| Most people who persue Performance degrees are doing so for the extra recitals, and more private lesson time (Generally, the performance majors are given more lesson time and made to perform more in colleges). The main reason players do this is to get more performing time, to get ready for their masters. A lot of Performance majors work towards a great Graduate school scholarship, or a professional gig somewhere.
A lot of people (*cough* The Music Ed. majors *cough*) look at the performance degree as a piece of paper. And it is, if you expect to teach with it. The performance degree is aimed for competitive musicians who want to enter into the competitive musical field.
Van (Who is a Music Ed Major, but is considering a Performance double major).
__________________
Stage 1 California Light
'94 Bach Strad 37
1900 Eb Cornet
LOUD Steve Patrick 10 1/2 C
LOUD LM93 |