<p>Hey, I was wondering if next year I should send audition tapes of myself playing several pieces to colleges such as Boston U, NYU Stern, Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Tufts University, UPenn, Cornell, and Villanova Business School. My intended major is finance (or something close) and I do not want to major in music. I would not mind minoring in it but I don't really intend to.
I would play classical pieces including: Liszt Paganini Etude No.6, Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 by Liszt, Appasionata by Beethoven (1st and maybe 3rd), Prokofiev Sonata 7 mvt 3 (Stalingrad), and if I learn it the Grande Polonaise by Chopin. Would it be helpful to send these tapes if I can play all of these pieces (except the last one because I haven't learnt it yet) at a decent-great-excellent level. Thanks!
Btw I think I read somewhere the etude is a piece that Yale lists as one of the highest level pieces for Yale's music graduates. My other stats are found here:<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1431373-chance-top-schools.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1431373-chance-top-schools.html</a></p>
<p>Also I might add that I haven’t learned the Paganini Liszt Etude 6 yet. Ive played La Campanella before so I have a slightly higher chance at doing well at it then the Grande polonaise. Thanks!</p>
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<p>Uh, no. Do you think the panel has time to listen to tapes or read additional documents from thousands of applicants?</p>
<p>Feel free to send supplements, but only if you play at a conservatory level, meaning that you would be easily accepted to an upper level conservatory with your skills. If it’s not perfect, it’ll likely detract from your application.</p>
<p>And for Harvard and other top schools, that list of repertoire is too extensive. If you decide to send in a supplement, cap it at 10 minutes (they don’t have time to listen to a 60 minute tape) and make sure you show two different styles.</p>
<p>If it’s not perfect, don’t send it.</p>
<p>Yeah for sure I just listed several pieces just for options. But yeah I would probably only choose a 10 minute spot. Would the repertoire be good (if you have experience in it)? Erin’s dad I know several colleges that accept art supplements usually they have a music professor or graduate student listen to it. Thanks though</p>
<p>I’m familiar with most of the repertoire you listed. I think the music departments would appreciate a full piece as opposed to a 5 minute cutoff in the middle of the Rhapsody followed by another 5 minutes of the Appasionata. But, I suppose that it is up to you.</p>
<p>Like I said before, if you are not confident that your audition would get you into top programs, don’t send them - schools like Harvard already get many supplements.</p>
<p>Oh alright hmmm yeah I would probably have to give them 3rd mvt of appasionata plus the etude. That would be 10 mins. Yeah i’ll see. Like I’ve gotten 2nd place in state before and 1st duet, 3rd regionals (the competition is nationally recognized and recognized by colleges). So i’m not sure. haha</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d ask your school’s music/orchestra teacher to evaluate your tape and have them give you an honest evaluation before you submit.</p>
<p>Oh yeyeye or I’ll ask my piano teacher since he’s known me for 12 years. Like a couple of his students got into Stanford just from piano (their sat’s were around 1800-1900). I’m a half step down from em</p>
<p>You’re applying to business schools to major in Finance. Outside of raising the question of “why aren’t you applying to the music school?”, it’s hard to see how your tape would be anything more than background music.</p>
<p>Hahahah yeah I guess vinceh. I mean wouldn’t it just show my skill level to them and possibly want them to recruit me for there music program. Idk how it works thats why you guys are the experts haha.</p>
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<p>If you’re not interested in pursuing your performance career why should they spend any time trying to convince you otherwise? At best they’ll pass your tape onto the theater department so that they can recruit you to perform “in the pit” when/if you get admitted.</p>
<p>If you’ll feel better about your chances then submit the CD. But it’s hard to see how it will help you in any way.</p>
<p>Ohhhh i see. I was just wondering because a couple of my piano teacher’s students got into Stanford even with 1800’s on the SAT but they were very good at the piano. State champions and a little more than that.</p>