In a rock band- will this hurt or help admissions?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Haha I know this makes me sound like such a dork, but I'm really curious. I'm bassist/vocalist in a local "indie" band, unsigned and thus not very measurably successful, but do you think this is worth mentioning on college applications? Will it help in any way?</p>

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<p>Yes (in my opinion).</p>

<p>Generic students are boring.</p>

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<p>What other musical extracurriculars do you have?</p>

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<p>none- i don't even know the real musical notes, I just play by ear!</p>

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<p>I think it depends if you're good or not</p>

<p>there's playing bass and then there's playing bass</p>

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<p>Haha I'm pretty good at it, I just don't know what the notes are called. Our band in general is pretty good in the sense that we get gigs and we've done one or two festivals- would this make a difference at all?</p>

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<p>send in a video, but you need to remember the audience because no tired 55 year old man wants to listen to music he can't connect with</p>

<p>and also make sure the song has a noticeable bass part. it's not going to help if the guitar player is getting most of the attention</p>

<p>& don't tell them that you can't read music</p>

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<p>I don't see how it could hurt. I mean, if you're applying to a non-music degree, then it'll show you have a variety of interests. It shouldn't even matter if you suck or not, since it'll show that you like challenging yourself and trying new things.</p>

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<p>it's sorta interesting. as racinreaver said, it can't hurt.</p>

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<p>Yeah, it definitely won't hurt, and it shows that your passionate about something. It shows that you don't spend your time just looking at the wall. If you want it to be a bit more impressive to colleges, I would see if you could play at some local charity shows or something along those lines.</p>

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<p>If you're not applying for a music degree, which you probably shouldn't be if you don't even know the notes, I don't think sending in a tape will do too much. But definitely add it on your application. You should at a minimum put it in your EC section, and maybe even write one of your essays about it.</p>