<p>I'm chinese high school student.I guess there's hardly any chinese student who want to study music abroad, especially going for recording art.So I don't think I can get any useful help from chinese agency.And another problem is I'll definitely need fiancial aid. Anyway, my teacher told me that American kids all started learning music from a very early age.And I might not catch up with you guys.But he also said he was not sure. However,I've been playing piano for 10 years.And I've been learning both guitar and drum for 1 year,and I've given several performances in high schools and bars in my city.Do you think it's enough to go to Jacob school of music? As long as it's not to late to get bigger improvement in order to go to Jacob,I'll keep trying hard.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Has your piano study been classical? Your mention of performing in bars, interest in recording arts, and learning guitar and drums suggests that your studies might have geared towards rock or other popular genres. If your primary interest is in popular/commerical music, then Jacobs is probably not the best fit for you. Let us know what type of music you are interested in studying and you will get better advice.</p>
<p>No one can tell you what your chances of admission to Jacobs are without hearing you play. Students who have studied piano for 10 years have a very, very wide range of abilities: some would never ever be admitted to Jacobs and others would certainly get in. </p>
<p>If you can tell us why you want to study at Jacobs, you will probably get more relevant advice. i.e. What specifically does Jacobs have that you want (and that other schools do not have)?</p>
<p>American students begin their study of music at a variety of ages. Most brass, percussion, and woodwind players do not begin formal study of their instruments until they are over 10 years old. On the other hand, many of the better string players and pianists do begin study from quite a young age (often prior to age 7). However, I have seen pianists that have been admitted to major conservatories similar to Jacobs who have not begun their piano studies until they were 12 or older. Your admission will be based on how well you play, not on how many years that you have studied.</p>
<p>Grangersu, just to clarify, the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University has a degree in “recording arts.” If you are interested in that degree, you should read the section on the Jacobs web site concerning that degree program carefully. From what I read, an audition is NOT required for that major, but some kind of portfolio is required, and it sounds like computer/technical/audio skills are needed as well as a musical background. I only mention this since you referred to “recording art.” I don’t know anything about recording arts, but if that is what you were interested in, you would be evaluated differently from those students majoring in performance or other areas requiring auditions.</p>
<p>Grangersu, I assume you’re talking about the Recording Arts Bsc at Jacobs as rigaudon mentioned.
Admission is based on your portfolio of recordings, your own songs, other media created, your background, and an interview. You do sound like you have a performance profile similar to many applicants I know – but you have not mentioned any actual recording or technical experience you have. Have you mixed or multitracked any of the songs you play in bars? Are you very adept at setting up sound reinforcement? Have you had any recording or multimedia classes at high school, or is there an extracurricular program involving tech work? The program is competitive and students do come from all over the world to attend it. They take about 20 students a year, I believe.</p>
<p>Most universities, especially State universities, do not offer need-based financial aid to international students, so you will want to check that out first. A merit award from Jacobs would not be likely to cover your costs sufficiently. University of Indianna Bloomington, the parent school to which Jacobs belongs, does give some automatic scholarship to students with high academic stats. But those scholarships do not cover entirely their out of state tuition costs.</p>
<p>There is an outline of portfolio requirements on the recording arts page of the Jacobs website. Take a look at it. You can always submit your portfolio for review (with application to the university itself) to see if you get shortlisted for an interview. That does not mean it would be financially viable, but there’s no harm in preparing the portfolio to see – it’s good experience to evaluate and create an opus of your own work!</p>
<p>PS - I was told by a student in the program that about half of his classmates had ensemble or classical background, but that at least half had only the kind of contemporary experience you’re describing. So it is not like a BMUS performance degree where you need performance experience in ensembles and with classical music, just so you know – although that would certainly help. It is your ear and technical aptitude that are important in that program.</p>
<p>Well,I mainly listen to rock music,but I do listen to a variety kinds of music,like reggae,ska,R&B. I can’t really get much information in chinese websites,all they mentioned are all about Juilliard(actually most chinese only know Juilliard).
I don’t actually know too many about Jacob, all I know is they have this Recording art class,the college is very good(you know there is a strange thought that deeply rooted in every chinese parent’s mind,that’s every chinese student should go to the best colleges in U.S. So for those colleges that aren’t in Top100 are not even mentioned in chinese websites.),and the equipments are good.
So if you have any better ideas,please tell!
Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>Maybe it’s hard for you guys to imagine what chinese education is like—we study chinese,maths,english,physics,chemistry,politics,history,biography,and that’s all.And you spend most of your time at school,including the nights.You don’t even think about having a class that has anything to do with recording.But anyway,I had some experiences in setting up sound reinforcement and help doing modulation,but the problem is how am I going to prove these experiences exist?I don’t even have any picture.
I guess it’s really really hard to go to Jacob.But still I’ll try my best.
And thanks for all the helps!I really appreciate them!</p>
<p>Well, they’ll be able to tell some of your experience by the RECORDINGS you have to submit in your portfolio, by a resume, by references, etc.
Maybe you can’t find a link, visit this one to understand the program requirements:
[Department</a> of Recording Arts: School of Music: Indiana University](<a href=“http://www.music.indiana.edu/department/audio/]Department”>http://www.music.indiana.edu/department/audio/)</p>