The Importance of the Brain Vacation
So yesterday, I bought a fish tank. I probably should not have, because it ate up all my free time yesterday, and it was expensive, and...
So yesterday, I bought a fish tank. I probably should not have, because it ate up all my free time yesterday, and it was expensive, and...
Internships are the bane of the Millenial’s existence. The average internship is essentially a means of getting either a coffee-runner or...
It is an unfortunate fact that most college students are obligated to work at least some during the school year. It’s not easy to do,...
It’s like a fact of life that no matter how good your school’s dining halls are, you will hate them by the second month of your freshman...
There’s a big statewide competition coming up for me and members of my studio, and all of the freshmen are starting to get jittery....
Something I’ve been asking a lot of music professionals recently is, “What even is networking?” I usually ask this shortly after asking...
‘Tis the season to plan your schedule for next semester. Yes, already. Which means it is time for a reminder that you Need! To! Plan!...
Music is one of the toughest majors out there. Not just because of the classwork – although I can tell you, that part is tough too. No,...
To practice effectively, you need to be able to do two main things: prioritize, and know when you’ve lost focus. A lot of performance...
Juries: the looming cloud at the end of every semester. Freshmen are told about them, and upperclassmen complain and warn about them. But...
DID YOU KNOW: Being a music major is widely considered highly stressful. A friend of mine made a joke the other day about how she is...
It turns out that talking to people you don’t know is SUPER SCARY. It also turns out that making friends in a room where you don’t know...
It turns out that textbooks are like, HELLA expensive. Just, so expensive. So costly. Too much. A student who has their first semester of...
Most people end up taking at least a couple pit classes in college – yes, even musicians. It’s a rite of passage, almost. A ritual....
So it turns out that writing emails to someone More Adult than you is the worst thing in the world. It doesn’t matter if they’re a...
I will be completely honest here: one of the strangest but most predictable events of my musical school year is the annual Fleeing of the...
So college starts again soon. Like, really soon. My sister has a countdown until she moves in – she has 25 days. However, a lot of people...
Hey, did you know it’s good for you to be friends with your fellow students? I’m always surprised when people are shocked about this. It...
It’s happening. I’ve hinted online, I’ve mentioned surprises, and this is it! What what! I will be releasing How to Music Major:...
One of the things people think about when they imagine the college music experience is participating in small performance groups. They...