Gabrielle HassAug 12, 20205 minMaking Music During Quarantine: Collaborating on No BudgetIt’s nearly the school year. Depending on where you live and what school you attend, the next nine months could look vastly different fro...
Gabrielle HassJan 22, 20204 minHow My Music Degree Has Worked for MeOne of the big complaints people have about studying music is that the student doesn’t learn any “real world” skills. I say that’s BS. A ...
Gabrielle HassOct 8, 20182 minFive Essential Job Skills You Can Learn in Any MajorThere are a lot of majors out there that supposedly “don’t have jobs.” You may have heard that you “can’t just get a job at the Philosoph...
Gabrielle HassSep 25, 20182 minFour Steps to Recover from ProcrastinatingDue to events that I’m deciding to call “out of my control,” I did approximately diddly-squat this past week. Sometimes life happens and ...
Gabrielle HassSep 12, 20182 minThe Six Kinds of Music MajorFirst seen on my Patreon! In my nearly six years of post-secondary education in music, I’ve discovered that there are six easily identifi...
Gabrielle HassSep 10, 20182 min4 Reasons Not To Panic in Undergrad (or grad, or postgrad)First seen on my Patreon! I took 156 credits in 8 semesters during my undergraduate career. That’s an average of 19.5 a semester, and mos...
Gabrielle HassSep 4, 20183 minFour Ways to Avoid Feeling Like a FailureSo! Everyone I know right now seems to be having a quarter-life crisis. Some people don’t feel like they’re good enough for their field. ...
Gabrielle HassMar 27, 20183 minHow to Music ResearchSo you may have a research paper coming up. You may just want to know more about music. If you’re interested in getting more info on musi...
Gabrielle HassFeb 13, 20182 min4 Steps to Advocate for YourselfUnless your entire school has fewer than a thousand students, it can be really easy to fall through the cracks. For example, I am one of ...
Gabrielle HassFeb 5, 20183 minSeven Common Musician Complaints and How Not to Have ThemMusicians complain. A lot. If you’re a musician, and have complaints, I’ve developed a little FAC (Frequently Answered Complaints) for yo...
Gabrielle HassJan 27, 20182 minFour Ways to Make Practice EasierPractice: it’s what makes us good musicians! It is also the number one thing most musicians complain about online! Why is this? Well, bec...
Gabrielle HassJan 23, 20183 minFour Important Self-Care Tips for MusiciansWe musicians can be our own worst enemy. Our passion causes us to care too much, our perfectionism causes us to avoid practicing, and our...
Gabrielle HassJan 11, 20183 min6 Study Strategies to Rock a New SemesterNew semesters are times of rebirth! They are blank slates! They give us the chance to refresh ourselves, to try something new, to be bett...
Gabrielle HassJan 3, 20182 minNew Year’s Resolution: What All Music Majors Should MakeThe new year is almost upon us. Last semester is finally over, and grades have (hopefully) started rolling in. If you didn’t get the grad...
Gabrielle HassDec 17, 20171 minHow to Celebrate the End of Finals WeekDepending on whether or not you’re lucky, finals may be just about over or just beginning. Either way, here’s how to celebrate when they’...
Gabrielle HassDec 13, 20173 min5 Ways to Handle Performance AnxietyPerformance anxiety is basically a fact of life. I’m on my second performance degree right now, and just started my second decade as a pe...
Gabrielle HassDec 5, 20172 min5 Ways to Prepare for Important AuditionsAuditions are one of those things that no musician will ever be truly finished with. Unless you’re Renee Fleming, you’re going to have to...
Gabrielle HassNov 28, 20172 min7 Holiday Study MoodsWinter finals are soon, as are the holidays! Combine the best of both worlds and use some holiday study moods to get you ready for everyt...
Gabrielle HassNov 23, 20172 minHow to Finals Prep Like a ProFinals are approaching. Projects are getting assigned, concerts are drawing near, and cold dark weather is making it harder for anyone to...
Gabrielle HassNov 17, 20173 min4 Ways to Use Perseverance to Get What You WantPerseverance is probably one of the most important skills for musicians artists creative people ANYONE to have. And when I call it a skil...