Concepciones sobre ser músicx y ser músicx profesional de lxs aspirantes a las carreras de Música de la FDA-UNLP

The unrestricted admission conditions presented by the Music majors of the Faculty of Arts of the National University of La Plata (FDA-UNLP), have led to a progressive increase in the number of incoming students in recent years, with the complexities involved in performing teaching-learning practices in massive conditions. That is why it is of interest to investigate the current status of enrolled students, in order to expand the knowledge on which these practices are based. In this direction, we carried out an exploratory study that consisted of a series of semi-structured interviews with students at the time of enrollment, whose thematic script addressed various aspects regarding the prior musical experience of the students, their conceptions about being a musician and their expectations in relation to the degree in which they enrolled. In this paper we present results about the dimensions on which enrolled students of Music majors model their conceptions about being a musician and being a professional musician, dimensions that encompass diverse aspects and are sometimes valued in contrasting ways by the participants.