A relative of mine, who teaches piano and voice, claims several of her more gifted musical students went on to be in the top of their field... in engineering. 
Definitely a correlation.
cheers,
Mark
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On Jun 8, 2004, at 12:43 PM, Dan Tapp wrote:
Curt Hibbs wrote:
Some of the best programmer's I've had the pleasure of working with had
degrees in music.
Maybe there's a hidden relationship there!
Curt
Not all that hidden, actually There's apparently a significant correlation industry-wide. Can't remember where I heard that, but I do know that, when I worked at Apple, a substantial number of the folks were musicians, ranging from weekend-jammer to seriously gifted.
I've already explained my experience in this matter, and if you need me to
swear an oath that I'm not insulting people with degrees, you're not getting
one. The posts are there for review. Focus on one or two lines if you want,
but I suggest weighing it all.
Sean O'Dell
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On Tuesday 08 June 2004 12:41, Michael Campbell wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 04:35:32 +0900, Sean O'Dell <sean@celsoft.com> wrote:
> > Again, that says nothing about the degree; it says something about the
> > interviewer and/or the interview process.
>
> Do you feel I am criticizing people with degrees?
Do you feel you're not?
> In fact, I don't recall a college-educated programmer at any place
> I've worked that DIDN'T get fired for being highly unproductive...
> perhaps one, maybe two.
You mention nothing of experience level here, placing the blame solely
on the fact that the person has a degree.