"Music Students
As the semester grinds on you may feel intensely burned-out. You may even consider dropping out of music altogether. If that happens, go back and listen to your favourite recordings, make music with your friends, do anything you can to remind yourself why you loved music before you started studying it. An education in music can be a very good thing, but it can also squeeze the life out of any love you ever had for it.
Don’t let it."
Eric Whitacre