by admin | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog
n Warner Brothers A happy belated New Year to everyone. After taking most of January off, it’s back to it and this post is geared primarily for students in the MS program—particularly those who will be taking the Master’s theory exam at the beginning of March. Know...
by admin | Dec 22, 2014 | Blog
n Christmas dinner, 1981. At the time I was a grad student at the University of Michigan studying classical trumpet. That first year Carla and I elected not to go home to New Mexico for the holidays but chose instead to stay in frigidly cold and snowy Ann Arbor. We...
by admin | Dec 11, 2014 | Blog
n It’s that time once again. We’re sliding light speed into the holidays with gears stripped and motor racing. In our copious free time we’re to somehow shop for loved ones, friends, and other people we almost sort of like. And then there are the wine geeks on our...
by admin | Nov 24, 2014 | Blog
n From left to right: Ashley Saks, Heidi Seretan, Jen Kabbabe Most of the time this blog is about wine or wine-related things. But it’s Thanksgiving which is always a good time to stop and offer appreciation and gratitude to the people in your life who make a...
by admin | Nov 14, 2014 | Blog
n The first Advanced Course and Master’s Exam in the U.S. were held in Monterey, California in 1987. That year Madeline Triffon was one of five candidates who passed the Advanced Exam only to take the Master’s Examination the very next day. She alone passed all...
by admin | Nov 5, 2014 | Blog
n Vineyards at Schloss Vollrads in the Rheingau There are two countries that instill fear in the hearts and minds of MS students; countries that can cause panic in even the most confident candidate: Italy and Germany. With Italy, a primal response is appropriate given...
