Clearing the Path to Music School Success

In 2021, Bob Mulvey joined the team at Inside Music Schools (IMS) as a special advisor to help music school applicants to improve their learning and organizational skills. Bob came to IMS after a highly successful career as an educator and counselor working with young people ranging from middle-school pupils to college students. In this blog he shares his thoughts on helping applicants overcome challenges en route to their dream career.

The Evolving World of Music Education, Part I: The Importance of Change

This 3-part series will look at a few ways to help make sure you enjoy a long, productive career in music. That means focusing more on you than higher education because attending to your viability as a musician, or even a music industry professional, will be an endeavor that will endure well past your days as a college student.

Coming to America: An Interview with Tanisha Lokwani

In this post, Inside Music School’s David Fish interviews Tanisha Lokwani who is in her second semester at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. She originally hails Bombay, India, but lived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for most of her life. She came to Berklee planning to pursue a double major in Music Production and Engineering and Film Scoring with a minor in musical theater production.

Planning to Study a Musical Instrument in College? Here’s how to Discover a Great Teacher.

How does one evaluate their teacher? This is a tough one to answer primarily because it is virtually impossible to know during a short trial lesson everything you’d like to know about someone and how they will react to you as a student. No matter how famous they are as a performer or a pedagogue and how many successful students they’ve had, how they might work with you or what you can expect from them is an important thing to try and figure out if possible.