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20 Reasons Why You Should Be A Part Of Vandy’s Class Of 2020

Nov. 29, 2015—Are you ready to be a Commodore?

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Country Music, U.S.A.

Nov. 23, 2015—Ever wanted to hang out with a seasoned musician/songwriter/editor for the Country Music Hall of Fame? There's a class for that.

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Showtunes, Sweepstakes, and the Symphony (Thanks, Nashville!)

Nov. 10, 2015—In my continuous effort to explore every corner of Nashville, I attended a special Broadway-themed performance of the Nashville Symphony (featuring a real-life Disney princess!) and didn't pay a cent.

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Blair Life! (Sort of).

Oct. 26, 2015—"You're a Blair kid, right?" "Yes! Well.. sort of." Having been asked this question since the very beginning days of school, I'm very used to it. But the answer is still sort of complicated, and will continue to be so until December. (*Cue Beethoven's Fifth*).

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The Creation is Coming

Apr. 13, 2015—Tomorrow night, we are playing Haydn's "The Creation," and the oratorio orchestra is joining forces with the choir to create a production complete with some bells-and-whistles multimedia.

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Preview of Vandy’s Voices

Feb. 15, 2015—Choral Prism gives a quick glimpse of Vandy's student music scene and Blair's voice department.

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Learning My ABCs: American Sign Language

Jan. 22, 2015—Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, I hug a pole. Not just because I love poles, but I also lock my bike around that pole before heading up to the eighth floor of the Bill Wilkerson Center.  Friends, if you are going to take a language here at Vandy, take American Sign Language. ASL has probably...

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The Suite Life of Chaffin 115

Nov. 25, 2014—It's the Thanksgiving season, so I thought I might write a little about how thankful I am for my suities. The formation of our suite came together rather haphazardly, mostly because we had never all met each other before, but now we are lovely, wonderful friends. Feasting together during our suitie blunches, which is like a brunch except with more of a lunch feel, the four of us have become a close quartet of housemates.

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Can you play music without majoring in music?

Nov. 18, 2014—Whether you are a violinist, clarinetist, or tenor who loves Vanderbilt but would like to pursue engineering, psychology, or economics as a career, it is possible for you to be a part of the music program on campus without becoming a performance major at the Blair School of Music, even when you are accepted to a different school!

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So Nashville: Full Moon Pickin’ Party

Sep. 8, 2014—The finest bluegrass in all the land is found under the full moon. Yes indeed, a pure Tennessee treasure is the Pickin' Party, held in the summer moonlight at the Percy Warner Park.

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