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...

Semester begins, for me at least, in about two weeks. Academic stuff is already beginning to fill my plate, with graduate school...

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...

So I saw the first “Back to School” ad on Amazon today, which means it is time to start reminding people of what is Actually Necessary...

My first college audition went kinda awful. I was terrified the entire time, and don’t actually remember most of it. I wouldn’t wish...

Most musicians end up teaching at least a little, in order to help make ends meet. Some teach as their primary source of income. The...

As someone who’s spent a decent chunk of her life in and around stage stuff, I’ve spent a long time getting exposed to various types of...