Stanford | Anthony discusses how to prepare a music portfolio for college applications

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TLDRIn this video, Anthony, a Stanford freshman, discusses the college application process for music schools and arts portfolios. He shares his personal experience applying to various institutions, emphasizing the importance of starting early, researching specific requirements for each school, and preparing a strong music portfolio. He highlights the differences in submission processes, the significance of connecting with music professors, and the potential benefits of dual degree programs. Anthony encourages students to showcase their musical talents to enhance their applications and provides practical tips for success.

Takeaways

  • 🎓 Start early to prepare your music portfolio.
  • 📋 Research each school's specific requirements.
  • 🎶 Include a variety of pieces in your portfolio.
  • 📧 Connect with music professors for guidance.
  • 🗓️ Be aware of earlier deadlines for music submissions.
  • 🎥 You can record pieces separately for your portfolio.
  • 📬 Use the correct submission platform for each school.
  • 📝 Organize your application materials in a Google doc.
  • 🌟 A strong music portfolio can enhance your application.
  • 🎼 Consider dual degree programs for a well-rounded education.

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    Anthony discusses his personal experience with the application process, highlighting the importance of preparation and organization. He began researching schools and their requirements in August, creating a detailed Google doc. He recorded his music portfolio in a school rehearsal hall, dedicating significant time to ensure high-quality recordings. He also explains the submission process, noting that music portfolios are submitted through different platforms, not the common application. He encourages students to seek feedback from teachers and emphasizes that a strong music portfolio can positively impact college admissions, as it showcases their skills and passion for music.

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  • What should I include in my music portfolio for college applications?

    Include a video performance, scales, etudes, and a spoken introduction, depending on the school's requirements.

  • When should I start preparing my music portfolio?

    Start preparing early, ideally in the summer before your senior year.

  • How do I submit my music portfolio?

    Submission methods vary by school; some use platforms like SlideRoom, while others have their own portals.

  • Can I record my music pieces separately?

    Yes, you can record each piece separately and compile them into one video or submit them individually.

  • What is the benefit of applying to dual degree programs?

    Dual degree programs allow you to study both music and another field, like computer science, providing a well-rounded education.

  • How are music portfolios evaluated?

    They are typically graded by the music professor on a scale, influencing your application positively or negatively.

  • What if my music portfolio isn't perfect?

    As long as it's competent, it can still enhance your application; just ensure it's well-prepared.

  • How can I connect with music professors before applying?

    Email them to set up trial lessons, which can help you understand their teaching style and build rapport.

  • What are the typical deadlines for music portfolio submissions?

    They are usually earlier than regular application deadlines, often in October.

  • What should I do if I encounter issues submitting my portfolio?

    Contact the school's admissions or music department for assistance.

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Gulir Otomatis:
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    hello my name is Anthony and I'm
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    currently a freshman at Stanford
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    studying computer science
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    in this lesson video I'll discuss the
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    college application process specifically
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    for people interested in applying to
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    music schools or creating Arts
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    portfolios so to begin just a little bit
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    of a background about myself as my main
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    extracurricular in high school I did
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    music so I decided to highlight that my
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    applications by creating a music
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    portfolio to supplement it I also
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    applied to several music schools for the
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    music degree or dual degree programs
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    with music and Engineering because I
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    knew I wanted to CS some of these
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    schools include CMU University of
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    Michigan and Northwestern so essentially
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    when I was applying to schools my
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    strategy was to apply to dual degree in
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    music schools because my music was much
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    stronger than my CS so I decided that my
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    music would help carry me into these
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    programs so essentially for music when
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    you're applying to music schools or
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    preparing music portfolios each school
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    has their own restrictions and their own
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    guidelines therefore I recommend that
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    you start researching and making a
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    Google doc of every school you want to
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    apply to and their specific music
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    requirements so for example for Stanford
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    their requirement was pretty simple
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    because it's not not really a music
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    school they asked for an Arts portfolio
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    and for Arts portfolios the requirements
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    are generally more easier I guess than
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    the music schools which have more
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    rigorous requirements so for Stanford
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    specifically the requirement was
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    basically just send in 10 minutes video
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    worth of performance or music
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    performance with um and for my years
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    covet so it was just solo instrumental
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    but sometimes they might even have
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    accompanist so make sure you prepare
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    that as well so that's the stand for
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    Arts portfolio and many other schools
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    such as Harvard or other private schools
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    also allow you to send an arts for
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    photos like this and typically they
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    range around 10 to 15 minutes of video
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    performance for you to submit and this
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    is also very similar to Arts not just
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    music so for Arts basically you send in
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    like a digital portfolio of your Arts
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    um but you can look into that more on
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    your own in the school's websites so we
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    talked about preparing Arts portfolios
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    for specific schools like Stanford now
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    I'll touch on a little bit about
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    applying to music schools and those um
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    guidelines so for music schools it's a
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    lot more rigorous for example when I
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    apply to um Michigan or Northwestern
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    they also required me to prepare a
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    spoken introduction of myself as well as
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    like scales and etudes and even more
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    pieces so I had to record a lot because
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    of that if you're planning to submit a
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    portfolio to music schools or to private
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    schools I recommend you start super
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    early or perhaps even record in the
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    summer like some of my friends did
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    because it gets you a big head start on
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    everything another reason for you to
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    start early is because the deadline for
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    music schools or people who submit music
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    applications or music portfolios is a
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    lot earlier than regular decision so for
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    example for me I applied to Stanford
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    early action and the early action
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    deadline for most schools like Stanford
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    are November 1st but for music portfolio
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    applicants or people who want to submit
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    an Arts portfolio the deadline is much
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    earlier I think it's like one or two
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    weeks earlier in October and this is
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    good actually because it forces you to
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    be on top of stuff but also it means
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    that you must start preparing very early
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    so yeah when you're applying to music
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    schools or to schools that require an
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    Arts portfolio or like submit one each
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    school's requirements are different so
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    make sure you very carefully review you
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    and take notes on it and write down like
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    a list of music and a twos and scales
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    that you want to prepare for each school
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    that way when you're actually recording
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    you can tackle them at the same time and
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    to reduce the amount of time you need to
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    spend recording another huge tip that I
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    have is that over the summer before
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    senior year before you apply to colleges
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    and you know you want to do some music
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    in college or maybe not even music major
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    just you want to play music I strongly
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    recommend that you email the music
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    Professor that you know will be teaching
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    your instrument for example if you're
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    doing flute go ahead and send an email
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    to the food professor at school or you
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    play clarinet send a email to the Future
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    at X school and try to set up a trial
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    lesson with them this is a very standard
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    practice with musicians who want to
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    continue music in college so make sure
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    this is a very good tip if you want to
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    get to know the professor better because
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    ultimately they'll probably be the ones
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    who are listening to your audition or
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    portfolio and also that way you know
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    what the teaching style is like and if
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    you really want to learn from them in
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    the future so I told you to start early
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    and how to prepare your music and do
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    your research so I'll talk a little bit
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    about my own personal experience
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    applying to music schools and preparing
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    music for Arts portfolios or my
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    auditions so essentially I started
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    research around September or August more
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    like August I started my recent August
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    and I prepared this huge Google doc with
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    each individual school and under school
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    I had a bunch of bullet points about
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    what the school's requirements are for
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    example some schools only want 10
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    minutes of music like Stanford some
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    schools want 15 to 20 minutes like maybe
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    for music auditions like new Michigan or
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    Northwestern which are two of the top
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    saxophone Studios so it's a lot more
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    rigorous and essentially the process for
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    music schools is that once you submit a
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    pre-screening recording which is very
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    similar to an Arts portfolio where you
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    submit to like Stanford once you submit
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    that the professor will review it and
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    only if you pass the pre-screening will
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    you be invited to do a live audition and
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    for the live audition normal years you
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    would actually travel to Northwestern or
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    to you Michigan or to whatever school
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    you got invited to and auditioned with
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    the professor their in-person live which
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    is kind of a stressful but it really
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    lets you get to know the professor in
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    person and it's really good and for me
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    because of kovid the auditions were
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    online and virtual but I actually didn't
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    end up accepting any of the audition
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    invites I got because I already had
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    gotten to Stanford and I knew I wanted
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    to go to Stanford so yeah I after I've
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    did my research and picked out the music
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    I want to play I asked a lot of my
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    mentors and teachers that I met
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    throughout High School to guide me and
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    give me advice on what pieces I should
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    play for my saxophone audition and once
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    I had all that listed out I began
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    preparing it obviously I was already
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    preparing some of these pieces since
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    January of the same year it's really
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    good to have pieces that you have
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    already under your fingers and then
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    beginning October through November I
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    began recording and thankfully my school
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    band director allowed me to come into
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    the school and use one of the
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    performance or rehearsal hauls to record
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    my recordings and it took me a long time
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    I came in basically five days a week and
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    recorded for two hours every day of my
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    senior year throughout October and
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    November and some of December and I
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    ended up getting recordings that I was
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    really proud of and obviously they
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    turned out pretty well because they got
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    into Stanford I got past pre-screening
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    for Northwestern new Michigan CMU
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    basically all the places I applied to so
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    it worked out well but it was very
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    growing and a very long process now I
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    want to talk about a little bit about
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    how I submit these music portfolios and
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    how you actually send them in so as many
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    of you may know the comment application
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    is where you submit most of your college
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    applications that themselves like the
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    transcripts the essays your grades your
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    honors your words everything extra
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    healers all of that the typical stuff
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    but for music portfolios then we don't
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    submit your music videos you don't
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    submit it through the common application
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    and it actually differs through each
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    school what you submit it in like for
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    example for Harvard they submit through
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    something called slide room or slideshow
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    I think something like that and then for
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    Stanford you submit through their own
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    Stanford Arts portfolio website and it's
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    very specific so that's why I also
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    recommend you submit your applications
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    early when you want to submit to music
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    schools or submit a music portfolio
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    because it takes a while it might
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    confuse you when you're submitting your
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    videos themselves onto the respective
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    portals of each school for example for
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    me when I was planning Stanford I had a
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    little bit of trouble submitting my
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    videos onto the Stanford music portal
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    and I had to email the Stanford um music
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    people to help me out and eventually we
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    figured it out and it was all fine but I
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    was glad that I submitted a bit early to
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    work out all the Kinks and figure out
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    and make sure that my application was
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    received successfully another few tips
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    that I want to tell you about because I
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    only found that out when I was doing my
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    application but one thing is that you
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    don't have to record all your videos or
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    all your pieces in one take you can
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    record each piece separately and then
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    put them together into one video or you
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    can just submit them separately as
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    separate videos that's completely fine
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    another thing I want to mention is that
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    like me if you are thinking about
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    applying to dual degree programs there
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    are actually some very interesting ones
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    for different schools for example the
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    one I applied to CMU for is called a
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    bcsa program which stands for Bachelor's
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    in computer science and arts essentially
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    it's one bachelor's degree where you
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    study both arts or music and computer
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    science so you get the Best of Both
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    Worlds at CMU the school of computer
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    science and the School of Arts there
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    which I really love I actually really
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    love this program and special story
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    about when I apply to CMU I actually
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    submitted my audition and two days later
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    the saxophone professor at CMU emailed
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    me telling me that he really want
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    economy there so my saxophone basically
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    got me to CMU within two days of me
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    submitting my application and
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    unfortunately I had to turn him down for
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    Stanford but it was really nice to see
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    somebody who really wanted me there at
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    their school and honestly I would have
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    been so happy going to CMU and doing the
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    pcsa program there I that program just
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    sounds perfect for me who is like a
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    lover of both Cs and music so yeah like
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    in that case I feel like if you are
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    really strong at music or art or
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    anything in that sense and you want to
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    show colleges more about who you are and
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    prove to them
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    um that what you talked about in your
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    extracurriculars or your essays is true
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    I really recommend you submit or prepare
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    something prepare a music audition a
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    video to send into college yourself to
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    let them see the only reason that
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    they'll knock you down if you submit a
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    music audition or a music video is if
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    you are considered a waste of time for
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    them to listen to you but in the most
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    common case it's just if you aren't good
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    enough or like like super good it'll
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    just be like okay cool they can actually
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    play their instrument they're actually
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    competent but and then the other level
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    is if you're super good they might be
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    like oh my God we really want this
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    person in our music program that we
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    really want them to play with us here at
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    X school and the only chance of them
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    thinking of your music portfolio being a
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    bad things your application is if it's
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    super bad so just spend a bit of time on
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    it make sure it's clean and good have
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    your teachers check it have your
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    teachers listen to it and you should be
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    completely fine and another thing on a
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    similar note is that the music and
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    portfolio or audition or music
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    supplement is graded by each like by the
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    professor at each school which is why I
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    recommended you to take lessons from the
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    professors at each school and it's
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    usually graded like on a scale like one
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    to six for example at Stanford one being
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    the best and six being the worst so like
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    if you get like I said if you get
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    anything between like a three or four it
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    won't help your application too much but
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    also won't hurt so like it's always
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    worth a shot if you get a one um I
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    actually looked at my Stanford
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    admissions file and I found out that I
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    got a one on my Arts portfolio and one
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    basically means that the saxophone
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    Professor or the music Professor who
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    listened to your audition really wants
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    you at the school and recommend the
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    admissions office to let you into the
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    school to accept you just so the music
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    program may have for you so this is why
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    I really like tell people to submit
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    their application with a music
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    authorship because for the most part it
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    can only help you so yeah that's about
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    all I have to say about applying to
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    music schools and submitting music
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    supplements to colleges overall just
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    make sure you do a lot of research and
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    organize it on a Google doc on each
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    school's specific requirements and try
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    to film your portfolio so that you can
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    submit the same videos that each School
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    kill three birds will in stone however
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    the saying goes and make sure you start
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    preparing early the earlier the better
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    so yeah if you have any questions feel
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    free to let me know or sign up for one
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    of my tutoring sessions and I hope
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    you've enjoyed this class let me know if
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    you have any questions
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