USC Thornton School of Music's Redesigned Curriculum Trains Undergraduate Students for the Music Gig Economy
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The USC Thornton School of Music is preparing students by training them to succeed in the gig economy.
Key Points:
- LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The USC Thornton School of Music is preparing students by training them to succeed in the gig economy.
- In a continued commitment to rethinking music education, USC Thornton redesigned its undergraduate curriculum for classical music .
- Unfortunately, traditional undergraduate classical music programs do little to prepare students for success in the current musical landscape," said Robert Cutietta, Dean of USC Thornton.
- Many conservatories are hesitant to change, which has led to many schools adopting almost identical curricula for classical music students.