September 15, 2000

Making Music and Making Money

To the Editor:

I could not agree more with the sentiments of Mathias Wexler, who believes that music departments should cultivate students less focused on music as a profession, and more on the art as enrichment ("Teaching Music Students to Make Music for Love, Not for a Living," Opinion, July 28). Setting one's sights on a career in music is not much different from expecting to win the lottery.

As a pianist and composer for nearly 36 years, with a B.M. and M.A. in piano

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