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Didn't really know where to post it, since it's a bit "late bloomer", a bit "education", so I post it somewhere else.
I'm playing the sax for 3 years and a half now. I had a teacher, and I'll see him again in september. I'm starting to learn to read notes, so I can go through the studies a bit faster (struggling with rythm though). I'm picking up theory about chords, scales, etc.
I never had a musical education, but I'm driven by the art and I would like to get a second degree. So I'm thinking about picking up music education at a conservatorium here in Belgium in about five to ten years (I would be 35-40 then).
I know it's not evident, especially since I have to pick up a LOT of knowledge to make it even through the entrance exams. Now there are some questions about this :
1) I'm told that older people (meaning not fresh from highschool) are NOT appreciated in advanced music schools. Is that true?
2) some people see it as a waste of time : I shoud learn it another way, since I won't be able to use that diploma anyway. Your thoughts?
3) Quite some believe it's impossible to learn that much about music at the age of 40. any thought about this?
Your reflections are greatly appreciated.
I'm playing the sax for 3 years and a half now. I had a teacher, and I'll see him again in september. I'm starting to learn to read notes, so I can go through the studies a bit faster (struggling with rythm though). I'm picking up theory about chords, scales, etc.
I never had a musical education, but I'm driven by the art and I would like to get a second degree. So I'm thinking about picking up music education at a conservatorium here in Belgium in about five to ten years (I would be 35-40 then).
I know it's not evident, especially since I have to pick up a LOT of knowledge to make it even through the entrance exams. Now there are some questions about this :
1) I'm told that older people (meaning not fresh from highschool) are NOT appreciated in advanced music schools. Is that true?
2) some people see it as a waste of time : I shoud learn it another way, since I won't be able to use that diploma anyway. Your thoughts?
3) Quite some believe it's impossible to learn that much about music at the age of 40. any thought about this?
Your reflections are greatly appreciated.