From popular T.V. shows to American classics and top directors, UCF Alum Robert Schaer (\u201902) has made a name for himself as a musician in a highly competitive industry. But Schaer doesn\u2019t like to toot his own horn\u2014he credits his UCF music professors with hitting his first career notes.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing in school and studying with wonderful professors like John Almeida, Jeff Rupert and Ron Ellis completely changed my life and my approach to music,\u201d Schaer explains. \u201cWithout their help and guidance, I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today. For that reason, the music performance degree I earned at UCF means the world to me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From popular T.V. shows to American classics and top directors, UCF Alum Robert Schaer (\u201902) has made a name for himself as a musician in a highly competitive industry. But Schaer doesn\u2019t like to toot his own horn\u2014he credits his UCF music professors with hitting his first career notes. \u201cBeing in school and studying with wonderful professors like John Almeida,…","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":10061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[2442,2507,14915,4050,202],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-10059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-jeff-rupert","tag-john-almeida","tag-music","tag-ron-ellis","tag-alumni"],"yoast_head":"\n