Crafting a short but thorough high school resumé should be a part of what you do to prepare for your college applications and auditions. Some colleges and universities have specific portions of the application labeled for information such as music activities, awards and honors, etc., but others do not. Also, your college applied music instructor may want some information about what you did in high school to know more about your achievements.

Be sure to include information such as private music lessons, all music ensembles, and section leader duties. Include other activities such as debate, language clubs, and volunteer programs. If you were working during high school, you can add that employment history, too. Your college voice teacher will be delighted to know that you were able to keep your GPA up and take private lessons while serving fries and shakes at a local restaurant, for example.

Now, what did you do in high school? Here is an example of a General High School Musician Résumé to get you started. If necessary, you can format the information to one page using columns in a basic word processing document.

Have fun reminding yourself of your accomplishments!