Category Archives: Career Choices

Preparing for College and University Auditions

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Micah Everett

One of the first articles posted on this blog back in 2012 was a list of Fifteen Steps to Playing a Better All-State Audition. That piece was so popular and, I believe, so important that I have reposted it yearly … Continue reading →

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“It Matters to This One:” Why I Still Teach Music

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Micah Everett

My twenty-first year teaching low brass at the university level is beginning in a challenging and fractious moment for our society in general and for higher education in particular. After the COVID-19 event appeared to be petering out over the … Continue reading →

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Make Sure It Stays Fun

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Micah Everett

Believe it or not (I’m not sure I can), I just finished my twentieth year of teaching at the university level. I started as a terrified twenty-two-year-old teaching assistant with nine students and no experience, spent time in both the … Continue reading →

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“Musicians for Christ” Interview

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Micah Everett

I am pleased to have been the first interviewee in what will be a series of interviews with Christian musicians on bass trombonist Calvin Audis’s new website. This material might be of interest to readers at The Reforming Trombonist also, … Continue reading →

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A Reliable Predictor of Music Majors that Succeed…and Those that Quit

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Micah Everett

Nearly ten years ago now I began a certificate program in systematic theology that consisted of five courses plus a substantial final project. I completed that program in 2011 and still consider it to have been a great blessing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Choices, Distance Education, Education, Higher Education, Instructional Technology, Music, Music Education, Pastoral Ministry, Teaching Low Brass, Theological Education | Comments Off on A Reliable Predictor of Music Majors that Succeed…and Those that Quit