Older Adult Wanting To Pursue Tuba For B.A. in Music

TonyZ · Post by **TonyZ** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:21 pm

It IS possible!! Contact me off board for more info!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:46 pm

Possible? Heck, you may even have an advantage by already having learned the hard way what many of our younger collegues have yet to even appproach!

dtemp · Post by **dtemp** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:57 pm

There are a couple of "older" music majors at the university I attend, and they get along great with everyone.[/i]

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:03 pm

I was out of school for almost a decade and a half before returning to college and earning a Music Ed degree (often playing at or above local Performance major standards) by attending school fulltime including summer sessions for 3 and a half years. I found that I had a distinct advantage over most of the "kids" there. Pell grants, academic and music scholarships, and student loans paved the way.

To quote from my son's favorite video game (Viewtiful Joe 2),
"Just Go For It!"

P.S. I am in the process of trying to get a band director job right now and have found there to be a lot less positions and a lot more candidates (many with masters and experience out the wazoo) than I anticipated.