<p>The part about families hiring professionals to market their musicians is just plain garbage. The MOST important skill a musician needs (other than their musical ability) is how to sell THEMSELVES. Period.</p>
<p>And if that’s the student’s sole reason to throw the “bad parenting” label out there, they you have an entitled child on your hands. If it goes deeper than that (a PD for instance) then entitlement attitudes, blaming others for your own failures, and substance abuse will continue on.</p>