Summer is a great time to kick back and relax… and a great time to get ahead on college application and audition preparation! All fifteen seminars from the 2020 College Fair are available online free to the public. Each session features experienced professionals who detail different aspects of the college admissions process including resume and essay writing, tackling auditions, the HBCU experience, and more. Whether you are an aspiring musician or interested in other fields, there is a session for everyone! Click here for our introduction video and the playlist of seminars on YouTube.
Check out the individual sessions below, or share them with a student in your life. Happy summer!
Intermission Sessions: Yoga and Meditation
Intermission is a ground-breaking program that unites body, mind, breath, and music-making through yoga and meditation. Their hope is that through exploring mindful movement, alignment, breath-work, and self-compassion, musicians of all ages and stages can begin to unite their physical, mental, and emotional selves so that music-making may become a more holistic, healthy, joyful practice. Join Melissa White, co-founder of Intermission Sessions, as she leads you through a meditative session.
Essay and Resume writing can be a stressful part of the application process. Samantha Apgar of Temple University’s Master of Public Policy Program will lead you through tips and techniques to help you prepare your resume and write your essay.
Recording Yourself on Your Own Equipment
Recording yourself -- for auditions, and otherwise -- is a skill that will be incredibly important this year. James Clark Conner of Philadelphia’s Weston Sound will explain what equipment is necessary and will teach you how and where to record in order to have the best possible recording.
Social Media is part of everyone’s life! Join Instagram’s “That Viola Kid” Drew Forde and Classically Black’s podcast creator Dalanie Harris as they discuss different social media platforms and how to use them responsibly and effectively.
Applying for scholarships and financial aid can be overwhelming, but with the fabulous College Counselor Cigus Vanni helping you, you’ll be ready to conquer the process! Cigus shares the details of how and where to find musician-specific scholarships.
Weston Sprott from the Metropolitan Opera and Juilliard School of Music returns to teach how to set yourself up for a successful college audition experience. Our most popular workshop last year, you’ll leave feeling calm and assured about how to approach the audition season.
Bulletproof Musician: Audition Psychology
If you’d like to become a more confident, skilled, and “bulletproof” musician, Audition Psychologist and Juilliard faculty Noa Kageyama will help you beat nerves and perform your very best on stage.
Adults may have wisdom, but recent high school grads know exactly what you’re going through! Join college students from Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New Jersey as they discuss what they wish they had done differently in their college application process. This panel will have an extensive Question and Answer session so you can ask your peers exactly what you want to know.
Join Dr. David Morrow of Morehous College for a brief history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their importance today.
Creating Calm in Crisis: Navigating College Auditions During a Pandemic
Unprecedented times call for new protocol. Joan Gordon and Alexa Smith of the Manhattan School of Music help you determine what will be different and what will stay the same.
Leadership and Entrepreneurship for Musicians
Wondering if music is relevant in our ever evolving world? Project 440’s Program Director Susanna Loewy will lead a session in examining how to create the change you want to see in the world -- through music.
Ask Me Anything with “Cigus the College Fairy”
Cigus Vanni was a college counselor at both the high school and college level… and he’s a Jeopardy champion! Pick his brain in this 50-minute Question and Answer session.
Wondering where a degree in music will lead? Curtis Institute of Music’s Mary Javian discusses all the different types of careers you can have after school and will review the video examples on the Community Board. These videos are submitted from professionals across the music industry.
