Category: News and Updates

  • A grand piano awaiting for students to bring it to life in recitals.

    Recitals For 2024

    Marissa Vance

    In 2024, Vance Music students have the opportunity to once again perform in monthly recitals and the annual Christmas Recital.

  • Musician fighting the stresses of perfectionism

    Fighting A Musician’s Tendency Toward Perfectionism, Part Two

    Marissa Vance

    Our desire to “get it right” can cause us frustration while we practice, but isn’t it also what actually helps us to get it right? If perfectionism is helpful, why fight it?

  • A perfectionist's dream: a gold winners medal for a competition

    Fighting A Musician’s Tendency Towards Perfectionism

    Marissa Vance

    As musicians, we are trained to be detail-oriented. Pressure from deadlines can lead to over-zealousness in pursuit of perfection, and this in turn can lead to frustration, failure, and burn-out. How do we prevent this? How can we fight perfectionism?

  • Man actively listening with his violin at the expert level.

    How To Listen To Music At An Expert Level

    Marissa Vance

    This article on the expert level of listening provides 16 additional questions students can answer to improve their active listening skills.