Sad yes Sam, but nothing new. Remember we had a long discussion about this last year? I gave you numerous examples and personal experiences. Trying to make a true career out of music is practically impossible outside of teaching. Music as a sideline with a real job that actually pays the bills, maybe. That article talked about the top 3 colleges in New York graduating 500 people a year. Want to talk about LA and the UCLA School of Music, USC, Grove, how about Boston University and Berklee, U of Texas at Austin, the schools in Nashville and all the conservatories in Europe? Thousands and thousands of highly skilled music grads a year chasing what, 200-300 studio gigs and 100 orchestras worldwide? Everybody else plays coffee shops and private parties or some local bar for a hundred bucks twice a week if they're lucky. If you can marry the girl singer and double the family income, that can work.
It's a cruel joke on kids spending tons of money and time for squat.

Bob

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