The music and athletic pipelines are similar in that a really large number of kids enter the funnel and a vanishingly few come out the other end as well paid pr

The music and athletic pipelines are similar in that a really large number of kids enter the funnel and a vanishingly few come out the other end as well paid pros. Pretty much the same with art. That said, there is reward in the pleasure non pros can have in music, art and sports. But these people will need to have day jobs. Nowadays the proliferation of easily available music online tends to smother music making at home. Half a century ago, most every middle class home and school classroom had a piano. Yep, there's a love/hate relationship with practicing, plus its imposition on the rest of the household.