<p>i just reek at piano, but i want to get better....that's somewhere in my why penn essay :)</p>
<p>right.. just out of curiosity.. what are you guys playing right now?</p>
<p>i'm not very advanced at all.. but i've got a prelude and fugue (c-minor).. pathetique (also c-minor).. and a chopin polonaise..</p>
<p>chopsticks!</p>
<p>feel free to ignore me, btw</p>
<p>26e, your humor makes you hard to ignore.....not that we want to;)</p>
<p>Right now, I'm playing 2 8pg Bach sonatas, and A Grieg piece - 9pg.</p>
<p>These will go on my recording, which I'm doing at a recording studio on Oct. 29, for 50 bucks an hour (I have the studio for 2 hours) plus editing! INSANE!!!!!!!!! Probably will cost me 200$. </p>
<p>But I'm willing to do anything to stand out for Penn. The recording guy is editing it on the 30th, and sending it on October 31'st so it gets to Penn bythe ED deadline. </p>
<p>I WILL kill him if he forgets to do this:)</p>
<p>I've been playing for 11 years now, and it's finally paying off:)</p>
<p>someone told me they only look at your app for 8 minutes and wont acutally take the time to review your recording. They will just fin it nice you sent something extra.</p>
<p>Really? I actually spoke to the regional admissions director, and she told me that any supplemental material is sent to someone for review. For example, a musical recording is sent to the music director, art slides are sent to art professors, etc. They then give a review of your material to the adcoms, telling them of the level of your work, and their impression of it. </p>
<p>I don't think they would encourage you to send them other materials then just discard it.</p>
<p>helix: calling it humor implies amusement....</p>
<p>are you interested/capable (what do i know?) in playing, like, for the orchestra, or whatever they do in music?</p>
<p>26e: your posts greatly amuse me, in a good way:D</p>
<p>I would definitely be interested in playing as part of an orchestra or ensemble in college. I would think I'm capable, hopefully, since I've been studying intensively for the better part of my life. I do play at recitals, concerts, and competitions, but it would be great if I could be part of a major ensemble and perform and real concert halls . I would have tried to do it in high school, but honestly, there just aren't enough hours in the day.</p>
<p>How long have you been playing?</p>
<p>ME? haha....i've always wanted to play, but we lived in the middle of nowhere and had no money (not piano money, anyway) for it. i got a keyboard for my birthday just less than 2 years ago, and i've been working on it since. my sheet music is still in storage, so i'm really lost right now. either way, i still never learned to play w/ my left hand :(</p>
<p>The reason i asked, though, is b/c i thought the SOP was to send your tapes to the music department.</p>
<p>I think I hit the Why Penn on a good angle; which involves why I want to go to Penn, all the questions on their App, and my essay/ personal statement and integrates the interview. Unifying theme is good, lol.</p>
<p>how'd u integrate an interview? legacy, or something?</p>
<p>sorry, what's SOP? (hangs head in shame)</p>
<p>The woman I talked to said to attach a short summary about the supp. material and its significance, and then they would give it to the right department. I'll check again tomorrow to be sure. </p>
<p>Yeah, piano is crazy expensive. The only reason we can afford it is because I've been granted scholarship money from winning a competition (free piano too:)). </p>
<p>Damn that left hand! You'll get the hang of it.</p>
<p>yeah, but i also get crosseyed reading two lines at once.
piano=$a lot....free piano=priceless (see what i did there ;))
SOP=standard operating procedure
SOP=obscure acronym that only i use</p>
<p>Go masercard commercials!</p>
<p>Crosseyed? lol, you're a mystery:)</p>
<p>ok...have i said something mysterious?</p>
<p>I'm going to go watch crossing jordan, while everyone else here is gone watching grey's anatomy</p>
<p>26e: I mean I will intergrate the Why Penn into the interview, I'll be talking about my reasons, and tying them into my research, ECs, and hobbies.</p>
<p>I went for the humorous angle on my essay. I mentioned some funny stuff, like how my Princeton-obsessed best friend spraypainted "PENN SUX" on the inside of my locker. </p>
<p>At least prospective Quakers can spell "sucks" right.</p>
<p>ny'er: i see
astrid: Brilliant. I'm not going to steal that. but i want too.</p>
<p>haha astrid ..that is awesome</p>
<p>too bad no one in my school has ever heard of Penn..unless well i've told them about it =/</p>