Tough Times at Jazz-ey High

You chose to study modern music! This is such a great choice and it’s going to change the course of your life!

You’re one year into your 4-year degree in jazz performance. You’re developing your skill and talent as a singer and a well-rounded musician. You’re meeting amazing people who will be in your life forever and making music that you love for the first time in your life. But then, it all changes.

In 2007, your mother passes away from complications of Multiple Sclerosis. You decide to stay in school, but your grades slip, and you struggle to stay afloat. What do you do? Do you take the time you need to mourn, or do you power through?