Why do pre-college music teachers assume that kids going to top colleges (Ivies, LAC’s etc.) are not going to pursue music? My kid did NEC prep (quite awhile ago) and yes many, even most, went to Ivies or top LAC’s. I know many kids who did not do conservatory as an undergrad and are still in music 15 years later (including my own). Some didn’t even major in music. I had a long conversation with the cellist Dave Eggar who felt going to Harvard broadened his career. Yo Yo Ma also went to Harvard, famously. It is possible to continue high-level study with lessons and EC performance while doing classes in other areas. And along with double degree programs, there is always grad school to focus in on music.
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