Several Denver students were among a dozen or so teen musicians performing on NPR radio show “From the Top” before a live audience taping.
Majoring in Music: Convincing Your Parents
If you need help convincing your parents (or anyone else in your life) that majoring in music is a worthy goal, here are several suggestions to help you out:
Teaching Music Abroad: Adventure, Culture and More
Insights from a couple who've been teaching music abroad for several years. Are you seeking a similar sense of adventure? A yearning to experience different cultures, to meet new people, and to see a different side of nature?
Stellar Tips for Music Internships
Music internships are great for gaining experience that may be parlayed into a job when you graduate. They are especially useful if you are majoring in any area of music that also involves business - including arts management, music industry, and music technology.
Deciding on the Right Music School
If you’ve been accepted at more than one music school, several factors may be involved in deciding on the right choice for you.
Finding Your First Music Teaching Job
Overcoming the challenges of finding your first music teaching job requires patience, knowledge, and support. Some of the biggest hurdles include:
Why You Need a Musical Mentor
Who will you study with and how will they serve your understanding and growth as your musical mentor.
Touring with a Pit Orchestra
Touring with a pit orchestra is a career option for young musicians who opt for gaining travel and experience before settling down. Large national and international tours bring musical theatre to local audiences around the world. The pit orchestra is a key part of it all, along with the vocals, choreography, acting, extravagant set designs, and fantastic musical scores.
Music Industry Tips for Aspiring Musicians
What are some of the best music industry tips leaders have to offer students aspiring to work in their field?
Which Music School to Accept?
Just when you thought this process would never end –– one more thing. Deciding which music school to accept and attend.
Noticing Changes in Your Vocal Range?
Are you noticing changes in your vocal range? Are you concerned about them?
Playing Your Best: College Music Auditions
For high school seniors who are interested in becoming music majors, this is the time of year that’s filled with musical preparation for upcoming college music auditions .
A Boarding Arts High School for Music?
Should you consider attending a boarding arts high school for music? If you don’t have a strong music program at your high school or access to an arts high school in your hometown...
6 Tools for Managing Audition Anxiety
Managing your music audition anxiety is key to your audition success. You want to be at your peak of health, relaxation, and confidence when you stand on that stage. But your anxiety about the outcome can feel like an impossible obstacle.
“Whiplash” Takeaways for Music Majors
Anyone considering majoring in music –– as well as those already in music school –– will find valuable takeaways from the new movie “Whiplash.”
Reducing Music Performance Anxiety
Butterflies in the stomach; sweaty palms; negative self-talk; stomach pain; dry mouth; excessive swallowing; shortness of breath; fuzzy thinking; avoidance; or giving up. These are some of the signs and symptoms of performance anxiety.
A Career in Instrumental Conducting: 7 Key Issues
Are you thinking about a career in instrumental conducting? We talked with several professional conductors to provide this list of 7 key issues you should be thinking about.
6 Tips for Parents of Auditioning Students
Is your child auditioning for a spot in a music school? Here are 6 tips to support them AND you.
Preparing Your Guitar Audition
If you’re a high school junior or senior planning to study guitar in college, preparing your guitar audition is probably in the forefront of your mind. Almost every university or college school of music will require you to audition, for either acceptance or scholarships or both.
