How much does a University degree help a musician?
Unless backed by a strong performing tradition with a family background or through learning from a musician outside of the institution University degrees, will not help performance of music. But the University degrees will certainly help in securing Government jobs. But unfortunately in such cases where the degrees weigh more than the individual’s performing accomplishments the teacher may tend to perpetuate mediocrity and spread a fear psychosis among students developing in them a cynical attitude towards music and they may become drop outs. (But for the girls after the degrees the security will be provided through matrimony!) Unfortunately the University degrees till now are not measurements in judging musical accomplishments (except in modest theoretical musical understanding). However, the University degrees empower performing musicians greatly.
