I did not end up completing a portfolio in time. And if all that works out, you get the opportunity to interview in the spring. Some research about the University of Michigan’s program in October revealed that up to seven original works, scored and recorded, were required for the application due in December, plus a recording of the student playing their preferred instrument of focus. My senior year of high school was the first time I thought of music composition as an actual possibility for a major, and I became incredibly excited at the idea. That barrier is one I’ve given much thought to recently. The language of music truly knows no bounds - that is, until a prospective music student finds out they can’t fit the requirements to be admitted into a music program. Depending on cultural background and life experience, individuals are bound to glean a variety of emotional experiences from the same piece of music, but there is always emotion to be found nonetheless. If 10 people with 10 different native tongues were listening to Kool & The Gang sing “Celebrate good times, come on!” together, it wouldn’t matter that some might not fully understand the lyrics - the jovial brass and funk guitar communicate in the same way that the words do. This can be seen in the ever-present K-pop craze, as English-speaking fans rock out to hits in a completely different language. Music is considered to be a universal communicator of human emotions.
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