This is a great article about the surge in music majors at colleges and universities in the US.
The best quote is a young music major: “My parents knew I wouldn’t be happy without music.”
There a couple of other great quotes:
At Oberlin, “we teach entrepreneurship, how to start an LLC, tax law,” said dean David Stull.
Added Indiana University music admissions director Townsend Plant: “Music students—we’ve seen for a long time—exhibit a remarkable set of transferable skills which can be applied to many careers. … They are good at collaborating and building consensus, they’re great at public speaking, they have drive and focus that comes from a real desire to master something. And that’s a remarkable collection of traits that make you successful in many fields.
This is music to my…oh, never mind.
