Destined for Greatness: Passions, Dreams, and Aspirations in a College Music Town

Contents

• Introduction 1
• 1 First Hearing the Sounds: Coming of Age and the Discovery of Music 23
• 2 First Making the Sounds: Negotiating Adulthood in a Musical World 50
• 3 I Feel It In My Bones: The Development of Musician Identities 77
• 4 Men and Masculinities in a Musical World 104
• 5 Women and the Challenges of Musical Life Course Trajectories 131
• 6 The Great Beyond: Commitment to Music and Looking Toward the Future 159
• 7 Conclusion 185
• Acknowledgments 203
• Notes 207
• References 213
• Index 227