Comments on: Going to jazz conservatory? http://saxophoneinstrument.com/going-to-jazz-conservatory.htm/ All about saxophones, saxophone music and getting a saxophone instrument. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: upwardbound1 http://saxophoneinstrument.com/going-to-jazz-conservatory.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-3471 upwardbound1 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:33:29 +0000 http://saxophoneinstrument.com/going-to-jazz-conservatory.htm#comment-3471 its nice to be interested in music, but given the current state of the economy, do you really think you need to spend a bunch of money going to a school for music when as you said, the greats never had to and so have many other musicians? in the end, you just have to play and get out and play with others in order to get better. If i were you, i would go to a serious university, get a degree in somthing you can get a job at (accounting or math or business - musicians are good with math) and then play in the schools jazz band or something. I went to CAL got a great degree that got me a decent job and at the same time i was playing with UC jazz, wich is the school new program. Times are tough, you need to be well rounded and multi task. Keep playing, meet new musicians, make connections- but also get a degree that can get you adecent job later that will allow you to play comfortably. its nice to be interested in music, but given the current state of the economy, do you really think you need to spend a bunch of money going to a school for music when as you said, the greats never had to and so have many other musicians? in the end, you just have to play and get out and play with others in order to get better. If i were you, i would go to a serious university, get a degree in somthing you can get a job at (accounting or math or business – musicians are good with math) and then play in the schools jazz band or something.

I went to CAL got a great degree that got me a decent job and at the same time i was playing with UC jazz, wich is the school new program.

Times are tough, you need to be well rounded and multi task. Keep playing, meet new musicians, make connections- but also get a degree that can get you adecent job later that will allow you to play comfortably.

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