A Warning to Students of Commercial Music: Interview with Professor John Amaral

Boston, Mass., August 12, 2007 - "Music Schools: Focused Diploma or Distracted Degree?"

In a recent interview, US School of Music Director, John Amaral, said "Degrees in music are vastly overrated. They primarily serve as the basis for continuing education or as a local requirement to get a teaching credential... or to please a parent, who might be footing the tuition bill. Most students don't need the credential. What they need instead, is really good, up to date training. They don't need the general distraction from their trade studies of non-music courses that degree programs require. After all, music is a competitive business; the fewer the distractions as you prepare for your career, the better. My advice is to get a USSCM Diploma for your career. It's quicker and more focused, so you can cover a lot more music studies in the same time. And, if you really want a liberal education or degree, also get it in business, after your music studies. That will help you survive and succeed in the Music Industry."


About the US School of Commercial Music
First founded in 1915, US School of Commercial Music continues a rich tradition as the oldest, most trusted name in distance music learning. Beginning in 1995, USSCM was the first institution to offer a college-level commercial music Diploma Program via online technology. Today, USSCM offers programs in every major category of commercial music, as well as unique proprietary Certificate Courses with content unobtainable elsewhere. Recognizing that each music student has unique needs, USSCM's Matriculation™ software technology gives students the unparalleled flexibility to design online, the exact program they need in five areas: Perfomance & Improvisation, The Schillinger System, Advanced Improvisation, SongWriting & Linear Counterpoint, Arranging, Orchestration and Music Production.

USSCM is also the most economical way to acquire the knowledge and skills which a commercial musician needs to compete and collect a paycheck in today's noisy musical environment. USSCM students save considerable money by studying at home, anywhere in the world, and they actually get a better education than at typical bricks and mortar schools. While there is no substitute for working with fellow students shoulder to shoulder, peers are seldom professionals. USSCM exposes each student to a higher quality of music information and more professional material, because it upgrades materials on a semi-annual basis, the only criteria being that it be the best, most timely information and presentation available.

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