Percussion H.S. freshman

percussionboymo
Sat, 23 May 2015 13:46:42 +0000

My son has been taking lessons in percussion for several years and is very interested in majoring in percussion when attending College. I believe that he would be a good teacher as well and am very worried about steady employment once he has a performance degree. His teacher is encouraging him to focus on performance and is preparing him for the rigors of auditioning. He believes that this is the direction my son should go and my son is enthusiastic about the idea. I do not want to discourage him; he is passionate about percussion, I am just worried about what that future might hold for him. Any suggestions for achieving a degree that will allow for the opportunity to do both or either? We live in New York, by the way, and if he chooses to stay he would need a Master’s in order to teach. Maybe performance undergrad and master’s in Education???