You’re a working adult who has made the decision to go back to college. You may be thinking of an online program to get that degree that you always wanted, or perhaps your boss is sending you back to school to prepare you for advancement. However you choose to further your education, and for whatever reason, the prospect of going back to school after ten or twenty or even thirty years is very exciting.
And also a little scary! When you were in college or high school, fads and fashions were much different. Kids dressed differently and spoke differently. When you were in school no one was texting, much less Twittering. The music was different and so were the television shows. You may have the feeling that setting foot on a college campus will be like going to a foreign country, or that there will be culture shock and you’ll feel like an old fossil.
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Adults approach learning differently than children. While a child may accept an authority figure in the classroom imparting knowledge, the adult is not.
Often published articles about music instruction and playing refer to children and their psychological and educational development compared to students that do not study music. How an adult learns is an important issue to consider while formulating music instruction.
Some areas to contemplate if you are studying music or teach music to adults are:
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America’s economy is floundering. Unemployment rates are on the rise with some states at unprecedented levels. And it took well over a year for the Fed to admit we are in a recession. With costs-of-living far above any one person’s average annual income, the experience-based, one-income household has become a thing of the past. Instead of ample job opportunities at fair wages, people from late teens to almost-retired are competing for the same jobs which can generally be classified into two categories: those requiring a degree and those that do not. The ones which don’t require a degree also don’t usually pay well enough to support one person, much less a family. And since most adults have some sort of household to support, this creates a problem for adults with no degree. But going back to school and getting a degree can be very overwhelming. Can I do it this time? Can I afford this? What about the kids? How will I work and still go to school? Will I fit in? These are some of many questions an anxious adult student faces when deciding to return to school to get that much-needed degree. If you are in this category, you need to know is that you don’t have as much to fear as you may think. You see, as an adult student, you’re on a whole different level than traditional students.
Today’s jobs may entail the same responsibilities and rely upon the same levels of experience, but the good jobs usually require education and experience. Young people fresh from high school don’t have this combination; and many much older people, while experienced, lack that important piece of paper. For the typical adult in the middle of these categories, golden opportunity exists, but often only for the ones with a degree.
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