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The trials and successes of music careers
A career in music can be an inspirational way of living. Students who study music devote countless hours practicing their craft in an effort to make money doing what they love. This determination and work ethic should be respected, but in a world where music can be streamed from anywhere, some musicians have concerns about job stability in the coming years.
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BYU alum Jack Wood performs with The Ray Smith Jazz Quintet
The cushy vintage couches arranged below a long stream of cafe lights seat a little over a dozen guests in Provo's Third Space Studios. The walk inside is dimly lit and feels like a portal into another time. Two fossilized dinosaur skulls are displayed at the foot of the venue's small stage, as if a message to guests to suspend their disbelief for the next two hours. A keyboard, saxophone, upright bass, drum set, two microphones and several flutes are kept neatly on the stage floor, but who will be playing them?
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