| Minneapolis music schools are part of a thriving | | | | What's the reason for this broad approach to |
| music culture interested in teaching musicians | | | | musical training? In a word, change. Minneapolis, |
| various skills that can be helpful throughout the | | | | although music-intensive, has shown itself to be a |
| audio and music industry. This is an area | | | | microcosm of the larger music industry. At one |
| Minneapolis excels inóperhaps due to the | | | | time, there were a plenty of different roles |
| number of audio and media education | | | | involved in music production and performance, and |
| opportunities available in the city, drawing | | | | jobs could be found for each role--sound |
| musicians from around the Midwest. Minneapolis is | | | | engineering, advertising, show management, and |
| also known for its experimental countenance | | | | many others. But this landscape took a beating |
| towards music - this has led to the establishment | | | | with the revolution of online media which resulted |
| of the many music schools as well as the | | | | from the onslaught of pirated music and digital |
| achievements obtained by the city - including | | | | downloading. Thus, jobs today are not anymore |
| Radio K of the University of Michigan. | | | | that diverse. |