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Education ... why Japan is the world's richest music market. (includes related article)

By Raup, Ron
Publication: Music Trades
Date: Friday, November 1 1991

Education... Why Japan Is The World's Richest Music Market

Change has become a way of life, and the speed of change is ever increasing. Success, growth, and even survival are dependent on our ability to anticipate and adapt to change. Tom Peters has fully captured this principle of his aptly titled book, Thriving on Chaos. So how has our industry fared in adapting to change?

According to the American Music Conference's 1990 issue of Music, USA, sales of musical instruments and related products declined 3% in 1989. When adjusted for inflation, industry sales hav

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