I have a question, for the arts supplement for piano say
Include a submission of works that best demonstrate your level of technical and musical accomplishment,preferably including one of each of the
following:
•The 48 preludes and fugues of J.S. Bach
• The first movement of a sonata by Mozart, Beethoven,
or Haydn
• Any 19th- or 20th-century solo work, not concerti
There are many pieces in the 48 preludes and fugues of J.S. Bach so if i select this category so i have to play each one of the pieces or any one of them?
Do you really think Princeton will listen to you playing all of the 48 preludes and fugues? Of course not! Pick one prelude or fugue, one movement of a sonata, and one other solo work that isn’t a concerto, such as a work by Debussy or Ravel or something (Pagodas comes to mind, and other works like it).
@Senior2016M Hopefully this isn’t a hijack, but do you think that Princeton wants a pair of the 48 preludes and fugues (e.g. Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor) or just any one out of the 48 preludes and fugues?
@676339784 I don’t think that’s a hijack since it’s relevant to the OP as well, but good on you for being so considerate.
They don’t explicitly state that they want a pair, so it’s unlikely. However, don’t choose a quick and simple prelude. Choose one of the more hefty ones, or ideally one of the fugues since they undoubtedly show greater skill in voicing and control of your technique. I would choose one of the more challenging fugues that you can still play well without it being a stressful playing experience. Of course, I’m not a pianist, but this is my feeling as a fellow musician and current music major.
@Senior2016M Thank you for your insight! Greatly appreciate it.
Will i be at a disadvantage if i send 1 from the fugues, 1 of my own composition with score(it’s not a bad one) and 1 of my dj set?
@Senior2016M shed some light
@Hussainkestrel Yes, because they have asked for these three things specifically. I’m actually a composer, so I sent in my compositions, so maybe you can send it 2 supplements? I am not sure how to do this logistically through the common app, but I’m sure you could find a way to both fulfill the requirements of the Piano supplement AND show them your less common areas of interest (DJing for instance).
@Senior2016M Final question, can someone edit their supplement? I was thinking like how would they know? Like if i send my uneditted supplement and someone else sends their editted one, so wont i be at a great disadvantage?
I’m not sure what you mean by edited. If you mean having a recording professionally done, that’s kind of the standard. You want someone who can make the sound polished and clean up any audio things or little mistakes. Yale still asks for recordings and not video, and so the majority of successful applicants for violin, say, send in professional recordings.
Yes professionally done on DAW and editting in a sense like i played a wrong note and making it correct, is it okay?
Yes, you can correct a note or two. Obviously integrity is important and a trait valued by colleges, so don’t go autotuning…
@Senior2016M: "Yes, you can correct a note or two. Obviously integrity is important and a trait valued by colleges, so don’t go autotuning… "
Just no… Your recordings are supposed to be completely raw. I’m 100% sure that if the adcom/music office knew someone edited even one note that they’d be rejected for dishonesty. I’m a long time musician and there’s absolutely 0 tolerance for this.
@Hussainkestrel: You should be ashamed for even thinking of trying to cheat like that.
@bopokippo Would it be okay to use something like Audacity to string multiple recordings together (with the individual recordings being completely unedited)? Or would it be better to just send several different recordings as part of the arts supplement? I am recording my arts supplement piece (a concerto with multiple movements) in parts (probably 4-5 parts in total), and would love some insight on this.
@bopokippo ? I was just unsure about it hence i asked that does it count as cheating or not because i have no knowledge of it. You should be ashamed of yourself for pointing fingers at someone without knowing the actual story.
I never said that i want to cheat or i am thinking about cheating, all i said was that i wanted to know whether using DAW to edit is allowed or not. Because if it was then i would have been at a great disadvantage if i sent a raw audio.
Reread what i said regarding editting and then pass judgements.
Btw thanks for the correction, you saved my neck 
otherwise i would have sent the editted version peace
@bopokippo You need to absolutely relax, especially considering you have all of 6 posts on this site. I was told confidently by members of Yale faculty that PROFESSIONAL recordings that are RESONANT and CLEAN are acceptable. I said no note correction. If a recording engineer can reduce the sharpness or harshness of the instrument in the recording so that it better reflects technical prowess, that is the standard. So “long time musician” or not, you’re misinformed, and I myself (a long time musician as well) feel I was very clear on that. So please don’t go pointing fingers and behaving so abrasively - it’s terribly gauche on this site.