Music College is Silly.

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  • @kommissar.murphy
    @kommissar.murphy Місяць тому +191

    How can you tell if someone studied at Berklee?
    They'll tell you twice in the first minute!

    • @SUB-WFR
      @SUB-WFR Місяць тому +6

      in the first bar.

  • @gabermd
    @gabermd Місяць тому +247

    Uncle Judy was on a Diddy party

  • @capngunstk5627
    @capngunstk5627 Місяць тому +81

    How to make connections as a musician: work in the food industry. Idk what it is about musicians and the food industry but for some reason we all just gravitate towards it

    • @eliasmsv3156
      @eliasmsv3156 Місяць тому +16

      Also very similar. Both are nicotine addicted, barely-getting-by sleep deprived dissapointments.

    • @oatmeal710
      @oatmeal710 Місяць тому +6

      easy to find and flexible hours

    • @IamBoge
      @IamBoge Місяць тому +1

      Brother every job I have had damn near has been in a kitchen this could not be more accurate

    • @avowedny
      @avowedny Місяць тому +6

      bartending/serving is a fast way to make money while not working 40 hours a week, so then you still have time to focus on music

    • @UseTheSupeRsonic
      @UseTheSupeRsonic Місяць тому +2

      @@avowednyNo, just no. Bartenders have hours that directly conflict with being a musician. You’re go in at 3 or 4pm and you leave at 3am. Also, the more money you make the less likely you’ll forfeit that to do music.
      The thing about doing music is you either gotta go full on with it and take the risks, or don’t do it at all. If you work a regular job, it has to stay out of your way of being creative. Best job for that is something like Uber.

  • @mrr5835
    @mrr5835 Місяць тому +145

    My music professor in junior college (who had a PHD) once said... .. if you want to be a musician (unless you want to be a teacher), drop out of school, break up with your girlfriends, and stay home and practice. He may or may not have been right?

    • @user-rq1nw3wc5o
      @user-rq1nw3wc5o Місяць тому +11

      Absolutely spot on. As a musician, you are playing music, not teaching it. As long as you have a basic idea of theory, you do not need a degree to be good. Page never went to school or had a degree in music and is regarded as one of the best and arguably if not the best guitarist that has ever lived. Hopefully that gets the point across. Cheers bro and keep on practicing. ;)

    • @johnoliveira5575
      @johnoliveira5575 Місяць тому +3

      Music school can help give you that discipline to practice and learn every day because there’s issues if you don’t. also being around other musicians is probably super motivating and an easy way to make friends. Plus a lot of bands meet in college.

    • @eduardolorandi3628
      @eduardolorandi3628 Місяць тому +2

      Not so much, nowadays music teaching became much more accessible, you can find excellent musicians at the random jam on a pub on a Thursday night. Being good at your instrument is not what will set you appart. If you wanna be successful you will need to learn about trends, produce anything that you believe can sell, and market it well. You don't need to be a super virtuoso on an instrument to do that

    • @palpalonpalpalon
      @palpalonpalpalon 10 днів тому

      all of my idols quit school, and practiced 12 hours per day, fuck school, I'm out, lol.
      music is no joke. you can´t study for 10 hours, and be a master in music too.
      if you´re sure you´re gonna succeed, go for it, but you have to sacrifice having girls, childhood, and probably a normal life.

  • @metalliholica89
    @metalliholica89 Місяць тому +35

    I’m 35 and graduated with a music degree (General, performance-heavy). I become a much better guitar player and musician. But I ended up with a lot of student loan debt and could NOT live as a musician with that amount of debt.
    I spent my 20’s working in food service and eventually getting a call center job to pay the bills.
    I’m now making good money doing b2b sales (The job required any type of BA, so Music was fine). Truthfully I’ve learned more about “business” from my jobs/life experience than in college.
    I did became a much better guitar player from music school, and I can comfortably step into most music gigs. The most important things are to BE ON TIME and to be cool with everybody (Other musicians, sound techs, bartenders, literally everybody).
    I’m pretty comfortable where I’m at now. I don’t play music nearly as much as I would have wanted to when I was younger, but I can still enjoy music as a hobby while at least being able to pay the bills.
    Your experience may vary 🤷‍♂️

    • @christianskjod3440
      @christianskjod3440 Місяць тому +1

      This is actually kind of my plan lol, get a good degree in something I enjoy that is profitable, and then do music on the side as a hobby and side hustle

    • @metalliholica89
      @metalliholica89 29 днів тому

      ⁠@@christianskjod3440Not the worst idea! Minoring in Music will probably get you a few semesters’ worth of knowledge if you’re into the extra work.
      If money/student loans are a concern, you can go to a community college for a couple years for your general courses and then go to your preferred school when it’s time to get into your major.

  • @dimadurasov1160
    @dimadurasov1160 Місяць тому +25

    Uncle Judy, you're genuinely one of my biggest inspirations that actually made me decide just to make music for fun instead of trying to become big or something. AND NGL I AM MAKING BETTER MUSIC NOW JUST CUZ IT'S MORE FUN AND THERE ISN'T THIS PRESSURE TO BECOME SOMETHING

    • @okthisisepic6273
      @okthisisepic6273 14 днів тому

      i like that perspective. there is to me a big pressure to 'make it', but if you enjoy what you're doing you're already there yknow

  • @Irish_Potato_egg
    @Irish_Potato_egg Місяць тому +67

    Well guess I’m not going to music college anymore if Judester says so

  • @kgsvvgla2i
    @kgsvvgla2i 23 дні тому +4

    1. Get good at your instrument. If possible, more than one. The more stuff you can do, the more valuable you are in the music world. Your main instrument probably is guitar. Consider learning at least the fundamentals of production and playing e.g. bass and/or keyboard. Write a whole bunch of songs so you have lots of potentially good ideas in ur sleeve for later.
    2. Join every damn band and project possible. Do your best on each of them so people will see you're competent. This will likely result to more and more people willing to work with you. Eventually, instead of having to take every opporunity out there, you can choose which ones you think have the most potential.
    If you're hard-working (and lucky) enough, some of the bands or projects you're involved in gets a break-through and by this point you've won the game.

  • @BigCheeli
    @BigCheeli Місяць тому +11

    I got a Berklee ad on this video😂😂😂

  • @javin7134
    @javin7134 Місяць тому +10

    Im applying to college very soon so this video came out at a great time. I’m still going to go to a music school because my circumstances are slightly different than the ones Judy portrayed in the video.
    I’d like to be a music teacher and perform in / compose for professional ensembles like big bands and orchestras

  • @Relaxeder
    @Relaxeder Місяць тому +3

    I dont know why I like your format as much as I do, but I am going to overdose on how many videos of yours I am watching

  • @poggazoo2792
    @poggazoo2792 Місяць тому +11

    you gonna go far kid

  • @nvatomic1013
    @nvatomic1013 Місяць тому +9

    Saving this video for when I eat later

  • @mrfancypantzz
    @mrfancypantzz Місяць тому +7

    im in awe of how he manages to make every video like he’s genuinely having a schizophrenic episode

  • @kyfisher3662
    @kyfisher3662 Місяць тому +3

    I went to Uni for music twice and I see its benefits and I believe my life is far better because of it.
    1st Uni was cheap, in Australia its called 'TAFE', they didn't teach me much but I learnt a lot from the other students but yes not much more than I could learn off youtube. and looking back at it now only about 5% of them are working in the industry now for an average wage.
    2nd Uni was expensive, its called 'AIM', it took me 3 years but since then I can play by ear, I know theory by heart and have a far deeper understanding of music than I knew was possible prior (yes you can learn this without Uni but everyone I hear say that is far behind the worse student I saw graduate) and id say that thanks to the pressure and deadlines along with being surrounded by people with the same goal, looking back about 25% of the people I graduated with are now working in the industry for well above an average wage and myself I'm now playing gigs and working other jobs in the industry for a far higher income than I ever thought possible and it is thanks to the knowledge and connections I made at Uni, but you still need to be driven if your going to have success after uni.

    • @kyfisher3662
      @kyfisher3662 Місяць тому

      But I do agree if you want to be in a famous band then Uni isn't worth it. but for driven working class musicians I believe it is.

  • @declantarro1901
    @declantarro1901 Місяць тому +5

    first semester of college and i'm a music major. pretty quickly i realized how useless it is for the modern day so now i'm switching majors

  • @alexallen6286
    @alexallen6286 Місяць тому +2

    10:35 yes, I OFTEN order door dash when I have a functioning car. But that is because I'm drunk sir. Not because I'm rich. Door dash is for sure sire cheaper than a DUI lol.

  • @onurdur4147
    @onurdur4147 Місяць тому +5

    you are the man

  • @paul_eau
    @paul_eau Місяць тому +1

    5:41 nice pulp fiction reference judster

  • @lordownanglo
    @lordownanglo Місяць тому

    love your video style man! Realy fresh and unique

  • @vindret6029
    @vindret6029 Місяць тому +1

    I attended Berklee for all of 3 semesters and EVERY professor told me to just go do the thing.

  • @Tr1s
    @Tr1s 26 днів тому

    Different story if you want to get into musical composition for orchestra, teaching in universities, or audio engineering (can definitely do this one without a degree but sometimes university gives a lot of studio access which definitely has helped me with being able to work in the studio without to much googling of how things work)
    That being said that will still not guarantee a job straight out of uni, you have to go through the same steps everyone else does it’s just a lot easier to learn things like orchestration and arrangement from a composer. (Doesn’t matter if that’s at uni or not it’s just hard to find people willing to teach orchestral composition outside of university conservatory’s.)

  • @ManOrWomanIDK
    @ManOrWomanIDK Місяць тому

    I went to music college for no good reason. I was young my parents wanted me to have a degree and I wanted to do something easy. I joined a couple bands and got one music teaching job, both things I could’ve done without going to college. It’s all about how much you care and how much you do to reach your goals.

  • @fortisch
    @fortisch Місяць тому

    6:55 my strategy is to meet the people who have the energy to do all that stuff and I just get calls from people who need me.

  • @feltmelon
    @feltmelon Місяць тому +17

    Not taking any advice from a guy that pronounces pillow as pellow

    • @t23c56
      @t23c56 Місяць тому +2

      This. Get that pronunciation sorted Judy.

  • @bagofmoths
    @bagofmoths Місяць тому +1

    Another uncle judy banger 💪💪💪

  • @zunk4435
    @zunk4435 Місяць тому +1

    I think education, maybe business are the only degrees worth getting. education for the certification and business because it's just business and music, or at least at my college.
    side note: i was a music major and currently am professional violist; classical instruments maybe go to college for because you can actually make money and many schools have music programs lacking students so scholarships are on the menu. i got paid $200 to play middle school level music for 60 total minutes at a ceremony.

  • @pulvenberg1709
    @pulvenberg1709 Місяць тому +4

    Fortunately,education in Slovakia is free unless you fail.
    So I will have a degree, 5 years of life wasted, but a degree and no debt. Haha!

  • @soar_on
    @soar_on Місяць тому +2

    uh oh, UncleJudy Music uploaded on youtube. this is dangerous

  • @cjsdizzy
    @cjsdizzy Місяць тому

    Dude this was awesome thanks

  • @VirtualPainRecords
    @VirtualPainRecords Місяць тому

    Quality advice right there.

  • @Callmeberbo
    @Callmeberbo Місяць тому +1

    u ever try a banquet with a fire ball shooter shii fye

  • @justyouraveragehumanbeing7411
    @justyouraveragehumanbeing7411 Місяць тому

    i got into a really chill conservatory this year, it works pretty specifically, tl;dr it's all about practicing, playing with people, and learning important parts of music theory. And on the first lesson, they straight up spent half an hour roasting berklee and how its esssentially useless

  • @TiMiDiZ
    @TiMiDiZ Місяць тому

    7:10 V necks are the peak of comfort all my homies like V necks

  • @queencitymassacreofficial7657
    @queencitymassacreofficial7657 Місяць тому +2

    As a current student at Berklee, there’s a lot of truth in this video. I’m going there for non performance and production (Music Therapy Major and Entrepreneurship Minor) so being there but also being on the outside looking in, I’m really curious what the performance majors’ careers will look like after they graduate.

  • @DoughWilliams
    @DoughWilliams Місяць тому +7

    oil up bro im coming for you

  • @allatonce8936
    @allatonce8936 Місяць тому +1

    Scott pilgrim reference spitted

  • @Microtonal_Cats
    @Microtonal_Cats Місяць тому +1

    I got signed to, and dropped from, a major label without going to music college. I did take 1 piano class at community college. Didn't help, but I finished college with zero debt. Still have zero debt. Guess I failed.

  • @marcusfeisar5436
    @marcusfeisar5436 Місяць тому

    ABSO LUTE CINEMA the skits were good and entertaining and the purpose and intent of judy had while making this video was even better

  • @_reallyjustinlikeig
    @_reallyjustinlikeig 21 день тому

    "he's gonna die soon, he's 20 now" LMAO

  • @superxan997
    @superxan997 Місяць тому +3

    Music school is overall a scam I’ve learned everything that a guitar player should know by simply going to private lessons for 5 years and when I got in a music school afterwards they basically taught the same stuff but just in a more complex version without any explanation and were charging me 25x the amount I would’ve payed for a year for just going to lessons, like Elon musk said you can learn and study everything for free

  • @aidanchapel6561
    @aidanchapel6561 Місяць тому

    I'm in University in Canada for a Music Education degree. But, I want to teach in the school system and in Canada you need a degree in education to do that. If you want to get a degree in education, you have to first attain a bachelors degree. The concurrent music ed. program grants you two bachelors degrees upon graduation.

  • @smilingcorpse6258
    @smilingcorpse6258 Місяць тому +7

    I have a music degree but its invalid now that Judy said so.

  • @Abzuooo
    @Abzuooo Місяць тому +1

    As someone who has done music college, it is a complete waste of time. I did music college for over a year and than switched majors to criminal justice. Everyone I know who graduated with a music degree is at best a music teacher, the rest of them are working at entry level jobs like retail and fast food (there is nothing wrong with working at these places but if you paid all that money for a degree, you should be able to get a decent paying job). If you want to make it in your scene, the best way to do that is to go to local shows and meet people, That is the single best way to get connections. You talk to other local musicians, talk to the bands (unless its a really big show) and chances are you will find some very talented people looking for others to make music with. If you have the ability to go to college, go for something that is marketable like a STEM degree, criminology, accounting, Psychology, Business management, something that can pay the bills way more than music can. That is what a lot of people do. You see guys all the time that are in like a hardcore band or something and on the side they are in school for something like computer science. College is too expensive to go for a bogus degree and Music college won't get you more results than getting plugged into your local scene and practicing (unless your goal is to teach music).

    • @samwich2428
      @samwich2428 Місяць тому

      Im going because I want to learn more and simply because I live in a dead area for music so Im just going to university in a place where there is stuff to do as a musician. I think of people like vulfpeck a lot of them met in music school and dropped out. To me its like an opportunity to just get to play and live in a better area for music. Music school also costs like thousands less than other degrees and im not planning to go to one of them fancy schools.

  • @darkplace5032
    @darkplace5032 Місяць тому +7

    Musical franku

  • @emittg
    @emittg Місяць тому

    uncle judy with ads that’s new

  • @big_bunga
    @big_bunga Місяць тому

    this applies to everything

  • @thebreakfastmenu
    @thebreakfastmenu Місяць тому

    I've been making music independently for 22 years. As a band member, solo act, rebranded solo act, guitarist for a cover band, livestreamer...
    I'm not successful. I can play and write okay. But I'm not a businessman. If you wanna be a businessman, you can't expect everything you sell to be taken seriously as "art."
    If you want to be taken seriously as someone who makes "art," you shouldn't be worried about business.
    We all want audiences. But consider the last time someone made something and tried shoving it down your throat. Whether it's someone with a Soundcloud mixtape or U2 popping up on your iPhone. It was annoying, wasn't it?
    Make your art. Put it out there. Let it be known where you can be found, and let people find you. If your music has merit, you'll go far, kid.
    Or you won't. And who cares. Because if people only listen to you because they only indulge in marketable corporate garbage, why do you want your music in their airpods so bad to begin with?

  • @understanding77
    @understanding77 23 дні тому

    My friend took one for the team and went 30k into debt being an audio engineer, now I know how to mix music

  • @aidancasey6301
    @aidancasey6301 Місяць тому

    I’m majoring in music but I’m getting my ed certification. I wouldn’t follow music as a career path otherwise cause there’s very few clear cut jobs a general music or performance degree can get you

  • @BungleJoogie68
    @BungleJoogie68 18 днів тому

    For the same cost of 4 years at Berklee you can get like 20 years of private lessons

  • @DavidB.Rockin
    @DavidB.Rockin 29 днів тому

    That chair makes you look short 🤣

  • @YusaSSBM
    @YusaSSBM Місяць тому +4

    2:27 connections with a child predator lmao

  • @SNOwyte
    @SNOwyte Місяць тому

    I WANT THAT BLUE ONE ON THE WALL SIR

  • @shores8679
    @shores8679 Місяць тому

    End of the day business

  • @MicahBeatz
    @MicahBeatz Місяць тому

    Ima still go one day

  • @bilhelmguitarworks9297
    @bilhelmguitarworks9297 Місяць тому

    Those sound effects though

  • @IamBoge
    @IamBoge Місяць тому

    So I've been playing for 10 months and realized it's about consistent practice and nothing more. I have seen progress that is seemingly inhuman and it literally feels like yesterday I had no idea what I was doing. If you want to master your instrument, PLAY IT MORE. There's no way around it. If you spend time working on things to specifically get better you will get better with time it's undeniably it's just a matter of whether or not you really commit to it. Long story short you don't need to go to college to master your instrument just git gud

  • @vraisairs9201
    @vraisairs9201 Місяць тому

    I went to music school during Covid… where are my connections?

  • @cowl6867
    @cowl6867 Місяць тому

    Going to be working with a top studio from my city next month. It was never my intention, I just learned music production for fun, produced a couple raps for my friends. Now I've been given a major opportunity to finally make the music i want, and work with people I want. How did i get this opportunity? Cuz I reconnected from a friend from highschool and painted a few murals for him. In basic terms. I'm getting an incredible opportunity because people like my vibe, lmao. They didn't even know I produce music.

  • @FushiguroMegumi79
    @FushiguroMegumi79 29 днів тому

    Tried to start a band with one of these guys. We got no where in 2 years cause he was such a perfectionist he didn’t want to release anything. Go figure

  • @EthanWalkerMusic
    @EthanWalkerMusic Місяць тому

    if you go to music school you gotta so business at the same time or you will be severely in debt and 4 years behind. I am going to music school soon but II have a plan to learn the business at the same time. Might be a bad choice but it is what it is.

  • @NiceAndStale
    @NiceAndStale Місяць тому

    love

  • @f33fifofum
    @f33fifofum Місяць тому

    I feel personally attacked

  • @barbaricexcruciation
    @barbaricexcruciation Місяць тому

    i got crazy connections and i uhh i play slam. WEEEHAA!! indonesian people !! texans !! JAPAN!! WEEEEHAAA!

  • @wtfdoesthatmean2876
    @wtfdoesthatmean2876 Місяць тому

    fuck me i wish i heard this 6 years ago, I mean i didnt get into collage but still

  • @bennettfocht5069
    @bennettfocht5069 Місяць тому

    i love you judy

  • @chasewobson7618
    @chasewobson7618 Місяць тому

    I agree there’s really no rules to this crap

  • @Loganiel19
    @Loganiel19 Місяць тому

    This channel is Scott the woz for guitars

  • @omnijem5042
    @omnijem5042 4 дні тому

    God I miss you

  • @Evolji228
    @Evolji228 Місяць тому +1

    Uncle, what exact model of Civic do you have?

  • @haydenwilson470
    @haydenwilson470 Місяць тому

    Me in boston paying 85k a year at berklee

  • @BillyTheKidsGhost
    @BillyTheKidsGhost Місяць тому

    You don't need to network or anything, you can do it all alone. It's been this way for at least 15 years... ''The welfare system of music school'' is the best music school, you will ever attend.

  • @MaxMuirRacing11
    @MaxMuirRacing11 Місяць тому

    JUDY DO YOU PLAY IRACING?

  • @BraydenMedlinVA
    @BraydenMedlinVA Місяць тому

    I fucking wish my tuition was 20k a semester, try 40 lmao

  • @imnotgreekiswear
    @imnotgreekiswear Місяць тому

    Adam Neely did it.

  • @BobyTechno
    @BobyTechno Місяць тому

    This is not a well informed idea, but you don't have to go to Berklee to get a good music education. Universities in eastern Canada (where I live) offer degrees for under 10 000$. You still probably need a loan, but it's manageable. And college is even cheaper. Idk, could be an option !

    • @Hypnotica420x
      @Hypnotica420x Місяць тому

      There's no prestige in affordable education bro. I know engineer majors that can't get a job because they didn't go to an ivy league college.

    • @BobyTechno
      @BobyTechno Місяць тому

      @@Hypnotica420x You have a point for jobs outside of the art world and I agree that berklee will probably give you more opportunities, but I think previous work and experience are what matters in show buisness. For example, Denis Villeneuve studied film at McGill university in Montreal and ended up directing the Dune movies and Blade Runner. You could get the same education he did for around 15 000$ CAD today

  • @joem2457
    @joem2457 Місяць тому

    I am sure there was a kirk hammet solo style video that just doesnt exist anymore. what on earth happened to it?

  • @grmaker1091
    @grmaker1091 Місяць тому +2

    yo whats the beat at 3:11?

  • @lolopinko3385
    @lolopinko3385 Місяць тому

    yo, do you think its still worth it if you can do the degree for free, only paying for rent and other personal expenses?

  • @Blue-eb5pz
    @Blue-eb5pz 20 днів тому

    i probably could have saved some money if i didnt buy a superbike at 19 and then crash it less than a year later. so yea probably smart i didnt go to school for music. im impulsive and stupid.

  • @lukepletz9075
    @lukepletz9075 Місяць тому

    I like this video.
    Edit: also, embrace the V necks.
    2nd edit: I feel like you should own a trans am.

  • @benjaminmolteni6097
    @benjaminmolteni6097 12 днів тому

    You remind me of rusty cage

  • @rabidrabbittt
    @rabidrabbittt Місяць тому

    didnt expect judy to be simracing, 1v1 me on ACC nerd

  • @jag-stang29
    @jag-stang29 Місяць тому +2

    judy you made a white savior story with paul ur gonna get cancelled

  • @AdiAdi-bf6sj
    @AdiAdi-bf6sj Місяць тому

    hey jujus im interested do you have a day job?

  • @temboi5413
    @temboi5413 Місяць тому +1

    Go in europe
    Get it for free

  • @plorb0
    @plorb0 Місяць тому

    Judy stop doxxing me

  • @89v1s10n
    @89v1s10n 20 днів тому

    Your videos are like crack

  • @luisbarrera5740
    @luisbarrera5740 Місяць тому +1

    Shitting on an absolute scam (music college) officially makes Uncle Judy the most based guitar channel on UA-cam.