Skipping the Terminal Master's?

musicmajor2
Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:49:53 +0000

Thanks! Both of your replies were informative and helpful.

Violindad, the reason I have not narrowed my interest yet is that I just finished my Freshman year of college. I am taking my conducting course this Fall, and simply think I may really like it, but not positive (as hits will be my first exposure to conducting). The other reason I haven’t narrowed my focus yet is that I LOVE learning anything about music, and so far I have done pretty well at all of my music courses (I have gotten all A-'s or A’s in every music course, ensemble, or lessons i have taken so far except for one B in a course which is considered by most students to be the hardest course any music major will take.) So it’s hard for me to decide what I like best when I’m pretty much obsessed with anything music and do fairly well at anything music. I’m hoping to find my real interest this year since I’m starting my composition lessons, taking basic conducting, and Music History 1.

Kmcmom13, I might want to teach eventually, but, right now, I don’t necessarily want to. I simply love learning about music THAT much. I more think, as competitive as it is, I want to enter the professional field of music (in which case I’ve been told that graduate degrees help because of the highly competitive nature of the field.)