How Not to Apply for Music School

You just enrolled for your first semester as a music major or minor . After being slammed with half a dozen ensembles, requirements to practice over six hours a day, hundreds of hours studying music history and music theory , you begin to wonder why you decided to study music in the first place. Then you remember: Music is fun! It is? To Survive Music Schools you must learn to HATE MUSIC, the fall in LOVE with it all over again! How can you survive the insane schedule? I give you three ways: 1. sleep 2. eat right and exercise 3. learn to say "No!" If you learn how to do these three things during music school , you will not only survive, but thrive as a musician, student, and individual. Someday you will LOVE music again! Read the full blog here: http://sabrinapenayoung.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-shocking-truth-about-music-school.html Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE for more videos on art, music, film, writing, and the crazy creative life!...

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Music Secrets: The Music School Survival Guide Don't have any time to balance rehearsals, exams, and a social life? Then read on!  So you find that between playing in orchestra, the school musical, a solo recital or two, joining Sigma Alpha Iota or Phi Mu Alpha , playing in the alternative band at night, pep band, and marching band that you can't keep your eyes open, let alone study for the music history midterm next week or even begin to write your term paper on Debussy? Then read on and learn to balance life in Music School. 1) Musicians DO need to Sleep   Yes, you need to sleep, even if it is only five hours a night plus catnaps. Your brain cannot function if you do not sleep. So sleep, even if that means that you can't play in that awesome alternative band that jams every other night till 5am at the local bar. 2) Eat right and exercise Okay, so I sound like your parents, or Oprah, but I am serious. My biggest mistake as an undergrad (well, one of my bigges...