Why Self-Care and Rest Should be a Priority to College Music Majors

By |2021-12-14T07:40:06-05:00December 3rd, 2021|growing young professionals, Inspiration, Music Service Learning, Musicians, Stories, Teaching, Teaching Philosophy|

As a Music Education major, I am not a stranger to the extraneous workload, unbalanced and crazy class schedules, and a lack of clarity in when/how to take breaks. It can be argued that music degree programs are some of the most demanding in the University curriculum. [...]

Growing Young Professionals: Contracts

By |2021-01-06T21:13:47-05:00January 6th, 2021|growing young professionals, Higher Education, Interviews, Music Service Learning, Musicians, New Teachers|

For this installment of Growing Young Professionals, we will discuss contracts with none other than Dr. Jenny Neff, Associate Professor of Music Education and Director of the MM in Music Education & Summer Music Studies Program at the University of the Arts. So, what are contracts? Most people [...]

Growing Young Professionals: Human Resources

By |2020-11-22T21:04:08-05:00November 22nd, 2020|growing young professionals, Higher Education, Musicians, New Teachers, Series, Students|

In this installment of Growing Young Professionals, we will be talking about Human Resource Management! So, what is HRM? Most young professionals have heard of a Human Resources (HR) department, but not many have interacted with one. Most large scale organizations (school districts, businesses) have an HR department [...]

Growing Young Professionals: An Introduction

By |2020-11-14T23:19:59-05:00November 14th, 2020|growing young professionals, Higher Education, Musicians, Stories, Teaching|

Hello, and welcome to F-Flat’s new blog, Growing Young Professionals! The purpose of this blog is to answer practical and logistical questions young professionals, more specifically new teachers, have when entering the work environment. Often, the collegiate experience heartily prepares you to teach your subject in a standard [...]

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