Guest Blogs

College for Music Majors: Two Essentials You Want!

By Angela Myles Beeching - What have music majors found most useful in their music school education? Music career advisor...


What if You DON’T Get Accepted?

by Katherine Pukinskis - I can’t tell you with any certainty why you weren’t accepted to a particular music school....


Deciding Which Music School to Accept

by Katherine Pukinskis - Just when you thought this process would never end –– it did. You have all the decisions from...


Which Music School Fits You?

by Steve Lipman - In my first blog: "Orchestrating the Right Fit," I introduced the concept of overall fit as being the single...


5 Ways to Survive Music School Auditions

by Katherine Pukinskis - Auditioning for music school is like a day-long performance. It’s hard to be at your best (as a human...


Music School Auditions:
It’s a Matter of Balance

by Katherine Pukinskis - You did it! Whether it was December 1st or 15th, you hit “submit” and paid your fee. Your friends...


Music & Writing: Life as a Dual Artist

by Jennie Dorris - Hi everyone. My name is Jennie Dorris, and I'm a musician AND a writer. It used to feel like a confession....


Studying Music in THIS Economy? Heck, Yeah!

By Angela Myles Beeching - In this economy, it's easy to find gloom and doom perspectives about careers in music. There's...


3 Things to Consider Before Starting Your Applications

by Katherine Pukinskis - Majoring in music is not for everyone. Even the application process is a bigger time commitment...


Practicing the Art of Practicing

by Daniel Weidlein - Eventually every musician has to learn to love to practice. Nobody will deny that it can feel like...


Orchestrating the Right Fit

by Steve Lipman - How to Find the Music College You Can Call Home Choosing the right music school, college music department,...