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Being a full-time musician is undoubtedly one of the coolest jobs in the world. But there is something different about a musican with an actual degree in music. A formal (and expensive) piece of paper that says, "Hey! I don't just jam all day long in my mother's basement! I'm the real deal, people! I did this in college." Here are 10 signs that you have a music degree.
1. You analyze everything you hear
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2. You rep your alma mater hard. Because, you know, it is the coolest music school out there
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3. You know someone currently on tour, someone who's worked in the studio with a major artist, and that weird kid from the back of your Ear Training 2 class sophomore year that casually won a Grammy recently. NBD
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4. You're expected to get a "real job" now
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5. Your mom keeps asking you if you'll ever settle down
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6. You've become a total music snob. And you like it
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7. You have no idea how a 401(k) works
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8. The last time you took a standard core class was in high school
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9. At every holiday get-together, your extended family asks if they'll see you on American Idol soon
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10. Your student loans will outlive you
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Christine Occhino is the founder and artistic director of The Pop Music Academy and has experience working at Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment, in addition to working as a performing artist for over a decade. She has a bachelors degree in music business and management with a concentration in entrepreneurship and vocal performance from Berklee College of Music, where she was a vocal scholarship recipient and former editor-in-chief of the Berklee Groove.