The document discusses changes in music careers and higher education in response to new technologies and consumer habits. Key points include: - Musicians now embrace technology and can produce, distribute, and promote their own music affordably via the internet, which has changed the industry and made international communities possible. - Higher education may need to update programs to reflect that musicians today will likely have multiple revenue streams rather than one main job, and will compete for contracts rather than jobs, with expertise coming from networks rather than single experts. - Formal education is becoming less linear and focused on just-in-case knowledge, instead incorporating more informal, social, experiential and just-in-time learning that follows non-