ˈæftɚ pɹˈæktɪsɪŋ ˈeɪt tə tˈɛn ˈaʊɚz pɜː dˈeɪ ænd tɹˈaɪɪŋ ˈaʊt fɚðə sˈæksəfˌoʊn sˈɛkʃən, fɹˈiːmən kwˈɪkli tʃˈeɪndʒd hɪz mˈeɪdʒɚ tə mjˈuːzɪk, ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː.
After practicing eight to ten hours per day and trying out for the saxophone section, Freeman quickly changed his major to music, and graduated in 1972.