Category: News and Updates

  • A young boy bowing at one of his first recitals.

    Perform in the 2025 Recitals

    In 2025, Vance Music students have the opportunity to once again perform in monthly recitals and the annual Christmas Recital.

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

    Fighting A Musician’s Tendency Towards Perfectionism

    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

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

  • A boy actively listening to music with advanced questions.

    How To Listen To Music At An Advanced Level

    Questions at an advanced level to improve music students’ active listening skills requires more abstract thinking, more knowledge of music theory and history, and also some musical skill.