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You know, but do you know? Long-term illnesses and degenerative conditions.
If asked, most people could easily define words like chronic, genetic, degenerative, or permanent. But few ever pause to consider what...
kayballison
2 days ago1 min read


Full Circle: Graduation and Re-recording
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, and I wanted to share a long-overdue update. I was accepted into the graduate program at...
kayballison
6 days ago1 min read


Becoming a college professor, round 1
One very important factor that is not discussed regularly today: most new-hire college professors, who are also full-time or tenure...
kayballison
Mar 16, 20222 min read


Applying for Graduate School, Round 2
So, what have I learned after applying to 7 graduate schools and receiving 4 direct "no" responses, 2 interviews (which were followed by...
Allison Kay
Mar 16, 20221 min read


Math Classes after 20 years.
Before now, my last math class was 20 years ago. Music degrees do not require advanced math classes. Therefore, I have not had a math...
kayballison
Sep 25, 20211 min read


When we really reach vocal maturity.
When our bodies finish physical puberty (which is somewhere around 18 for most people), have we also reached vocal maturity? For most...
kayballison
May 31, 20211 min read


What applying to doctoral school is actually like:
For every school (yes all of them), you will enter your name, email address, physical address, phone, writing samples, letters of...
kayballison
May 31, 20212 min read


Can you play and teach piano while having a nerve disorder?
The answer to this is simultaneously "yes" and "no" for most types of nerve disorders, especially if you are teaching students who learn...
kayballison
May 31, 20211 min read
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