I wish your student the best...
My wife is a very good musician, will in fact be playing/singing with a whole bunch of other folks for the Pope when he comes to DC later this year.
She minored in music and majored in math and philosophy.
Guess which degree got her a job to support the other habits?
He can mix the practical with the artistic...I in fact think each contributes to the other. Both our children play instruments (my son is an all-county musician, and a soon to be black belt).