Finding Home on Campus

I’ve lived my whole life in the state of Connecticut surrounded by water, seafood, and the 2-hour drive to New York. From the beginning, I knew of the vast and obvious differences between Illinois and Connecticut, but settling onto campus reminded me of them every day...

Audrey Adji

Essential Reads

Finding Home on Campus

I’ve lived my whole life in the state of Connecticut surrounded by water, seafood, and the 2-hour drive to New York. From the beginning, I knew of the vast and obvious differences between Illinois and Connecticut, but settling onto campus reminded me of them every day...

Audrey Adji

About Me & Welcome!

Hi friends! I heard you were looking into coming to Champaign, Illinois to become a music major at the University of Illinois. Well, you’ve come to the right place. ​My name is Miranda, some people call me M.R. and I’ll be your tour guide for the duration of this blog. Before I get into how I have found a home in the music program, I wanted to share a little about myself...

Miranda Rowland

Music Technology: What Is It?

Hi! My name is Brigid Young, and I’m currently a junior studying Music Technology. I switched into this major during my second semester of freshman year, and even when applying to switch, I didn’t really know what the major entailed. Whenever I tell people I study music tech, they usually have no idea what I’m talking about. So, I figured that I could tell you exactly what the curriculum looks like, and maybe you’ll end up majoring in it too!

Brigid Young

Chamber Music During The Pandemic

When this pandemic began to shut everything down back in March of 2020, schools of music were no exception. Live music stopped, music school students returned home, and we were left to figure out how to create music virtually; at a time when music was needed the most. Now, on the dawn of a vaccine horizon, we are again trying to figure out our next steps...

Andrew J. Buckley

Recent Posts

Day in the Life of a Violin Major

Hello readers!  This is my first post, and I wanted to start with something simple: my typical Thursday.  It’s more entertaining than it sounds, I promise...

Noah Kublank

First UISO Rehearsal Back From a Long Winter Break

Winter Break was extra long this year. For me, this meant more practice time, which I found to be, depending on a variety of factors on any given day, both a blessing and a curse...

Stella Childs

Foellinger, Finally!

Incredibly, the last time I was in the Krannert Center’s cavernous Foellinger Great Hall, one of the great treasures of our university, was March 2020, almost a year ago...

Geoffrey Schmelzer

Finding Your Niche: Why I Chose Music Technology

When I was applying for colleges, I knew I wanted to stick with music. I was infamous in high school for being overly involved: I did band, choir, musical theatre, and took any music production class I could... 

Brigid Young

PhD Life While Parenting

Welcome back, friends! It is nice to see you again. When we last had a conversation I let you know what brought me to this wonderful campus to study music education. This time, I’ll take you through what it is like to be a scholar and a parent simultaneously at UIUC...

Miranda Rowland

Another Audition!

Since I am a senior undergraduate, the question of my plans after graduation looms large. I started thinking about these plans quite early, meeting professors from appealing graduate programs during junior year...

Geoffrey Schmelzer

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