Executive Summary
nDozens of music schools are graduating thousands of performance majors yearly.
nOnly 22 full time orchestras in the United States1.� For example, there are roughly 60 full-time jobs for clarinetists in the entire country.� Jobs are next to non-existent. nSchools are following the purist� traditional European model � teach students that if they practice hard and play well enough, someone will hand you a place to play.
nSchools and graduates are relying on others to supply the venues and jobs.� Who?
nArts and funding for the arts are on the decline.� State of New Jersey just cut their arts budget to zero.� Organizations are folding or in financial trouble.
The Problem:
All Supply, No Demand!
Music Schools cannot pump graduates into a non-existent market forever!
1- American Symphony Orchestra League: Orchestras with 52 week seasons.