ADMISSIONS AND THE ARTS Heather V McCowen, PhD Post Secondary Adviser The Chicago HS for the Arts HM College Consulting
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A MOMENT FOR SOME NUMBERS*- 80% of Arts graduates report being “satisfied” or “Very satisfied” with their salaries 46% of Arts graduates donate to artistic causes 42% of Arts graduates are employed outside the arts $45,000 average salary for arts grads with a BA, BFA or BM 75% continue to practice some form of Art regardless of main employment *Taken from the 2014 SNAAP report (Strategic National Arts Alumni Project)- http://snaap.indiana.edu/pdf/2014/SNAAP_AR_2014.pdf
THE VALUE OF AN ARTS EDUCATION “My arts education has affected my civic and community life in a plethora of ways. I am very capable at planning and managing community events. I am an effective public speaker at such events. I am a leader and have confidence leading others. I speak multiple languages that allow me to be effective in multiple communities. The arts training I received has so fully permeated my whole person that it affects everything I do. “ -SNAAP respondent
BFA, BM VS. THE BA • Does it matter? • What about a “Safe” double major? • Can’t I just minor?
TYPES OF TRAINING Certificate vs. Conservatory vs. Liberal Arts vs. Comprehensive University • • Certificate/for profit • Conservatory – Myths and legends • Liberal Arts and the Arts • Comprehensive University • Terminology? It all just depends on the college in the end. . .
ACCREDITATION ISSUES NASM NASD NAST Regional Accreditation Why this does or does not matter. . .
TIPS FOR COLLEGE VISITS Best to go when college is in session (avoid summer) • Don’t get too hung up on facilities • Dance • • Participate in a class if possible Music • • Try to observe a lesson with the teacher you plan on studying with – better than trying to take a lesson with an unfamiliar teacher Theatre • • Sit in on a freshman acting class, see how open and welcoming the students are (or are not) Visual Arts • • Ask about support and costs of materials, access to studio space, gallery space
Things to Remember during the application process Aim to get applications started by August 15, completed by October 31 ● Check the Music/Dance/Theatre/Vis Arts Website for arts deadlines ● ○ many times they are sooner ○ do NOT rely on the main admissions office deadline If they have a separate arts admissions office, work through them ● Colleges either ● ○ have you apply directly to the School (of Music, of Theatre, etc) ○ have you apply to both the University and the School. If so, you have to be admitted to both to be a music major, etc. . .
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DANCE Ballet – years of formal training – students start as young as 3 or 4, and train for years. Specific body type and physical ability needed (think Joffrey Ballet) influenced by classical music Jazz – can include tap, not as formal a style, heavily influenced by musical theatre Modern – Athletic, uses a wide variety of music.
WHAT DO DANCE PROGRAMS LOOK FOR? Not “dance team” • Long, formal training with a rigorous program • Summer intensive work with a professional Dance company • Several years back ground • Audition based • Photos required many times for admission • Pre-Screen videos may be required to be invited to audition •
DANCE AUDITIONS Start in October, and continue through late March • In person auditions are always preferred • Some schools do regional auditions • Students have a prepared routine, then take a class at the audition • Scholarships are tied to audition • Male dancers (especially talented, tall ones) are worth their weight in • scholarship
SCHOOLS FOR DANCE University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign Illinois State Univ. University of Missouri – Kansas City Western Michigan University Indiana University – Bloomington SUNY – Purchase Fordham / Ailey Dance Program Dominican Univ-California – Alonzo Lines Ballet Univ. of Utah Boston Conservatory
More great dance! Point Park Univ. The Univ. of the Arts Univ. of North Carolina School of the Arts Southern Methodist Univ. Florida State Univ. The Univ. of Michigan Juilliard The Hartt School- U of Hartford Temple Univ.
MUSIC • Instrumental • Vocal • Jazz or Classical? • Music Education • Music Business/Production
WHAT DO MUSIC PROGRAMS LOOK FOR? Instrumentalists • • 3-4 years of private lessons (at the very least) • Youth Orchestra and/or Community Music School – Merit, Peoples, MWYA etc • Participating in school’s Band/Orchestra program • A’s in music classes, especially Band/Orchestra • Focusing on 1 instrument Vocalists • • 2-3 years of private lessons • Piano skills a HUGE advantage • Participating in school’s choir • A’s in music classes, especially Choir • Can sing in 2-3 languages, usually Italian, French, or German
MUSIC AUDITIONS Deadlines for Music auditions may be earlier • Tend to be in February, though many schools have earlier dates • Piano, voice, and sometimes other programs have a Pre-screening • requirement, prior to auditions Regional auditions are sometimes available • Videos are accepted, live auditions preferred • Best way to get rejected is to ignore the Audition requirements • Colleges are lazy, they won’t change their audition requirements from Year to • Year, students can look them up now to see what will be required by mid-senior year Need to be able to read music – there can be an entrance music theory test to • weed out non-readers
SCHOOLS FOR MUSIC – MIDWEST OPTIONS DePaul Univ. Northwestern Univ. Roosevelt Univ. Univ. of Chicago North Park Univ. Southern Illinois Univ. – Carb. Western Michigan Univ. Indiana Univ. Bloomington Indiana Univ. South Bend Valparaiso Univ. Univ. of Missouri – Kansas City
More Music! Univ. of Missouri – Columbia Augustana College Lawrence Univ. Univ. of Michigan Michigan State Univ. of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign Univ. of Illinois – Chicago Northern Illinois Univ. Monmouth College Columbia College Chicago
SCHOOLS OF MUSIC – CONSERVATORIES Juilliard Manhattan School of Music The New School – Mannes Boston Conservatory @ Berklee Berklee College of Music San Francisco Conservatory New England Conservatory Oberlin Conservatory The Longy School of Music at Bard College The Colburn School
Music Education Schools - Selected Highlights Northwestern Univ. VanderCook School of Music Illinois State Univ. Southern Illinois Univ. Northern Illinois Univ. Eastern Illinois Univ. Bradley Univ. DePaul Univ. Indiana Univ.-Bloomington
More Music Ed! Iowa State Univ. Univ. of Cincinnati Univ. Of Missouri - Kansas City Univ. of Illinois - Urbana / Champaign Roosevelt Univ. Univ. Of Northern Iowa Univ. of North Texas
SCHOOLS OF MUSIC – Music Business/Arts Management Baldwin-Wallace Univ. Butler Univ. Columbia College Chicago Univ. of Illinois- Chicago DePaul Univ. Western Michigan Univ. Indiana Univ. Bloomington Southern Illinois Univ. – Carbondale Belmont Univ. Berklee College of Music California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) The Hartt School- U of Hartford Temple Univ. Univ. of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
THEATRE (YEP, RE) • Acting • Musical Theatre • Technical Theatre
WHAT DO THEATRE PROGRAMS LOOK FOR? Great English/Reading skills • Audition based • Not as much interest on formal training • Should do the school play • Doesn’t need to have professional experience (some colleges get annoyed • with this)
THEATRE AUDITIONS January and February • Unified Theatre Auditions – 1 st week of February in Chicago • Live almost always preferred • 2 Monologues – contrasting, from plays, age and gender appropriate • Songs – 2 minutes • Usually do not need a dance routine prepared, students do a class • Check audition requirements for any thing they don’t want (no Shakespeare, • no self-written pieces)
THEATRE SCHOOLS - ACTING Roosevelt Univ. DePaul Univ. Northwestern Univ. – No audition Univ. of Evansville Southern Methodist Univ. Univ. of Illinois- Chicago Juilliard Columbia College Chicago Cornish College of the Arts CalArts
THEATRE SCHOOLS – MUSICAL THEATRE Roosevelt Univ. Viterbo Univ. Millikin Univ. Indiana Univ. Bloomington Univ. of Michigan Boston Conservatory @ Berklee Western Michigan Univ. Point Park Univ. Cal Arts Oklahoma City Univ. Syracuse Univ. Carnegie Mellon Univ.
More Musical Theatre! Emerson Univ. NYU SUNY – Purchase UNCSA Florida State Univ. Elon Univ. Baldwin Wallace Univ. Webster Univ. Univ. of Cincinnati Webster
THEATRE SCHOOLS – TECHNICAL THEATRE North Central College Univ. of Evansville Indiana Univ. – Bloomington Columbia College Chicago Baldwin Wallace Univ. Cal Arts Elon Cornish College of the Arts DePaul Emerson College Ithaca College Cornell College (Iowa)
VISUAL ARTS Painting/Drawing Mixed Media Graphic Design Photography Film Art History
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