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I agree with a lot of the comments here and I encourage you to learn more about modern music. As far as what YOU want to do as a composer is completely up to you. You can simply write only for piano in classical/romantic style all you want and no one will stop you! (obviously) To me, this modern style and ideas are now more to satisfy oneself rather than the public. What I mean by that is that you should have this really strong desire to compose whatever you want! If you REALLY want to satisfy the public, then I suggest write Pop, Rock, Hip Hop so Hannah Montana or other pop stars can make it a hit. (I'm not saying that there aren't hit "21st century classical" composers or film scorers, etc with big names) If you REALLY have this "calling" to write only for piano in romantic/classical style, then how can you let anyone stop you! : ) There will always be a BA program in Composition that will take almost ANYONE as long as you are interested. However, my suggestion to you is to check out ALL TYPES of music from EVERYWHERE, ANYTIME especially in your young age. I'm 18, a senior in high school, and I'm going to New England Conservatory as a BM Composer this fall. I probably went through similar events that you're going through, looking for colleges, conservatories, comparing, researching, etc... : )

That's great Weca. Thank you for your input. and YES! I am very serious about studying music and being a musician and that's really all I want to do. Both SFCM and NEC gave me great scholarship offer but now I'm pretty sure I will be going to NEC. I hope I can see you there. I was talking to Mr. Gandolfi from NEC on the phone today and he told me that NEC has a great performance opportunity for the composers. He says that the composers have 8 recitals in a year and bunch of composition competition within the school. Many of these concerts are held at Jordan Hall and some of them are reviewed by newspapers and made into recordings. They also have some orchestra readings as well. On top of that! they also have informal gatherings of performers and composers to cooperate and perform. It looks like NEC is very serious about making music and what I have into reality. I was just giving you an info about NEC because you were eager to learn more about it. Good Luck with your schools!

hm. sounds great : )

Well I didn't apply to those schools. I actually got in to SFCM and NEC. I got a full ride scholarship to NEC and I am still waiting to hear scholarship information from SFCM. (I was REALLY excited and surprised! xP) I really like the faculties at NEC so most likely I will go to NEC. I just wanted to hear various information from other people or hopefully find people at NEC or SFCM, that's all. You go to Mannes, right? Can you tell me about your school? : )

Anyone goes to New England Conservatory or San Francisco Conservatory? I'm a senior in HS and want some good "rare" or/and "personal" information of those two schools. xP Any comments would also be good please~ : )

Oh Thank you for the tip QcCowboy. So basically, send in the best I got regardless of number of instrumentation.

lol, well i assure you, finance won't be a problem. It's not like we are super rich, but somehow through, scholarship, etc... my career goal, is of course being a composer. I'm looking forward to doing concert music (like getting commissions from NY Phil or something) and I am also interested in doing movie scoring. I'm interested in variety right now as an undergrad but doing concert music is of course my number one goal. It's something not that special from other undergrad composers. my style is.... my style -0-; I do both tonal and atonal things... I like to use the schoenberg's 12 tone technique... I also like classical way of organizing my music like using Sonata forms, etc... I studied with my private teachers for 3 years now. They were the ones who encouraged me to do this and I started to love this. Yes, of course I have a portfolio. just generally, i want know what factors in a lot. Is using a lot of instrumentation important? Or maybe the professors pick the students based on style... Thank you A LOT for taking your time to answer this for me.

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) please give me any kind of response

Oliver Messiaen: Turangalila Symphonie John Corigliano: Symphony No. 2

Can someone tell me about any composition competitions out there that a 17 years old(Soon 18) in State(CA), National, and International level?

o wow. i love how you tell people if their comments are good or not.

hey saulsmusic. um how old are you? (nothing offending or anything -0- i always get uncomfortable whenever i ask someone this)

the melody you put for the left hand is not really clear. i thought right hand was the melody when i first heard it. you should make it more clearer that shows that your left hand is the melody instead of the right hand. In sonata form, you have to repeat the exposition. i didn't see any repeats until the end and i thought it was going back to the exposition but it ended o.O. I later found out that that's the recapulation.

Can someone tell me comments on Manhattan School of Music BM Composition?

o i read that before