Music at Illinois
Music at Illinois - University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Composition
Portfolio Information
1. Complete the University Application, including the following materials:
•
Transcripts from every institution from which you have earned a degree
• Three (3) Letters of Reference
• Personal Statement
• Resume or C.V.
• DMA applicants only: Upload one sample of your scholarly writing about music (e.g., a research paper from a music theory/analysis, music history or composition class.
• DMA
applicants only: Self-report grades from core academic music
courses.
• Additional Program Specific Requirements:
The following must be uploaded to the University of Illinois School of Music Dropbox:
• Upload
a portfolio of 4-5 notated original compositions.
• Upload recordings of performance of applicant's compositions (if
available)
• Upload a list of compositions; include instrumentation.
Qualified applicants will be invited to interview with faculty. Invited applicants will be contacted shortly after January 1 to arrange an on-campus interview. If the applicant is not available for an on-campus interview, arrangements may be made for a live video-conference or phone interview. All invited applicants will be considered for admission and merit-based aid.
Updated on 09/07/2018