ABSTRACT
In December of 2009, I contacted Charles Schmidt to ask if he would sit down with me for an interview related to the Introduction to Research class I teach at the Eastman School of Music. I had invited Charles to speak to my class in the spring of 2010 because he had recently relocated to the Rochester, New York, area, and because he is a graduate of the Eastman School. I told the master's students in the class, "At one time Dr Schmidt took a similar course at Eastman, and look what happened after that!" His journey from student to scholar was truly a delight to chronicle during our interview session, as Charles reflected on his own history and offered advice to the profession. The following comments are drawn from that interview; the original questions appear in the Appendix.
