<p>Rigaudon hits the nail. There’s nothing worse for a kid who is just starting out, than having a teacher who is a failed performer and is only teaching as a back-up.</p>
<p>Music education leads towards a career teaching band, choir, and music appcreciation in high school and middle school. It is a very very very different pathway compared to music performance, or higher education teaching. It can be a very satisfying and rewarding career option - but ONLY if the person is completely dedicated to teaching children, not if the person views teaching as a back-up, or as a stepping-stone to a performing career.</p>