California music schools put the glitz and glam of the entertainment industry within a microphone stand's reach of would-be recording stars. The vast majority of students enrolled in California music schools will never go on to fame and fortune, a gargantuan recording contract, and MTV videos, but those aren't usually the goals of true music lovers. The average music school student would be happy just making a comfortable career out of his or her craft, which is where a formal education can help.

That career may be behind the microphone, the guitar, the ivories, the production console, or the electric sander. In fact, more and more students are enrolling in classes for guitar design and construction than ever before. Here, the mechanically inclined can see what professional luthiers do day in and day out before deciding that this is the career they'd find most rewarding.

Fringe Benefits of California Music Schools

With California music schools, you get lots of little perks your fellow students in other cities could only dream of. You're far more likely, for instance, to have a guest lecture from one of your greatest musical influences, be it from the popular, jazz, classical, or rap genre. You're also more likely to have instructors who have recorded, arranged, mixed, and produced those artists who inspired you in your formative years, which can be a true inspiration.

With Southern California also comes plenty of sunshine, which means easy trips to the beach when flamenco picking and pentatonic scales grow overly onerous. There's also a good bet that your fellow beach-goers are able musicians in their own right, making it easier than it is in other cities to meet future jam partners, studio players, music promoters, and "handlers." If you're dead set on a career in the music business, there are few places more strategically located than SoCal for perfecting your skills and making the necessary contacts at the same time.