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This is the time of year that music professors get a lot of questions from prospective students.
…The question is, “Do you think I can get an undergraduate degree in performance and get a job, thereby avoiding graduate school?”
I imagine the main driver of this question is that most music schools, CIM included, are becoming more and more expensive and parents are (rightfully so) becoming more and more debt-averse. Families are looking for ways to get a quality education for their talented musician without incurring a crushing load of debt.
One solution might be going to a top school like CIM and hoping the student will, in four years, come out ready for the job market. Does this regularly occur?
The answer is almost always, “No”.
It is rare that a 21 or 22 year old wins an audition for a full time orchestra job. Most positions are won by people in their mid-20s or older.
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[Updated from a “Random Monday” post by JE, 2021. The link above to the source article is still good! It is by Bassoonist Barry Stees and is titled “10,000 hours to expertise,” an article well worth a read.]
