How To Music Major: What to Expect Your Freshman Year

By Gabrielle Hass

So you've gotten into music school! Great! Now what? This book explains what's next. Chapters on what to expect from basic music classes, socialization, finals, and more will help you prepare yourself for the upcoming challenges and successes you'll face. Being a freshman is hard, but Gabrielle Hass understands what will help you succeed, and keep your sense of humor.

Casual and irreverent, this book has the knowledge you need to be the best student and the best self you can be your freshman year as a music major.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gabrielle Hass
• Release date: Apr 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370438143

Gabrielle Hass

Gabrielle Hass, Mezzo-Soprano, is currently in the process of receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Ms. Hass’s operatic credits include the roles of the Fairy Queen (Iolanthe), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), and Omega (Le Cadi Dupe), among others. She has performed numerous solos and leading sections with the UW-Oshkosh Chamber choir, including the quartet of John Corigliano’s Fern Hill and Erich Korngold’s Four Shakespeare Songs. Ms. Hass’s teaching experience includes two years of music tutoring, as well as Solo and Ensemble work with the Appleton, WI, school district. She is a member of the UW-Oshkosh Chamber Choir Council, as well as president of the Oshkosh chapter of the Student NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) organization.

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What to Expect Your Freshman Year

Gabrielle Hass

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Table of Contents

Preface

Class Schedule

How and WHY to Plan All Your Classes

Meeting People

Stress and How to Deal With It

Battling Insecurity

Staying Healthy

What Finals Are Like

Thank You!

Connect with Gabrielle Hass

Preface

So it turns out a lot of people want to know who they’re receiving advice from before they read an entire book. I’ve been doing this whole music shebang for about thirteen years now, and have been running the blog How To Music Major for two years, recently acquiring a new domain for more accessibility. I’m less than a month out from receiving my vocal performance and music industry undergraduate degrees in only four years, which, let me tell you, does not seem to be the trend among my friends. I have two majors, I’ve taken, on average, 19.4 credits per semester in my time in college, and I’m going to graduate summa cum laude. I’ve also worked a 25 hour work week for the past two years, as well as landed an internship in arts administration.

I’m not saying this to brag. I also forget assignment due dates if they’re not written down, I live primarily on Cheetos some weeks, and I once wore shower shoes to class because I just hadn’t noticed I wasn’t wearing sneakers.

The reason I’m putting this all here at the beginning of this eBook is because you need to trust that I’m at least moderately successful at this whole music major deal if you’re gonna believe the rest of the book.

I’m writing this guide because I want it to be easier for other musicians to succeed in college music programs. I have yet to find a guide out there that actually walks you through, step by step, all of the stuff you need in order to do well in music programs. We musicians, as a whole, are not the most organized of people, and I know I would have killed for a guide like this. I hope this helps you on your journey into and through college, and that it helps you succeed at whatever your musical