Marching Roundtable 638: “Stop Seeing This As A Bugle Activity”

[Tim K]

3 hours ago, Cappybara said:

Not everyone who does drum corps goes into the music field 

It does seem as if you hear about more business majors and engineering majors in drum corps today, and while you do still hear about music education majors, you hear less about musical performance folks.

[32RH]

As long as we don't add wood winds, I'm happy 

[xandandl]

3 hours ago, Tim K said:

It does seem as if you hear about more business majors and engineering majors in drum corps today, and while you do still hear about music education majors, you hear less about musical performance folks.

not as many music ed teaching jobs as schools cut back, not-for-profits struggle, government programs dwindle, and employed teachers stay longer due to economic situation of higher cost of living and lower return on investments. Most music ed majors now taking a second certification/double major/additional minors in order to make them more marketable to school districts (reading, counselling, computer, school adm,, foreign language, etc.) I don't have statistics from DOEd. to link here but the anecdotal evidence is extremely strong. Only Texas and Southwest are ripe with jobs. Now look at what has happened in SE Texas. Plus student loan re-payment inevitability kicks in the moment one gets one's sheepskin.

Performance majors face similar predicaments. Who wants to be a homeless performance major with a mega-size college loan debt?No wonder 24 year olds are moving back with Momma and Papa who have often downsized out of the old neighborhood.

 

[HockeyDad]

Pick your major carefully...

[Cappybara]

2 hours ago, HockeyDad said:

Pick your major carefully...

Or go to med/dent school where your major doesn't matter one bit :)