On Mar 3, 2012, at 1:48 PM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote:
> But you know this doesn't make sense because no one has to compose
> music to sell insurance...
>
Charles Ives was extraordinarily successful at both!
> ----- Original Message -----
> Suppose "Freshman Composition" imposed on each freshman not
> instruction in
> writing but in musical composition, and that the final hurdle to the
> degree
> was a senior-year test of competence in musical composition.
>
> Only those competent in musical composition could ever be eligible for
> managerial positions at State Farm...