<p>A lot of people do music in different ways. It is true that a lot of people who attempt it end up not doing it, even at all, others often do music as a ‘sideline’, IT is full of people who do music on the side but that is their ‘day job’. Others go on to professional careers, but play in amateur or semi amateur orchestras and such. And yes, becoming a member of a major orchestra, a successful chamber group, or god forbid a soloist, is extremely difficult and a long shot…but on the other hand, success can also be measured by what it brings into someone’s life. I know more than a few ex music majors, people who tried performance, who are doing other things, and other than those who are bitter because they went into it believing they were destined for success and then couldn’t believe it when no one else saw it in them, almost everyone has told me that they were very glad they did what they did, that the experience meant a lot in their lives. They would have loved to make it as a performing musician, but they found happiness with other things, too.</p>