As part of my internship, I've been working on a few projects. One of them that is perhaps closest to my heart is a Preparation Project/Pathfinder for the students that will attend the Interlochen Arts Academy during the school year. It will give them an extensive list of resources for post-high school graduation academic resources.
You may think: but surely these lists are already compiled! They are. Indiana University's Music Department has put together a pretty intense list of scholarly groups and organizations. But these lists are geared towards /professionals/. My list is geared towards soon-to-be college students.
Thus, I added sections on Music Professional Societies (such as Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha Iota). As a member of the latter, I think that having the opportunity to get one's feet wet in a society dedicated to the academic rigors and trials of being a musician can be extremely important. Will it benefit them so much when they're 40? Maybe not. But it's something they can get excited about NOW.
As the project continues to grow, I think back to when I was that age, and how excited I was to go to college and be a musician. I wish someone had started to guide me down these roads professionally, and I am proud to work at a library which is happy to do that for their students.
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