There’s a lot that goes into the college audition process! This is an outline that I pass along to high school students thinking about auditioning for music school. Junior Year Identify 10-12 schoolsResearch these schools (this guide will help!)Make contact with...
There are a tremendous number of summer programs that you can attend to take your playing to the next level. We have a comprehensive guide to summer study programs for double bassists. This is updated each year as dates for programs are announced, so be sure to...
Late to the party but still wanting to go to music school? Don’t worry, a lot of others have been in your place. Some of the most prominent bassists didn’t start until the end of high school or even in early college! Unlike violin and piano, many...
So you want to go into music? Great! Guess what? You have to be able to play. This is true across the board, regardless of whether you’re interested in performance, education, or business. Music schools want students that can actually throw down. Even if...
When I started my undergraduate degree at Northwestern in 1994, tuition had hit a record new level: $16,000! I couldn’t believe the highway robbery prices that this school was charging. By the time I’d finished my graduate studies there in 2000, tuition had hit...
