.
I recently read "Mozart in the Jungle" and in the middle of all its anecdotes and gossips, I was most stricken by how little did the author knew about her skills besides oboe playing, how unprepared she was to the eventuality of not being a musician.
Don't get me wrong, I wish nothing more than every college grads to get their dream job, I also would like to see everybody capable of enjoying, appreciating and playing music. On the other hand, I would like schools to be a little more realistic about the current state of music and provide alternatives for their students, instead of turning them into such specialized music-making machines.
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
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