So some days ago I wrote a blog titled, 5 Pro Tips to Help You Pick the Best Higher Education Music Training for You, and I received several approvals and shares (thank you!). I also received multiple questions on how to differentiate Service-Learning from Service. A quick recap of those terms:

Service – an action that supports, assists, or aids an organization such as a department, school, or college. The service may be volunteer, earned, or responsibility after determining a degree program, accepting a scholarship, enrolling in an ensemble, etc. The intent of the service may not be designed for your direct benefit but can function for your benefit if you decide to learn and grow from it.

Service-Learning – A planned service that benefits the student or students doing the work more educationally. The focus is on your intentional learning and the service is secondary. Students are involved in the pre and post-stages, and not only the action of service.

And it got me thinking...