is this major realistic? music industry

College Search & Selection
1

<p>i'm new here so i'm not sure exactly where i should ask this question :/</p>

<p>i originally am going to a community college to get my general classes in order so i can eventually transfer for journalism. however, i recently discovered belmont and learned about their music industry degree and i'm very interested in it. i've always wanted to go to school for music, i just never thought it was plausible.</p>

<p>i plan on eventually living in nashville and trying to pitch some of my songs (though of course i know that that can't how i make my income) so i figured that a music industry major would be perfect for me because i'd still be around music and doing what i love (i'd just, of course, be in the background). </p>

<p>is a music industry major realistic, though? i just don't want to spend all that money on a degree in something that wouldn't help me in the long run. would it be something i'd want to do for the rest of my life? yes, it'd be a dream job. i know you can get up to 10 internships through them, so that could help in meeting the right people. i just don't know the statistics or job placement averages for that certain career. i don't want something that would be so competitive that i'd never be able to find work :/</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

2

<p>Artists, poets, actors, etc. confront this decision all the time; the arts are inherently competitive industries (often described as a big pyramid where only those at the very top have a chance of making a living at it) There’s probably nothing wrong with a music industry major per se, but just be aware that no entry-level job lasts forever and that they are usually the worst jobs you will ever have over the course of a lifetime. The question you have to ask yourself is whether it is worth paying all that money majoring in something designed to land you the worst job you will ever have? Have you thought of just forming your own band?</p>