In this post I want to begin to delve into the full educational program that music schools offer. To do so requires some definition. There are the degree programs with their requirements; various co-curricular programs, such as internships and courses offered for credit (but not required for the degree); and extra curricular learning opportunities. I will concentrate in … [Read more...] about Music Schools in Transition, Part IV
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Music Schools in Transition, Pt. III
Most music schools look alike. It's quite amazing, that once inside a school, you can quickly forget where you are geographically. Standardization resulting from accreditation requirements means that student experience from one school to another changes only slightly. Curriculum is locked in (more on this in future posts). Some schools are located in dense urban areas, … [Read more...] about Music Schools in Transition, Pt. III
Music Schools in Transition, Pt. II, i
A number of people have asked me to be more specific about ensembles, so here I will elaborate. Just to keep interest in future blog posts, I will be focusing next on maximizing configuration, e.g. free-standing school within an urban area, school within a university, and so forth. Maintaining a full-sized symphony orchestra is strangling a number of smaller music … [Read more...] about Music Schools in Transition, Pt. II, i
Innovator, Entrepreneur, more —
Sent to me by Mark Pomerantz, Seattle U. and USASBE LIAISON newsletter editor, "Innovators are the dreamers: They create the prototypes, work out the kinks and then get bored, anxious to return to what they do best, which is inventing more prototypes. They are rarely concerned, ultimately, with the financial viability of what they do. Entrepreneurs are the builders: They turn … [Read more...] about Innovator, Entrepreneur, more —
Innovator, Entrepreneur?
Must one be an innovator to be an entrepreneur? I have always thought so, and Drucker, who asserted that the entrepreneur is an innovator, bolsters my belief. This being said, I recently read “Worthless, Impossible and Stupid” by Daniel Isenberg, in which he makes a case for the two being entirely separate qualities and functions. I’ve always taught entrepreneurship with … [Read more...] about Innovator, Entrepreneur?