music supplement?

[RunningForLife]

how many pieces were we supposed to submit? also, the website said to submit audio, but audio wasn’t allowed so I just submitted video. is this OK?

[gibby]

http://yalemusic.yale.edu/undergraduate/supplementary-materials-admission

Please consider sending musical materials only if your accomplishments are truly outstanding for a high school musician and if your playing or composing is a strong and important part of your application. Submissions that demonstrate an average or merely competent level of ability for a high school musician will not help your application.

• Submissions from instrumentalists and vocalists should consist of two or three pieces of contrasting styles (e.g. Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern) that demonstrate abilities in the areas of tone, technique, and interpretation. Singers should submit at least one piece in a foreign language. Do not present selections from method books. Whole pieces or movements (as opposed to excerpts) are preferred.
  • Submissions from composers should contain scores and matching recordings.
  • Audio materials must be in .mp3 file format. Musical scores must be in .pdf file format.
  • Submissions of recordings and scores of popular music or jazz at a high level are welcome.
  • Although your recording need not be of professional quality it should be sufficiently clear of distracting interference to enable the evaluator to arrive at a judgment. Live recordings from recitals or performances are fine so long as the quality is high enough to discern the applicant’s musical abilities. Scores must be neat and legible.
  • When uploading individual files onto the supplementary materials website, please indicate the title and composer of each submission, including movements, in the space provided. (For example, “Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, Scherzo. Frederic Chopin.”).
  • To submit recordings or scores, please check the appropriate box in Section VI of the Yale Supplement to the Common Application, titled “Supplementary Materials.”

[RunningForLife]

@gibby‌ : thanks for the response? the only problem is that there wasn’t an option to submit audio recordings. in that case, would video ones have been accepted?

[gibby]

I believe you could have provided an audio link to your supplement on https://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■. I’m not sure if Admissions will watch a video, but you might want to call them and ask.