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17 Signs You’re a Music Major

Even if you’re not a music major, you probably know one. But you won’t see them very often because they’re probably at band practice. Below are 17 signs you’re a music major.

1. You spend more time in a practice room than in your own room.

2. You binge-shop for instruments, not clothes.

3. You spend more money on iTunes than at Starbucks.

4. Your jeans always have rosin on them.

5. Your fingers are always callused.

6. You analyze every song you hear.

7. Going to see a symphony is a religious experience.

8. You use everything as an instrument. 

9. Your instrument is like a child to you. Or a second limb.

10. You hear the sounds of your metronome in your sleep.

11. You probably have a poster of Bach or Mozart. Or, if you’re really edgy, John Cage.

12. You’ve probably lost track of time while arranging a piece of music.

13. You find yourself conducting, well, everything.

14. You cringe every time someone claps between movements at a concert.

15. You have a pre-selected concert outfit for all of your shows.

16. Gregorian Chants got you feelin’ some kind of way.

17. You have no idea where your life would be without music.

Reagan Neviska is a senior at Kenyon College where she studies Anthropology and Music. She is an active member of her coed Greek service organization, The Archon Society, as well as the president of Gospel Choir, a Her Campus Chapter Writer, and a member of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, where she plays percussion. Reagan's interests include reading, practicing and listening to music, playing with dogs (her family has four!) and watching Downton Abbey.  You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @Reagaroni.