I found a wonderful blog entry tonight about why musicians pursue music as a career. From a different perspective, it could be about why some people don't understand why we've chosen it as a career. Either way you look at it, it's a good blog post. I thought I'd share!
From The Leading Tone, May 13, 2011:
If you’re a working classical musician or are studying to become one, you probably find yourself having to justify that peculiarity to many people.
Or to yourself, even.
I’ve studied music at several places—one of them quite famous—but am finishing my undergraduate degree at a college mostly focused on aerospace engineering. I made the decision to study there because it was local and affordable, and because the faculty and other students are remarkable people, a well-appointed artsy island amid a vast sea of tech.
Some students from other parts of campus are genuinely surprised to learn that our school has a music department at all. “Why would you major in music—what can you even do with that?” they will ask me...
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