An anonymous person asked: I don’t know if you’ve written about this but how do you set goals? With there being so many different things...

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

Something that a lot of prospective music majors discover in their first year or two at college is this: a music career isn’t for...

First seen on my Patreon! Juries are upon us. It is the time of panicking freshman, smug recitalists (because they don’t need to perform...

If there’s one thing I’ve gotten scolded for in my lessons, it’s failing to know the definition of a term in my sheet music. Even beyond...

First seen on my Patreon. Musicians have to walk a careful line. On the one hand, it takes a certain amount of ego to believe that you...

Auditioning​ for college is probably one of the most nerve-racking​ things a musician will do in their career. However, the rep you...

There are several types of post-secondary education available to musicians. The main forms of official education fall in two general...

The biggest demon of most musicians is a feeling of insecurity. It’s the creeping (or blatant) suspicion that you are literally the worst...

If there is one experience that will unite every college student I know, it’s that of the internship. Every single person who attends my...

A lot of musicians are perfectionists. Surprise surprise, the kind of person willing to spend four hours practicing a day wants to be...

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

Sending emails is gross. Cold-contacting someone to ask for a favor is gross. Asking for help – gross. The thing is, when you’re in...

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,...

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...

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....

‘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!...