'Musotopia.' Is it achievable for music graduates?

Bennett, Dawn

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Authors

Bennett, Dawn

Date

2006

Type

Conference Paper

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Citation

Bennett, Dawn. 2006. : 'Musotopia.' Is it achievable for music graduates?, in Odam, George (ed), The Reflective Conservatoire: Apprentices and Sorcerers?, 16 Feb 2006. Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.

Source Title

The Reflective Conservatoire: Apprentices and Sorcerers?

Source Conference

The Reflective Conservatoire: Apprentices and Sorcerers?

Faculty

Division of Humanities

Faculty of Media, Society and Culture

Faculty of Media, Society and Culture (MSC)

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37857

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

For the majority of undergraduate classical music performance students, 'musotopia' is a place where performance ambitions are realised in an international performance career. However, given that so few musicians achieve this ambition, should this ideal be redefined? The current paper investigates instrumental musicians' careers by exploring the realities of professional practice, and reports from a larger study which asked, 'what is a musician'?