So 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...

The new year is almost upon us. Last semester is finally over, and grades have (hopefully) started rolling in. If you didn’t get the...

Winter finals are soon, as are the holidays! Combine the best of both worlds and use some holiday study moods to get you ready for...

Finals are approaching. Projects are getting assigned, concerts are drawing near, and cold dark weather is making it harder for anyone to...

Perseverance is probably one of the most important skills for musicians artists creative people ANYONE to have. And when I call it a...

Choosing classes is hard. There’s tons of requirements for music majors, and a strict order in which you need to take most classes. Plus,...

I have a Patreon! Please consider supporting this blog. The question I received recently from tumblr user @life-of-mack was this:  “How...

The following article is taken verbatim from my book, How to Music Major: Surviving the College Search! It’s on Amazon and all other...

Internships are the bane of the Millenial’s existence. The average internship is essentially a means of getting either a coffee-runner or...

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been in the mood for fall since about July. When you consider that midterms are in a week, and my window...

‘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!...

Juries: the looming cloud at the end of every semester. Freshmen are told about them, and upperclassmen complain and warn about them. But...

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....

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...

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:...

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...