Music Majors…
😩 Feeling exhausted and burned out every semester?
🧠 Does your inner critic fill your head with negative self-talk?
📅 Wish you had a better plan for your semester?
✅ Wouldn’t it be nice if you had accountability for practicing and daily tasks?
The
Music Student Growth Collective
is here to help.
Testimonials
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“As a freshman, I felt like I was drowning in expectations. The MSGC helped me not only stay afloat but actually enjoy my first semester. The weekly check-ins and daily intention setting gave me structure, but in a way that felt empowering — not like a to-do list. I seriously don’t know how I would’ve handled the semester without this group.”
- Freshman Music Major
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“I used to beat myself up every time I fell short of a goal. This group taught me how to celebrate wins and how to be kind to myself when things didn’t go perfectly. The mental fitness tools were a game changer for how I practice and perform.”
- Sophomore Performance Major
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“Before this, my mom was still helping me plan my week. This semester I learned how to structure my own time in a way that felt good and worked. MSGC helped me build that confidence — and now I’m planning next semester on my own. Huge win.”
Freshman Music Ed Major
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"The weekly Zooms helped me set intentions that actually made sense for me, and the accountability buddy system kept me on track without guilt. It’s like what I always wished studio class could be.”
-Grad Performance Student
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“I didn’t realize how isolated I’d been until I joined MSGC. Having a space where I could show up and be real — without pretending everything was fine — was something I didn’t even know I needed. The weekly check-ins became a rhythm that kept me grounded, and the friendships that formed were unexpected and really meaningful.”
-Junior Music Ed Major
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“What made MSGC different was the energy of everyone wanting to grow... It felt like the kind of support I wish school actually offered.”
-Senior Performance Major
⚡Ready to see if the MSGC is right for You?
Download the Free Mental Fitness Toolkit for Music Majors!
A semester-long accountability program for music majors.
Goal Setting and Time Management
Accountability for Daily Tasks and Practice Habits
Resilience Training
Community of Like-Minded Music Students
All the details…
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Mental Fitness for Resilience
During the first Zoom meeting of each month, Rusty will discuss topics and lead exercises related to mental fitness, including performance anxiety, addressing negative self-talk, building self-efficacy, and similar topics.
Goal-Setting and Accountability
Zoom meetings for the rest of the month will focus on accountability around the goal-setting process. Members will identify semester goals, create a plan of action, and identify weekly habits and action steps that will lead to success. The weekly group accountability Zoom meeting will help members recalibrate to their semester plan; students will identify where they got off track the previous week and set intentions for the following week.
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Members share weekly goals and intentions in a Discord server for accountability and support. We celebrate wins, support each other through challenges, and hold each other accountable for achieving the goals we set.
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All members receive a digital copy of a workbook designed to help students establish a vision for their ideal career and set goals that are aligned with that vision.
The workbook offers exercises for self-reflection and prompts for goal setting and habit tracking!
Dr. Rusty Holmes is a speaker, mindset coach, and professional horn player living in Austin, TX. He is dedicated to helping music students and professionals enhance their careers through mental fitness practices. He holds a certification issued by Jack Kornfield in the Fundamentals of Mindfulness Meditation, a Professional Certification in College Student Wellbeing, Trauma, & Resilience from Florida State University, and is certified by the Certified Life Coach Institute.