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Miller Susens

Miller Susens is a junior studying music education at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. A Dallas native, she focused in string chamber music and teaching while in high school. Other than music, Miller enjoys celebrating birthdays, animal socks, authentic Mexican cuisine, and road trips. She is also a contributing writer to the Odyssey Online and WeAreIU.com.

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Musical children pass through various stages of development, each step requiring different approaches, encouragement, and patience, says Miller Susens, a cellist in the IU Jacobs School of Music. | Copyright: gonshi4545 / 123RF Stock Photo

Helping a Musical Child Foster a Love of Music

Miller Susens

Musical children pass through various stages of development, each step requiring different approaches, encouragement, and patience, says Miller Susens, a cellist in the IU Jacobs School of Music. Supporting young musicians encourages individual expression and contributes to a more well-rounded and compassionate human being. Click here to read the full story.

June 13, 2017

Miller Susens walks through the Indiana University campus carrying her cello. Susens is studying music education in the Jacobs School of Music and often finds herself having to defend her major. | Photo by Ben Meraz

Major Shaming: A Jacobs School Student Defends Her Major

Miller Susens, Ben Meraz

Since high school, Miller Susens has known what her career would be: teaching music. But now, as a cellist and junior at IU’s Jacobs School of Music, the music-education major has to answer questions like “Is music even a job?” The “major shaming,” she says, has never silenced her desire to teach. Click here to read the full story.