In the field of higher music education conservatories, and more specifically in the so-called ‘classical music’, the first steps towards research regarding entrepreneurship are being taken, although the main obstacles to overcome are still at a conceptual level (to define what is entrepreneurship in this field, what the profile of a musician entrepreneur is, what exactly is understood when we talk about an entrepreneurial identity referred to Western classical music) and on a referential level (research is scarce on the professional identity of classical musicians, on motivation that leads to professional success, on employability of a musician in the 21st century). At the same time, thought and analysis are lacking on how music education addresses entrepreneurial spirit and how conservatories for higher education in Western classical music could provide their students with the necessary capacities to become professional entrepreneurial musicians. This article aims to explore the state of entrepreneurship of classical musicians and analyse what challenges and barriers are found in particular in this subfield. In order to clarify the key concepts, the most relevant and recent literature in entrepreneurship education has been reviewed. Searching for avenues for entrepreneurship education in music conservatories, theory and practice have been merged by applying the literature findings to some practical considerations raised at the International Conference on Music Entrepreneurship recently held in The Hague, together with the personal experience in the specific context of higher music education conservatories.

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当理论与实践相遇：音乐学院创业教育的途径

在高等音乐教育学院领域，更具体地说，在所谓的“古典音乐”领域，正在迈出创业研究的第一步，尽管要克服的主要障碍仍处于概念层面（定义什么是这个领域的企业家精神，音乐家企业家的形象是什么，当我们谈论西方古典音乐的企业家身份时究竟是什么理解）和参考层面（关于古典音乐家的职业身份，动机的研究很少） 21 世纪音乐家的就业能力）。同时，缺乏关于音乐教育如何解决创业精神以及西方古典音乐高等教育学院如何为学生提供成为专业创业音乐家的必要能力的思考和分析。本文旨在探讨古典音乐家的创业状况，并分析在这一子领域中特别存在的挑战和障碍。为了阐明关键概念，我们回顾了创业教育中最相关和最新的文献。在音乐学院寻找创业教育的途径，通过将文献发现应用于最近在海牙举行的国际音乐创业会议上提出的一些实际考虑，理论和实践相结合，