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Re: Double Majoring?

Author: GeorgeL ★2017
Date: 2012-11-17 13:25

The original post says: "I have been considering very strongly doing a double major (if I were to actually pursue the clarinet through college)."

I would think that if you don't live and breathe to play the clarinet, it should not be your field of study. Those are the people you will be competing with for music jobs.

At this point you have learned a skill that you will not forget. I had 8 years of lessons by the time I graduated high school, played for fun in college (while studying engineering, which was not fun), and then did not touch an instrument for 15 years. I moved, heard a community band at a July 4 picnic, and have now been playing for 30+ years.

At college you may be exposed to subjects that you have never heard of now. Major in something you like and which might provide a return on your investment. When you get the time, the clarinet will be there for you.

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