<p>i was just curious as to how many yale rd and ea applicants submitted music/art as part of the application. if so, what pieces did you send?</p>
<p>i personally am a violinist and pianist; however, since my adcom said sending too much material would be adversely affect my app, i just sent in one 12-13 minute cd of the mendelsohn violin concerto's 1 mvt, recorded more than a few years ago (i thought it was the best recording i have that shows technique, musicality etc and all that stuff in less than 20 minutes)</p>
<p>my s is a pianist and he had been advised not to send supplementary materials at all-- so he didn't. My original foray onto the Yale CC site (which got me addicted to it!) was to inquire about just the question you bring up. It seems as though many people on this site do send in materials, but by then it was too late for him. He did write up his accomplishments on his application so hopefully that will speak for itself---gulp---we'll find out in 4 days.</p>
<p>I am a pianist and decided I might as well send something in, because the more they have that sets you apart the better you are. I just did a quick recording of Beethoven's Sonata Op. 27 No. 1. It probably won't affect my application one way or the other, but it can't hurt.</p>
<p>I submitted about a 3 minute recording of me on alto saxophone playing the Jacobi Sonata Mvt. 1. I also submitted a french essay, but nothing more, because I was wary of oversubmission.</p>
<p>well my area rep said that basically supplemental material isnt seen at all. theres simply too much stuff and often, with non-music stuff, they dont even have people qualified to watch it. he said that they just toss cds and stuff into a big mail crate type thing, and they pile up. oh, and also, what i think i read on this site that an adcom guys said (that makes a good point) is that if u just talk in your essays and stuff about how youre good at music, theyll believe you. but if u send in a cd, and they give it to a music professor, and he says youre not that good, then theyll think youre not that good. so i dunno, do whatever u want, but thats just what ive heard</p>
<p>I sent a (somewhat hastily recorded) cd of the Mozart 5th violin concerto, first mvt, and the Adagio and Fugue from the Bach g-minor sonata. I also sent the score of one of my compositions. It just seemed like the application wouldn't be complete without it. And frankly, if they don't think I'm good enough to make it as a professional violinist even with the time demands of Yale, they're probably right, and I shouldn't go there.</p>
<p>I think that we all sent in stuff knowing that our music might end up in a crate, but hoping for the off chance that it might be heard anyway. It can't hurt to try right? Unless you over do the supps, I think it's a sign of confidence and committment.</p>
<p>My regional representative said supplementary information would be reviewed, although it wouldn't make or break an application. I submitted an additional letter of recommendation, from my art teacher who is also my theatre director (I'm the student director, in other words, her right- and left-hand man) and who encouraged me in my decision to apply to Yale.</p>
<p>yeah, its all good, im sure it wont HURT you. But like I said, my adcom seemed to be leveling with me in saying that they simply dont have time to review stuff, and its not like hes some jerk, he was a really nice guy. the other comment i made about music was just what i read on this site i think. but yeah, i sent in a supplement too, in the HOPES that it might see the eyes of an adcom!</p>
<p>i definitely sent in my cd knowing that it may not have been considered at all - my adcom was brutally honest. he literally said, if i decide you're not qualified for yale after glancing over your app, the cd goes in the trash. but i decided to risk getting it tossed; music was such an integral part of my app that i couldn't imagine just completely leaving it out...</p>
<p>Yeah, my supplement (recommendation) was crucial to my application as well. My art teacher is an excellent writer, and she could attest to my thorough knowledge of architectural history and theory as well as my endearing personal qualities. ;)</p>
<p>I don't play music, but this is what I did:</p>
<p>I do cartoons, so I sent in a page of 10 slides that are sent to the art department (who knows if they read them...) and then I also included a book of cartoons inside the actual envelope with the application. A PoliSci professor at Duke told me that this was the best way to get them "in front of the committee" after talking to the adcom at Duke. This way, it is right in front of their eyes immediately, and they don't have to find a computer or slide projector to look at them... I also gave them my website, which they probably wouldn't look at. </p>
<p>will pieces from the well-tempered clavier make me seem like an unqualified applicant, since it's so famous? what about grieg's lyric pieces? the moonlight sonata (not just the first movement)?</p>
<p>MzLover3: the moonlight sonata's last movement would surely be good piece technically and musically to play. i would shy away from more sentimental pieces and the like, because those tend to get kinda repeated and probably won't stand out from the thousands of cds submitted.</p>
<p>dressagechick: i wouldn't worry about an accompanist, as long as your piece sounds alright solo. i just chose to submit a recording when i happened to be accompanied by a full orchestra.</p>