England’s Royal Northern College of Music is trying to change the traditional conservatory model, under which students are drilled in the technical and musical demands of the profession, but left largely unprepared for a music world in which the supply of quality musicians far outstrips the demand. “Each and every student learns about the business end of music as part of the standard BMus degree programme. The course includes a strand known as supporting professional studies, which aims to impart business knowledge, communication skills, and a spirit of entrepreneurialism: all the aspects demanded of 21st-century professional musicians.”