Due to events that I’m deciding to call “out of my control,” I did approximately diddly-squat this past week. Sometimes life happens and...

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...

Practice: it’s what makes us good musicians! It is also the number one thing most musicians complain about online! Why is this? Well,...

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...

Performance anxiety is basically a fact of life. I’m on my second performance degree right now, and just started my second decade as a...

Auditions 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...

So I realized the other day: I’m an adult. I’m like, old. In a year and half, I’ll be entering the Real World finally, and I’ll need a...

There’s a connecting thread that runs through all of my experiences in music. Basically, it is MUCH more fun to be a part of a group...

I’ll be completely honest: I’m relatively new to the world of paying gigs. My undergrad was not in a good location for classical...

I’m in a new city, with a new performance crowd, and in a bunch of new ensembles. It has opened my eyes to some habits that I had started...

Anonymous asked: I’m preparing for college auditions right now and I have a problem that is even more relevant now. I want to be...

proanotherworkgress asked: How do you work on having more self-confidence in yourself as a musician and in your work? Basically how do...

Something I didn’t realize when I was younger was how often I was going to study music under someone new. If you’ve played music for more...

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...

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...

After a semester of spending your life incredibly focused on music, it can be really, really tempting to spend your whole winter break...

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