My OperaMusic Education
Friday, December 11, 2009 7:06:23 AM
Well here's the latest indignity in Music in the post-secondary environment.
Imagine enrolling in a music diploma for which there is a fee and then discovering that you don't get any instrumental lessons as part of the deal but have to pay for them separately.
Imagine that this post-secondary diploma was once offered for free with an hour lesson as part of the course.
How would you feel if you had to pay additionally to the fee for the course?
I think it stinks.
I can't even imagine the ethical position of the institution and how such a procedure could have been envisaged. It would be cheaper to do it all privately and you'd probably get a better music education. The only downside is if you need the piece of paper - but - hey! if you intend to be a performing musician the only thing that really counts is if you can actually do it in an audition and in performance. So for all you budding musicians out there. Take care where and how you choose your music education pathway. You may be paying a lot of money and not getting much for it.
Imagine enrolling in a music diploma for which there is a fee and then discovering that you don't get any instrumental lessons as part of the deal but have to pay for them separately.
Imagine that this post-secondary diploma was once offered for free with an hour lesson as part of the course.
How would you feel if you had to pay additionally to the fee for the course?
I think it stinks.
I can't even imagine the ethical position of the institution and how such a procedure could have been envisaged. It would be cheaper to do it all privately and you'd probably get a better music education. The only downside is if you need the piece of paper - but - hey! if you intend to be a performing musician the only thing that really counts is if you can actually do it in an audition and in performance. So for all you budding musicians out there. Take care where and how you choose your music education pathway. You may be paying a lot of money and not getting much for it.
