<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I'll be applying to Princeton next year and I am considering doing an arts supplement for piano. Do you think this would be helpful? I'm not like a prodigy or anything and I wasn't sure if this was more for people who are planning on majoring in music.</p>
<p>Also, the song I would probably choose is this.
YouTube</a> - Gould plays Beethoven-Liszt
It's the first movement of Beethoven's 6th symphony transcribed for piano by Liszt.</p>
<p>Do you think this would be impressive enough to an admissions person/whoever is listening to make my efforts and money for recording it worthwhile?</p>
<p>I'd like to start this recording process soonish because I'd to focus more on my essays and whatnot later.</p>
<p>Hey, just make sure you follow the standards on Princeton's supplement - they have their own specific requirements for what to play. I think it's :</p>
<ol>
<li>Any one movement of a sonata by Beethoven, (I love Beethoven, so the other composers didn't matter to me!)
2) Any one of the 48 preludes or fugues by J.S Bach
3) Any 18 or 19th century solo work. </li>
</ol>
<p>Again, that's just what I remember, you'll have to double check their specific supplement.</p>
<p>As Butternut said, the requirements are very specific. They ask for one of Bach's 48 preludes or fugues, the FIRST movement of a sonata by Bach, Haydn, or Beethoven, and any 19th or 20th century solo work (SOLO, not concerto). I wouldn't send anymore than what they ask for, which is those three tracks.</p>
<p>As to skill level? I would say that, if you would have a legitimate shot at studying performance piano at a music conservatory were you to go the audition-for-music-schools route, then absolutely go for it! They specifically say that mediocre college CDs will only hurt you, but if piano playing is an important part of your application and your talent is exceptional, then an arts supplement could be a great addition to your application.</p>
<p>I have seen those requirements; I intended this piece to be my 18th-19th century work. Do you think it's good enough?</p>
<p>Oh, sorry 19-20th century work, not 18th. Hehe, it sounds like fun to play! I think that's fine, but it seems a bit long.</p>
<p>Well luckily it's still 19th century.</p>
<p>It is fun. There is a repeat in there that I could take out if it was in fact too long.</p>
<p>I <3 Beethoven.</p>
<p>Yeah, taking out the repeat does sound like a good idea, since you've got two other pieces you have to do. I love Beethoven, too. So much so that I have a tendency to ignore other composers. :)</p>