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Why get a bachelor's degree in music? Why not study with the best teachers you can afford, play with the best groups you can get into, and upgrade both when you
by JasonFruit 4y ago
Why get a bachelor's degree in music? Why not study with the best teachers you can afford, play with the best groups you can get into, and upgrade both when you can? The degree doesn't really get you anything you couldn't get faster and better without all the fluff that comes with a degree. (Source : got the degree.)
- wizofaus 4y agoI also got the degree, despite being pretty sure I'd never pursue music as an exclusive career choice (and well, 25 years later, haven't at all, but still hope to in semi-retirement!). Most of the benefits weren't so obviously related to the degree itself but rather the setting, of being among like-minded students. I still stay in touch with a number of them (which is more than I can say for students I did a comp. sci. degree with), and I'd say they'll provide useful connections if I did consider pursuing music professionally. I'm not sure exactly how much theory etc. I learned that I didn't know already or could have easily exposed myself to easily, but I certainly have no regrets doing the degree.