In your general education classes, your instructors will not have that same opportunity. Make a point of introducing yourself to your other instructors and even of inviting them to events in the Department of Music. Place a high priority upon studying every day . Avoid letting class work pile up. Place a high priority upon practicing every day .
Musical growth is a developmental process that requires daily attention.
Choose your friends and associates wisely. Expect academic and applied music work, as well as work in general education courses, to be far more demanding at the university than in high school. We function as a family in the best sense of the word, where mutual support and encouragement are the standard mode of operation and where rivalry, cliques, and divisiveness have no place. Expect to work hard and to build a reputation among the faculty and your peers for being serious about your studies and reliable in all matters. Being a student is your job now, and should be regarded as seriously as a paying job would be.