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Buju Almaden has been playing the trumpet for nearly six years. Since he was enrolled at Earl Haig secondary school, he has had the dream of becoming a professional trumpet player.

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When I was in grade 12, I was deciding what career I wanted to pursue. And I knew I wanted to be a professional musician. So when I entered the Glenn Gould school, it was the perfect place for me. That's how I felt at the time, the environment, the people. My teacher, I was so excited and I was very energized and looking forward to being in this field. My fourth year was extremely difficult. The reality of what waited me after I was done school, it was starting to sink in. Which was that although I played the trumpet really well, I don't have any other marketable skills. And quite frankly, I just was not at the level I needed to be to win a professional position.