TY - JOUR
T1 - From music student to professional
T2 - The process of transition
AU - Creech, Andrea
AU - Papageorgi, Ioulia
AU - Duffy, Celia
AU - Morton, Frances
AU - Haddon, Elizabeth
AU - Potter, John
AU - de Bezenac, Christophe
AU - Whyton, Tony
AU - Himonides, Evangelos
AU - Welch, Graham
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - This article addresses the question of whether higher education music courses adequately prepare young musicians for the critical transition from music undergraduate to professional. Thematic analyses of interviews with 27 undergraduate and portfolio career musicians representing four musical genres were compared. The evidence suggests that the process of transition into professional life for musicians across the four focus genres may be facilitated when higher education experiences include mentoring that continues after graduation, the development of strong multi-genre peer networks, the provision of many and varied performance opportunities and support for developing self-discipline and autonomy in relation to the acquisition of musical expertise. Implications for higher education curricula are discussed.
AB - This article addresses the question of whether higher education music courses adequately prepare young musicians for the critical transition from music undergraduate to professional. Thematic analyses of interviews with 27 undergraduate and portfolio career musicians representing four musical genres were compared. The evidence suggests that the process of transition into professional life for musicians across the four focus genres may be facilitated when higher education experiences include mentoring that continues after graduation, the development of strong multi-genre peer networks, the provision of many and varied performance opportunities and support for developing self-discipline and autonomy in relation to the acquisition of musical expertise. Implications for higher education curricula are discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79951967357&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0265051708008127
DO - 10.1017/S0265051708008127
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79951967357
SN - 0265-0517
VL - 25
SP - 315
EP - 331
JO - British Journal of Music Education
JF - British Journal of Music Education
IS - 3
ER -