The Juilliard School Of Music

Question

i want to go to the Juilliard school of music but i dont know if i can qualify. I live in New Zealand so we dont have S.A.T exams or anything like that. We have NCEA.

I am wondering if i am able to submit these results and still get in?

Also, i want to do composing if i go to Juilliard and what are the main requirements for that? and how do i apply?

I've never applied for a university, so what are the basic requirements needed?

Thankyou sooooooo much

Answer 1

This is what I know, and I can't attest to its accuracy.

You will need transcript, visa, letters of recommendation and a recording/video of your audition piece. This is only to pre-screen the candidates that they will want to audition in person.

Juilliard does not require SAT; although, you can take SAT in New Zealand and submit it to Juilliard. Check collegeboard,com to find out where your testing center is. I took my SATs outside the US, so I am positive that it is offered in every country.

They require TOEFL for the non-native English speakers. I'm sure you wouldn't need one.

Check the website yourself:

http://www.juilliard.edu/college/music/m...

Answer 2

I'll add: if you want to increase your chances of getting a career as a composer, you will want to apply to schools other than Julliard.  Berklee is regarded just as highly.  You might want to take a look at RCM over in England.  Many American state-run universities have excellent music departments.

The main requirements for composing?  Well, you will need to train your ear thoroughly (pitch and tone recognition), you will need a deep knowledge of music theory (that's the course where you learn standards of melody, harmony, progression, counterpoint, etc.).  Composers need a good deal of facility on piano/keyboard instruments nowadays.  Your program will also include detailed study of the history, analysis, and criticism of music, plus some basic introductory methods classes in voice, woodwinds, brasses, percussion and strings.

Oh, and in the past 20 years or so, training in one or more of the professional music-writing software packages, Sibelius or Finale.

For your long-term consideration, understand that nobody makes a living as an independent composer (like Beethoven did) nowadays--Peter Schikele tried it back in the 1960s and he failed.  The career you are headed for will either involve (a) composing and arranging professionally for mass media outlets, e.g., incidental music for films, advertising slogans, etc.  (b) professor of composition, which is the main source of income for the people who create most of the new symphonic/orchestral compositions nowadays.

Answer 3

if you are really desperate enough to go to Juilliard, you should be browsing through their website for any useful information, not waiting for people on yahoo answers to do the research for you.