Has anyone taken a Gap Year?

stradmom
Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:16:19 +0000

My kids didn’t choose to do this, but we know a handful of musicians who elected to do so. All found that it was challenging to find the right combination of practice/lessons, academics (there are often limits on how many credits from a local CC will transfer), and especially social life. Their friends have often moved on to university. In general, it seems to run about 50/50 for “would I do it again?” for students who aren’t on a structured program, in our experience.