Should the teaching of arts administration principles be a part of a music performance undergraduate student's curriculum?

Undergraduate music performance majors graduate with the training necessary to succeed as musicians, but often are left without skills to manage themselves as musicians. This thesis documents the arts management courses available to undergraduates at universities in the Washington D.C. area. Students, music professors, and administrators at these schools were interviewed. A survey of students was completed. A survey of the American Federation of Musicians Local 161-710 members was performed to determine if they used arts management principles. It was concluded that Washington D.C. area university undergraduate students who study to become professional musicians will find that they need to learn skills in addition to performance. Most universities in the Washington D.C. area offer occupational skill-building courses in arts management principles to these students.