Good to find this article again. I'm very autodidactic, and found universities so far disappointing for the lack of speed.
After you where taught everything, fast, why did you still go to Berklee? How was your time there?
After you where taught everything, fast, why did you still go to Berklee? How was your time there?
There were only a few good teachers. Most were half-assing it.
But once I realized that they weren't going to teach me anything, I got inspired. I realized that I was in an amazing place that held all the knowledge I want. I just had to go get it!
I treated it like a library. I pulled information out of people, recordings, books.
More than anything, it was a great environment for learning. It kept me 100% focused, every minute of every day, on getting better at music. No job or real-world stuff to distract me.
But that was also before the internet!
Now, I imagine that since the environment is the most important thing, you could find your killer environment in many places that don't charge tuition. Whether it's moving to Silicon Valley to be surrounded by your peers, or moving to India to study with a teacher.
Same reason some people go to a health spa retreat to get healthy. They could have just stayed at home to do it, but going to a dedicated place can really help.
As a note, this is the way to get the most out of University. Put a vacuum up against the U and turn it on... get everything you can. University should not just happen to you: you need to create the happening.