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Grad School or Job?

Author: pattarmm
Date: 2009-08-13 17:36

I will be a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire currently in pursuit of a Music Education degree (BME). I'm starting to have an anxiety about my after college plans... I would like to teach, but I'm torn between middle school/high school students or teaching at the university level. I love the idea of getting younger kids excited about band, but I have a desire to be a college clarinet professor and work with students who love clarinet and want to excel.
So this leaves me with a dillemma..
should I go for a job right out of college, teaching somewhere for younger students, or should I go to grad school, get a degree in music performance, and risk not getting a job right away (because I've heard that having your masters can cause problems with trying to get a job because you're "overqualified" and they have to pay you more).
Ultimately, I believe I would like to go with the college professor route, because that allows me to teach, and to keep playing ( which i strongly want to do).
I'm lost! If I went to grad school, I wouldn't even know which one to choose!!

Please help..

Megan Pattarozzi

www.pattarozzi.com

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