The Answer: why be a PART-TIME musician?
I’ll warn you now: this is a humorous post. For those without a sense of humor, save yourselves now!
For the rest of you – us! – enjoy. 
Horn Performance Degree vs. Four Years of Intense Videogaming
Hoping to demonstrate the value of music education as a replacement for video gaming, a psychologist arranged for the controlled education of two similarly-qualified high school students. The first student was provided with a four-year education at a major university, unlimited access to a video arcade and an inexhaustible supply of quarters. The second student was provided with a four-year education at a major music conservatory, unlimited access to a horn teacher, and a professional quality double horn.
The study was summarized as follows:
Student A became obsessed with and spent 8+ hours a day playing PacMan. Normal personal hygiene and social skills declined and no friendships were formed, except with students similarly obsessed. Student A did not find regular employment after graduation, preferring instead to continue his long hours playing PacMan. After three years, he began to understand that he could not earn a living playing PacMan, and after five years, Student A has obtained reasonably secure employment as a computer programmer.
Student B became obsessed with and spent 8+ hours a day playing his Paxman. Normal personal hygiene and social skills declined and no friendships were formed, except with students similarly obsessed. Student B did not find regular employment after graduation, preferring instead to continue long hours playing his Paxman. After three years, he began to understand that he could not earn a living playing his Paxman, and after five years, Student B has obtained reasonably secure employment as a computer programmer.
Conclusion: There is no significant difference between an undergraduate degree in horn performance and four years of intense videogaming.
Courtesy of TheFrenchHorn.net and Jonathan Quist. Thanks for the smiles, folks!
Keep playing,
Mark
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