music humor

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OK buddy!  I can handle woman jokes, student jokes, even UPC jokes
(sometimes), but I DRAW THE LINE at Musician jokes!!!! :)

Now, for the defence! :)  Ignorance is defeated with edjimukation! :)

Music, requiring expertise in not only analytical, but interpretive skills,
is one of the most challenging and demanding fields to major in. :)  Many
companies look for music majors because we are literally trained to handle
complex analyses, pay close attention to detail (both in performance and in
theory), and have excellent memorization, motor, and "people" skills (ya
gotta communicate with your audience, even if you're singing in Chinese). 
Most music schools also require the students to take a full liberal arts
curriculum as well (Includes Philosophy, Mathematics, Science, English lit.
and comp., History, Foreign Language, Cultural Diversity courses, and (in
my case) Theology).

| Q. What is the single most important thing for a Music Major to learn
| how to say?
| A. "Do you want fries with that?"

This one applies to most any college major who can't find a job.  When I
worked at Perkins (many moons ago), our head cook had a Bachelor of Science
in Biology.  He'd been at Perkins for years.  In a city like Cincinnati
where there are literally dozens of hospitals, medical centers, research
centers, etc.  I can't see any excuse for that.

Music majors can find jobs in vast areas associated with the art itself:
Arts/Music administration
Any job with the local philharmonic, city orchestra, opera house, etc.  And
not just performance, but "behind the scenes" work.
Coordination work at the University level.  THey need people to handle
arrangement of scholarship auditions, performances, etc.
If teaching is in the works, many many public and especially private
schools need music teachers.  Some private schools do not require
certification for music teachers because some states do not consider music
the same level as math for example.
Teaching at the University level is a possibility also.  But this requires
specialization in Graduate school in a specific area such as Music History,
Music Literature, Form and Analysis, Musicology, Music Theory, Sight
Reading and Dictation, Music Pedagogy, etc.

| Q. What do you call a musician that does not have a wife or a
| girlfriend?
| A. Homeless.

Not so if they apply themselves!  What ever happens when a musician marries
another musician?  They open a music studio out of their home and rake in
the big bucks (lessons run from $15-35/hour).  You can work for two or
three days a week each, 8 hours a day, and have *plenty* of money.


Anneliese
Senior Music major (Vocal performance) at
Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio.