What Can Classical Music do for You?
If you haven’t been keeping up, the Fort Worth Symphony musicians are on strike. Performances are cancelled until the strike is resolved. If you’re wondering what all the fuss is about, in a nutshell, the musicians took a pay cut Read More …
With all the unemployment and economic issues in the USA today, I thought I’d chime in with my own two cents’ worth of ideas. Not that I don’t want to get back to reading research, but the economy has been Read More …
With the NFL lockout still unsettled, perhaps it’s time to look at the second-highest form of public entertainment, in terms of billions of dollars in revenue. That form, which creates $14,500,000,000 in revenue each year in the United States, is Read More …
Many people think that in order to have a full-time career in music, one needs to be either a performer or a teacher. However, this is not true. The U.S. Occupational Information Network lists hundreds of occupations that require specialized knowledge Read More …
A lot of my musician, actor, dancer, writer and artist friends, and a lot of people on the news, have been forecasting disaster for the arts, with the latest downturn in the economy. I have responded to several people privately, Read More …
The Real Cost of a Music Education It’s unfortunate, but when finances get tight, music and music lessons are often the first thing to get cut from the budget. It’s not only unfortunate because a classical music education should be Read More …
