<p>I'll be a senior in the fall, but I'm still a bit warry of the whole admissions process. If a school accepts art supplements, are they only expected if a student is going into an artistic field? For example, I've played French horn for quite some time, and I've proven to be quite good. At the same time, I'm aspiring to go into engineering, not music; however, I'm eager to continue playing in college because it is my primary extracuricular in high school. Would it be a waste to send a cd of myself, or is it even allowed?</p>
<p>It is absolutely worth it to send a CD if you are not planning to major in music! Just make sure that your work is of a high enough quality to be submitted.</p>
<p>I recently submitted a cd for consideration to allstate band (I don’t find out if I get accepted until July) so would a copy of that be a good idea or maybe a copy of a senior solo if I perform one before admission deadlines? What would really be considered high enough quality? I’m no student prodigy, but I’m principle horn in my school’s marching band, concert band, symphony orchestra, as well as a member in a youth concert band at stambaugh auditorium in ohio and in the rather more prestigous youngstown symphony youth orchestra (haha that’s only half sarcasm toward the armpit of ohio.) I’ve played at Westminster College and Youngstown State University on various occassions and in countless musicals.</p>
<p>What you submit kind of depends on the schools that you’re applying to. I would take a look at the Common Application Arts Supplement, if you are applying to schools that use the CommonApp. Often, though, schools have specific instructions about what to submit, how long the CD should be, etc.</p>
<p>GENERALLY it seems to me that schools ask for three contrasting pieces that total about ten minutes or fewer. It sounds like you’re playing at a high enough level, but I just meant that a mediocre/average CD might even hurt your application!</p>