Being Quote by Lucia Micarelli

“One major study observed that in recent years, we have done a magnificent job of turning out fabulously trained performers with no place to…

— Renee Fleming

I didn't go to a conservatoire, and I have certain low opinions of certain aspects of the conservatory experience.

— Mark Morris

For many people in the music conservatory world, the message was always, Focus! 'You can't do everything; you really need to specialize.' And especially…

— Bryce Dessner

I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value.

— Vivien Leigh

When I composed, I heard my music played by the orchestra within days of completion of the score. No master at a conservatory, no…

— Andre Previn

Going to college helped me, because I had four years in the conservatory program, which is close as you can get to a professional…

— Ryan Sypek

I think theater is a great training ground; I think it's a great opportunity to play.

— Tom Irwin

I've never taken a lesson in my life, and I can play every instrument there is. I play by ear, but I can fool…

— Dick Dale

Learning to play is mostly about learning to hear, and learning to really listen deeply to sound in a musical way is a lifetime's…

— Pat Metheny

While training is important to fine-tune one's skill set, in my case, the exhaustive theatre experience and the grind of rehearsals ensured an easy…

— Wamiqa Gabbi

But still as compared to many, many orchestras in the world, I think you find a lot more new music and living composers on…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

[As a kid] I felt it was really weird that music schools behaved like a conveyor belt to make performers for those symphony orchestras.…

— Bjork