Thoughts on history, culture, music, the details of our world, and how learning matters. Written by a musician and professor, Learn with Mike provides insight and resources for those looking to maximize their creative potential through developing the skill of learning. Also posts from On Learning Percussion, my more practical posts about musical learning that I hope are helpful for curious learners.
Mastering Music School Applications
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Greetings from another busy semester! I’m back from a fun week of concerts with The Percussion Collective and violinist Paul Huang, and rearing to reignite our learning journey. I have so much to share, from book news to drum news to ideas about how we can use smells to train us while sleeping (really!) This week: mastering music school applications. We’re coming down the home stretch on December 1 deadlines to apply for music school. Each year, I share out my own music school application guide, culled from questions I’ve been asked over the years, and honed by my research into learning, productivity, and musical communication. Need some hands-on assistance?💻 Download my application organization spreadsheet 📞 Book a writing consultation with me to hone your applications 💬 Chat with me about college applications My guide (hosted on my Substack newsetter) covers the following topics:
Read the entire resource here: I hope it's valuable to you. While you're on my other newsletter, I hope you read some more of my longer forays into interdisciplinary thought. By the way, I’ve been fortunate to teach at Arizona State University since 2020. I am proud of the work we’re doing here, and if you’re in the market for a school, I’d love to tell you more about our program. This year we have THREE GTA openings… Next time: Making it Stick: Retrieval Strategies for Faster Slow Learning |
Learn with Mike
by Michael Compitello
Thoughts on history, culture, music, the details of our world, and how learning matters. Written by a musician and professor, Learn with Mike provides insight and resources for those looking to maximize their creative potential through developing the skill of learning. Also posts from On Learning Percussion, my more practical posts about musical learning that I hope are helpful for curious learners.
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ON LEARNING PERCUSSION Practice tips, musings on musicianship, and ideas about productivity, advocacy, and more. From Michael Compitello 03/08/2024 With a little bit of space between performances, and a number of doctoral students graduating this semester (get it, team!), I’ve been on a pedagogical kick, rounding up materials I’ve generated over the past few years and working to connect the dots between theory and practice. The scaffolding of my work on learning has become more clearly...
LEARN WITH MIKE Thoughts on history, culture, music, the details of our world, and why learning matters. From Michael Compitello 02/29/2024 I’m pleased to announce the release of the MikeDrop Podcast, a joint venture between myself and percussionist Mike Truesdell: Logo by Shaun Tilburg Mike and I chat almost daily about our approaches to music-making, productivity, pedagogy, and more, and we are going public, sharing some of our insights into issues facing contemporary musicians while...