Are you considering majoring, double majoring, or minoring in music, or do you simply want to find other ways for music to play an important part in your life?
Is Music Still a Viable Major and Career Plan?
Wondering if music is still a viable major and career plan? If so, you’re not alone. What should you expect from a music degree?
Career-Related Programs for High School Musicians
Career-related programs for high school musicians are offered in conjunction with International Baccalaureate (IB) curricula.
Music Therapy Practitioners and Educators Reimagine Their Profession
Covid-19 has led music therapy practitioners and educators, like so many others, to reimagine various aspects of their profession. Their innovative pandemic-related solutions for training as well as working with clients will continue to be useful as the pandemic fades.
Virtual Summer Music Programs – Again for 2021?
Will safety concerns necessitate virtual summer music programs again for 2021? If so, students and teachers will be far better prepared after more than a year of online teaching.
Tips for Letters of Recommendation
Your letters of recommendation are key to building a great music school application. Who are the right people to reach out to?
Why Choose a Liberal Arts School for Studying Music?
Choosing a liberal arts school for studying music is a great way to meet the needs of students with academic and musical needs.
Skills College Music Education Majors Need
The impact of Covid-19 on teaching music continues to shed light on critical skills college music education majors need for their future careers.
Five Ways Mindfulness Can Benefit Your Music Career
While practicing mindfulness, we bring attention to bodily sensations and sounds. Here are five ways that mindfulness can benefit your music career.
Impacts of COVID on Recording and Production
Music school majors and career professionals are discovering a variety of ways to handle the impacts of COVID on recording and production work.
College Music Students Meet Crisis with Creativity
With their conservatories, colleges and universities closed and classes moved online, music majors have found the COVID virus disruption posing interesting challenges.
Music School Peers: Why They Matter
Your music school peers will have a far greater impact on your personal and professional life than you may realize.
How to Prepare for a Symphony Orchestra Career
A symphony orchestra career can be an exciting experience, but it’s not easy to gain. It requires a huge amount of dedication and work - with no guaranteed outcome.
Transferable Skills Music Majors Gain for Any Career
The transferable skills music majors gain extend past the creative realm. In fields unrelated with music, a music degree can be extraordinarily valuable.
Trial Lessons for Prospective Music Majors
Receiving trial lessons is an important part of the process of applying to music school for prospective music majors.
Careers for Music Business Majors
Careers for music business majors are changing and expanding rapidly. If you’re interested in a music-related career that may or may not include performance, read on!
College Music Education Programs: Considerations Beyond the Diploma
College music education programs provide the skills you’ll need to be a music educator in a public school classroom.
Is Majoring in Music the Right Path for You?
There are other options for keeping music alive in college and beyond in addition to majoring in music.
Essays, Personal Statements, and Résumés for Music Students
Essays, personal statements and résumés for music students can be daunting. So how do you make sure your essay/personal statement stands out from the crowd?
College for Music Students – Vastly Different from High School
No matter what area of music you focus on, high school is vastly different from college for music students. The collegiate life comes with a whole new set of responsibilities...