<p>For Composition Undergrad. Generally speaking,
What are the most important factors to be accepted into various music conservatories and colleges?
Do the schools generally more like compositions with a lot of instrumentation (So like, sending in a symphony compared to a string quartet)?
Or maybe personal professors's taste in music? (picking based on styles)</p>
<p>please give me any kind of response
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<p>Hi Kevin,
What matters the most is sending in pieces that reflect who you are as a composer. Your portfolio should be filled with the work you are most proud of, not what you think the faculty wants to see. That may sound corny, but a half-hearted symphony is a sad one indeed. I would trade a slipshod symphony for a Beethoven string quartet any day. Where are you thinking of applying?
C</p>
<p>Hey Man,</p>
<p>I know you want to appeal to the teachers, but what they really want is to see a spark of originality in your compositional voice. The things that they want aren't as tangible as what kind of instrumentation.</p>
<p>What's most important in an artist is clarity of thought. Show them that you can effectively communicate your ideas, and any part of your skill that needs advancement will be cultivated while at school. </p>
<p>I go to NEC for COMP and had previously only ever written three pieces when I got in. They were shorter and smaller ensemble pieces, nothing wild.</p>