This article explores the stories of Readshaw and Polias who embarked on music-related studies later in life, highlighting the challenges and rewards of pursuing dreams at an unconventional age.
Becoming part of the music world is the dream for many people. But often, life gets in the way. Many of us who want to have financial security have to put our dreams on the backburner or work multiple jobs to make ends meet. But sometimes taking the plunge, such as doing further studies to learn some practical skills or gaining some experience in the music industry, can turn out to be rewarding.
Readshaw undertook a vocational diploma in sound production at Melbourne's RMIT, gaining skills to become an audio engineer at 68. Meanwhile a postgraduate program designed to elevate women composers helped Polias to accelerate her lifelong goal to write new classical music. Her music is now being performed by major symphony orchestras across Australia. Readshaw and Polias share what they learnt while studying, and how to set yourself up for success if you're thinking of doing the same.The majority of tertiary students are young people straight out of high school. For many, studying at university or TAFE is their first experience of adult life.Depending on their circumstances, they might have more savings to fall back to or draw on a range of bespoke support. Readshaw worked in the corporate and finance industries for more than 50 years, including managing a large investment project for one of the big four banks.A conversation with a friend inspired Readshaw to look into further studies as an option of what he could do next. 'At 60 years of age, made the decision to pursue a teaching degree at a university in WA,' he says. So, when his project ended, Readshaw decided to pursue his lifelong passion of making music a bigger part of his life.Readshaw admitted that he was in for a tough challenge, especially because, unlike most of his peers, he didn't have prior musical training. He also didn't have access to the structured learning environment his young peers had at school.Polias has a different stor
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